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Officer Pantaleo Fired ‘Effective Immediately’ Five Years After Killing Eric Garner

Jasmine Robinson speaks into a microphone with a protester holding a sign that reads “Justice for Eric Garner Now! Your Silence is Violence” (Photo: Sam Raskin/ Bklyner)Five years after Officer Daniel Pantaleo killed an unarmed black man by administering the chokehold until Eric Garner could no longer breathe, NYPD

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Brooklyn Pols Call for Pantaleo to be Fired

Jasmine Robinson speaks into a microphone with a protester holding a sign that reads “Justice for Eric Garner Now! Your Silence is Violence” (Image by Sam Raskin/ Bklyner)After a police judge recommended the firing of Daniel Pantaelo, the NYPD officer who during an arrest killed Eric Garner five years

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Garner Family, Former State Senate Candidate in Brooklyn Call on Pantaleo to Face Charges

Former State Senate candidate Jasmine Robinson speaks at the demonstration alongside Garner family member Jewel Miller and Ph-Je Bethea (Image by Sam Raskin/ Bklyner)BROOKLYN HEIGHTS—Family members of Eric Garner and a former state senate candidate on Monday called on the man who killed Garner five years ago to

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City Council Introduces ‘Right To Record’ Act

Council Member Jumaane Williams in City Hall announcing police transparency bills on July 14. (Courtesy: Office of Jumaane Williams)The City Council introduced a new bill to enforce New Yorkers’ right to record police activity without intimidation from cops. The ‘Right to Record Act’ focuses on New Yorkers’ rights to

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City Council Introduces ‘Right To Record Act’

Council Member Jumaane Williams in City Hall announcing police transparency bills on July 14. (Courtesy: Office of Jumaane Williams)The City Council introduced a new bill to enforce New Yorkers’ right to record police activity without intimidation from cops. The ‘Right to Record Act’ specifically focuses on New Yorkers’ rights

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Eric Garner’s Daughter Mulling Run For Donovan’s Congressional Seat

Photo via Youtube [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CAQp-hM8c1E]Erica Garner, whose father Eric died during a chokehold at the hand of a police officer, is considering a run for the congressional seat occupied by former Staten Island prosecutor Daniel Donovan, reports [http://nypost.com/2015/12/11/eric-garners-daughter-considers-running-for-congress/

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Eric Garner’s Daughter Mulling Run For Donovan’s Congressional Seat

Photo via Youtube [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CAQp-hM8c1E]Erica Garner, whose father Eric died during a chokehold at the hand of a police officer, is considering a run for the congressional seat occupied by former Staten Island prosecutor Daniel Donovan, reports [http://nypost.com/2015/12/11/eric-garners-daughter-considers-running-for-congress/

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Assemblyman Colton Echoes Calls For Fair Trial For Indicted Officer Peter Liang

Source: Assemblyman William Colton’s officeAssemblyman William Colton has added his voice the chorus of concerned community members demanding a fair trial for Officer Peter Liang, who was indicted [/rookie-cop-indicted-akai-gurley-slaying-bensonhurst/] in the death of Akai Gurley last month. Speaking to a small crowd at the United Chinese Association senior center

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Gentile Seen As Most Likely Democratic Contender For Grimm’s Vacant Seat

Courtesy of CM Vincent Gentile.Councilman Vincent Gentile is widely perceived as being the most likely Democratic contender to face off with Staten Island prosecutor Daniel Donovan for Congressman Michael Grimm’s now vacant congressional seat, reports Will Bredderman [http://observer.com/2015/01/with-cusick-out-of-contention-eyes-turn-to-gentile-to-fill-grimm-seat/] in the New York Oberserver:

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As Outrage Grows Over Eric Garner’s Death, Questions Are Raised About Use Of Police Force

The death of a 43-year-old Staten Island man who died last Thursday after a police officer put him into a chokehold [http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/staten-island-man-dies-puts-choke-hold-article-1.1871486] , and whose head officers seemed to slam into the sidewalk, has resonated with people across the city, with everyone from lawmakers to