Samy Feliz
9:44:24
My name is Sammy Feliz, and I'm representing the justice committee, a grassroot organization committed to ending police violence and system systemic racism in New York City.
9:44:35
I was born and raised in Washington Heights and in the Bronx, and to me, public safety is very personal.
9:44:40
My brother, Alan Feliz, was killed by NYPD lieutenant Rivera and officers Almanzar and Barrett in 2,019.
9:44:48
Lieutenant Rivera, has since been promoted despite a record of 41 misconduct allegation, two fatal shootings, has received over 1,600,000.0 in salary and benefits from 2020 to 2024.
9:45:02
This is an an egregious misuse of city money, and if it is not keeping New Yorkers safe.
9:45:08
Lieutenant Rivera continues to patrol the street despite the fact that the CCRB and NYPD commissioner of trials have recommended he be fired.
9:45:17
The city resources have been wasted to fund lieutenant Rivera's abuse of New Yorkers, and this is not an exception.
9:45:24
The CCRB's twenty twenty four annual report shows that police misconduct complaints are at the highest since 2012 and has been increasing annually under mayor Adams.
9:45:34
Along with the NYPD's budget, last year, NYPD paid out over 200,000,000 in police misconduct settlements.
9:45:43
Instead of continuing to flood the city resources into policing and criminalization, we are calling on the city council to invest in services that will actually increase safety and well-being for our communities.
9:45:55
The justice committee supports the city council's progressive caucus call for an investment of 61,000,000 in true non police public safety solutions.
9:46:03
This includes 22,000,000 to create more intensive mobile treatment teams and 7,000,000 for more forensic assertive community treatment teams, both which will have long wait list and also includes 6,000,000 for new respite centers and and 9,000,000 for expanded mobile syringe services.
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These investments will be life changing for New Yorkers.
9:46:25
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