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Police Brutality in Brooklyn, a Democracy Now! Exclusive: Highschool Counselors Witness Police Brutality and Become Victims Themselves
Democracy Now! // Amy Goodman
October 25, 2002

Cop Watchers Beware
Village Voice // Chisun Lee
November 5, 2002

A Cop Watcher’s Tale: El Grito de Sunset Park Attempts to Deter Police Brutality
BK Stories, BRIC TV // Steve de Sève
May 18, 2017

Police Violence at the Sunset Park Puerto Rican Day Parade
NY Emmy’s Winner 2017
Societal Concerns: Program Feature/Segment

Profiling the Police: Using Eyewitness Video as a Source of Data About Police Abuse
The 11th Annual Shorty Awards
Winner Audience Honor
May 5, 2019

Voices Carry: How El Grito Is Working to End Police Brutality            Brooklyn Magazine // Phillip Pantuso
September 8, 2015

Brooklyn vendor given cheap-shot kick by cop says NYPD needs ‘to take care of us better’
New York Daily News // Erik Badia and Thomas Tracey
September 18, 2014

In Sunset Park, Videos of Confrontations Elevate Mistrust of Police
New York Times // Benjamin Mueller
September 25, 2014

An Open Letter to NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio From El Grito de Sunset Park
National Institute For Latino Policy
October 16, 2014

Watchdog Group: Officer Seen Throwing Pregnant Woman To Ground In Sunset Park
CBS News New York
September 23, 2014

Sunset Park Speaks, Bratton Blinks and Sharpton Squirms 
Huffington Post // Josmar Trujillo
October 17, 2014

Police Commissioner Bill Bratton declares war on dirty cops, says he will rid NYPD of those who are ‘poisoning the well’
New York Daily News // Rocco Parascandola, Tina Moore, Corky Siemasko
October 03, 2014

Police Beat Down: Cops Berated at Town Hall on Police Brutality
Brooklyn Paper // by Max Jaeger
October 3, 2014

Charges Dropped Against Sunset Park Teen After Videos Show Cops Lied
Brooklyn Paper  // Max Jaeger
March 05, 2015

Puerto Rican Pride As Sunset Park Fights Off Police Brutality
Huffington Post // Josmar Trujillo
June 06, 2015

Documenting the Little Abuses: Copwatching, Community Organizing, and Video Activism
Pop Matters // Chris Robé
January 16, 2017

NYPD reviews video of violent arrest in Brooklyn family’s restaurant
NY Daily News // Joseph Stepansky
November 25, 2015

Citizen recordings of police interaction growing amid push
Associated Press // Russell Contreras and Deepti Hajela
July 9, 2016

NYPD’s Arrests of Citizen Journalists Should Spark Outrage
FAIR (Fair and Accuracy In Reporting) // Josmar Trujillo
March 23, 2016

Brooklyn State Senator’s Broken Windows Meeting Hijacked By Angry Protesters: “We Don’t Want Fake Democrats!”
Village Voice // Max Rivlin-Nadler
February 17, 2017

CityViews: Police, Politics and the Puerto Rican Day Parade
City Limits // Josmar Trujillo
May 24, 2017

Activists and Residents Grill Pols on ‘Broken Windows’ at Sunset Park Town Hall
The Observer // Madina Toure
July 03, 2017

Officials No Longer Deny Broken Windows Has Been Breaking People For Decades
HuffPost // Josmar Trujillo
July 3, 2017

A Chat With Dennis Flores of Netflix’s New Cop Watchers Doc
SPIN // Dale Eisinger
August 9, 2017

El Grito de Sunset Park will remember Hurricane Maria relief efforts during Puerto Rican Day Parade
Brooklyn Reporter // Jaime DeJesus
May 29, 2018

Arrested for Not Carrying an ID on Way to High School, Young New Yorker Opts to Fight
Juvenile Justice Information Exchange // Clarissa Sosin
June 20, 2018

Sunset Park Puerto Rican Parade takes political tone                                    Brooklyn Eagle // Paul Frangipane
June 10, 2019

New York’s Blindfold Law Is A Denial Of Justice, And Leaves Our Communities In The DarkA Participatory Defense Organizer Reflects on Broken Discovery Laws
Silicon Valley De-Bug // Jason Del Aguila
February 20, 2019

Indignación entre vecinos de Sunset Park por declaraciones de funcionario sobre que ahí opera el Cartel de Sinaloa
Spectrum Noticias NY1
April 22, 2019

Police union offers $500 reward for people who take down suspects
NY Post // Tina Moore and Max Jaeger
August 21, 2018

Brooklyn residents pack care packages for Puerto Rico ahead of Hurricane Irma
ABC Eyewitness News
September 6, 2017

Puerto Rican New Yorkers collect donations in preparation for Hurricane Irma Aftermath
PIX 11 News
September 6, 2017

Powerful Hurricane Irma Slams Caribbean, Eyes US
CBS News
September 6, 2017

BK residents organize Mexico earthquake relief effort
Brooklyn 12 News
September 8, 2017

Communities Coming Together to Help Mexico & Puerto Rico
BKLYNR
September 21, 2017

New Yorkers Stepping Up With Relief Efforts For Hurricane Ravaged Puerto Rico
CBS News
September 23, 2017

NYC se prepara para recibir a miles de boricuas afectados por huracán María
El Diario NY
September 26, 2017

Sunset Park Comes Together to Help Puerto Rico and Mexico
Brooklyn Reporter
September 26, 2017

After Disasters, New York Goes Into Overdrive in Gathering AidNew York Times
September 27, 2017

Trump lifts shipping restrictions to Puerto Rico, but NYC demonstrators say not enough is being done to help
PIX 11 News
September 28, 2017

New York’s Response to Puerto Rico Devastation: “It’s Personal for us”
New York Times
September 29, 2017

Brooklyn Filmmakers Captures Maria’s Devastation in Puerto RicoNY1 News
October 20, 2017

Coalición de Activistas en Sunset Park enviaran mill y medio de libras de provisiones a la isla
NY1 News
October 24, 2017

Piden a EEUU que exima a Puerto Rico de las leyes de cabotaje
Hoy
October 26, 2017