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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEThursday, May 20, 2026 MEDIA CONTACTScommunications@drumnyc.org New York, NY –  Thanks to sustained pressure from New Yorkers and over 100 organizations including labor unions, community-based organizations, parents, students, and civil liberties experts, all opposed to the “buffer zone” bill, City Council Speaker Menin will not call for an override vote of the Mayor’s…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, April 1, 2026  MEDIA CONTACT:  communications@drumnyc.org Family of Win Rozario Demand Officers Be Fired 2 Years after their Son and Brother Murdered by NYPD New York, NY — At 6pm on April 1st, in observance of the two-year anniversary of Win Rozario’s murder, the Rozario family gathered with supporters including members…

Gunned down by NYPD while seeking care, Jabez is now being doubly punished with criminal charges while recovering from multiple gunshot wounds New York, NY– Following the video arraignment of 22-year-old Jabez Chakraborty, who was shot by NYPD Officers on January 26, Julie Chakraborty, the mother of Jabez Chakraborty, issued a statement from his family:…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEWednesday, February 4, 2026 MEDIA CONTACTS: communications@drumnyc.org Chakraborty Family Calls for Non-police Responses to Medical Needs After 911 call and Body-Camera Footage of 22-Year Old Shot are Released  New York, NY: Last night, NYPD released bodyworn camera (BWC) footage of Officer Tyree White shooting 22-year-old Jabez Chakraborty in his home in front of his…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFriday, January 30, 2026 MEDIA CONTACTS: communications@drumnyc.org Family of Bangladeshi 22-Year-Old Shot by NYPD when Seeking Medical Care Outraged by Officers’ Violence and Mistreatment In response to the brutal NYPD shooting of 22-year-old Jabez Chakraborty on Monday and ongoing NYPD mistreatment, the Chakraborty family issued the following statement: We are shocked and outraged by…