BLM Fails to Meet with Police Commissioner Tisch, Calls for her Firing Alleging She is “Unfit”

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Black Lives Matter of Greater New Yorker failed to meet with Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch at NYPD headquarters in Lower Manhattan on Monday, April 20, to discuss a list of demands, including requesting an apology for the killing by now former NYPD Sgt. Erik Duran of Bronx father Eric Duprey in the Fordham Manor section of The Bronx in August 2023.

UPDATE AG Announces Sentence of 3-9 Years for Fmr NYPD Sgt. Erik Duran in 2023 Killing of Eric Duprey

By SÍLE MOLONEY

New York Attorney General Letitia James announced the sentencing of 3 to 9 years on Thursday, April 9, of former NYPD Sgt. Erik Duran, 38, of Putnam County, for causing the death of Eric Duprey on Aug. 23, 2023, during an undercover drug bust in the Fordham Manor section of The Bronx. The defense plans to appeal.

Throggs Neck: Armed Robbery Results in Police-Involved Fatal Shooting of Black Man in his Thirties

By SÍLE MOLONEY

A man armed with a kitchen knife, described by the NYPD as being in his thirties and Black, has died after he was shot by police officers during an incident inside a 7-Eleven convenience store in the Throggs Neck section of The Bronx.

Black Lives Matter Release Statement In Response to NYPD Policing Commission

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Black Lives Matter Greater NY released a statement on Oct. 19 following a separate recent announcement by the NYPD regarding the launch of a policing commission in conjunction with the Robin Hood Foundation and the NY Urban League. The title of the press release was,”New York State Exemplifies Why Activists and Young Black Don’t Trust Democrats.” “In the wake of the George Floyd murder, while the country was experiencing an uprising, Black Lives Matter Greater NY negotiated with Governor Cuomo’s office to have elements of our legislative package included in his ‘Say Their Names Act’,” the statement read. “In

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BLM Fails to Meet with Police Commissioner Tisch, Calls for her Firing Alleging She is “Unfit”

UPDATE AG Announces Sentence of 3-9 Years for Fmr NYPD Sgt. Erik Duran in 2023 Killing of Eric Duprey

Throggs Neck: Armed Robbery Results in Police-Involved Fatal Shooting of Black Man in his Thirties

Black Lives Matter Release Statement In Response to NYPD Policing Commission