A Democrat who took office in 2014 after a contentious 2013 primary and landslide general election, de Blasio is consolidating organized party support ahead of this September's primary, for which his main opposition is former City Council Member Sal Albanese and
police reform leader Robert Gangi.
There will be a press conference by Graham's family and
police reform leaders during the trial lunch break, outside of 1 Police Plaza.
Not exact matches
Also at noon, Black, Puerto Rican, Hispanic, and Asian Legislative Caucus members; Victor Dempsey, brother of Delrawn Small; Brooklyn NAACP; family members of victims of
police shootings; and community
leaders, react to the road rage shooting of Small and call for a partnership to effect immediate and meaningful criminal justice
reform, corner of Atlantic Avenue and Bradford Street, Brooklyn.
This coming Mon., Apr. 13th, community activists and
leaders will embark on a 250 - mile walk through five states to deliver to Congress what they call «Justice Package» — a set of criminal justice
reforms aimed at addressing racial profiling, aggressive
policing and the need for community investment.
Still, some African - American
leaders have expressed frustration with Mr. de Blasio for not bringing about criminal justice
reform quickly enough while endorsing the «broken windows» style of
policing that critics say singles out low - income minorities.
Police moved in, and 21 people were arrested, including several
leaders of the
reform group Citizen Action, and the president of the New York state chapter of the National Organization for Women, Zenaida Mendez.