POSTPONED: Electeds, Advocates Rally Against NYPD Surveillance Violations Before City Council Hearing

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MEDIA ADVISORY


POSTPONED: Electeds, Advocates Rally Against NYPD Surveillance Violations Before City Council Hearing

(NEW YORK, NY, 10/10/2023) – Please note that tomorrow's New York City Hall Park press conference and rally has been postponed until further notice because the City Council has deferred its hearing on the Public Oversight of Surveillance Technology (POST) Act. The Surveillance Technology Oversight Project (S.T.O.P.) will follow up with more details after a new POST Act hearing date has been confirmed. 

WHAT: POSTPONED - Electeds, Advocates Rally Against NYPD Surveillance Violations Before City Council Hearing

WHO (list in formation):
  • S.T.O.P. Executive Director, Albert Fox Cahn;
  • New York City Council Member Tiffany Cabán;
  • Legal Aid Society Digital Forensics Supervising Attorney, Jerome Greco;
  • Brennan Center for Justice Liberty & National Security Counsel, Ivey Dyson;
  • New York City Council Member Alexa Avilés;
  • New York Civil Liberties Union Assistant Policy Director, Michael Sisitzky;
  • New York City Council Member Carlina Rivera (unconfirmed);
  • New York City Council Member Pierina Sanchez (unconfirmed);
  • New York City Council Member Jennifer Gutiérrez (unconfirmed);
  • New York City Council Member Shahana Hanif (unconfirmed).
WHEN: POSTPONED

WHERE: New York City Hall Park, Broadway & Chambers St, New York, NY 10007

CONTACT: S.T.O.P. Communications Director William Owen.

SEE: Media Advisory - Electeds, Advocates Rally Against NYPD Surveillance Violations Before City Council Hearing
https://www.stopspying.org/latest-news/2023/10/4/media-advisory-electeds-advocates-rally-against-nypd-surveillance-violations-before-city-council-hearing

Report - NYPD Violations of the Public Oversight of
Surveillance Technology (POST) Act

https://www.stopspying.org/above-the-law

NYC Council Committee on Technology – October 11th Hearing
https://legistar.council.nyc.gov/MeetingDetail.aspx?ID=1122463&GUID=6E7AB3F7-FA47-4801-A1BB-3DB7CB91D4B6&Options=info|&Search=

City and State - NYPD may be violating police surveillance transparency law
https://www.cityandstateny.com/policy/2023/04/nypd-may-be-violating-police-surveillance-transparency-law/385173/

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