Najee Seabrooks talks about working with Paterson Healing Collective

Najee Seabrooks on working with Paterson Healing Collective in a 2021 interview with NorthJersey.com. Seabrooks was fatally shot by police in March 2023. Najee Seabrooks talks about working with Paterson Healing CollectiveNajee Seabrooks…

N.J. attorney general seizes control of Paterson Police Department

In wake of shooting of Najee Seabrooks, N.J. attorney general announces takeover of Paterson Police Department  Read More

N.J. attorney general announces state takeover of Paterson Police Department

The changes come days after the release of police body-camera footage showing the death of Najee Seabrooks, a local activist who was in mental distress when cops killed him.

Funeral held in Paterson for Najee Seabrooks, community activist shot and killed by police

In wake of shooting of Najee Seabrooks, N.J. attorney general announces takeover of Paterson Police Department  Read More

Social justice institute calls for federal investigation after fatal police shooting of Najee Seabrooks

In wake of shooting of Najee Seabrooks, N.J. attorney general announces takeover of Paterson Police Department  Read More

‘Our system failed Najee’: advocates respond to bodycam video

The 31-year-old Paterson violence intervention advocate was experiencing a mental health episode during a fatal encounter with police on March 3.

Bodycam footage shows Najee Seabrooks’ deadly encounter with Paterson Police

With guns drawn, police are seen negotiating with Seabrooks. At times the 31-year-old Black man can be heard both complying and threatening to harm himself and officers.

Paterson Police release body cam video from standoff leading up to fatal shooting of community activist Najee Seabrooks

In wake of shooting of Najee Seabrooks, N.J. attorney general announces takeover of Paterson Police Department  Read More

Paterson activists demand accountability for police who killed Najee Seabrooks

Community members in Paterson have called for police to suspend the involved officers without pay, effective immediately.

Paterson community demands officers who fatally shot Najee Seabrooks be held accountable

In wake of shooting of Najee Seabrooks, N.J. attorney general announces takeover of Paterson Police Department  Read More

Paterson community rallies in memory of Najee Seabrooks, anti-violence activist fatally shot by police

In wake of shooting of Najee Seabrooks, N.J. attorney general announces takeover of Paterson Police Department  Read More

Governor Murphy and Acting Attorney General Bruck Announce $7 Million Investment in Gunshot Detection Technology and Other Police Equipment to Reduce Gun Violence

PATERSON – Governor Phil Murphy and Acting Attorney General Andrew J. Bruck today announced a $7 million investment in gunshot detection technology and other law enforcement equipment to...

Liza Chowdhury: I want to see the community improve and the youth have better opportunities

This Black History Month, we recognize the importance of Black leadership, advocacy, and resilience in the gun violence prevention movement. Throughout February, we’ll be highlighting the important work...

Paterson Healing Collective works to reduce gun violence in the city

The city of Paterson saw a record number of homicides in 2020 and 2021. But a program shown to be successful in reducing violence in Baltimore and other cities launched in Paterson late in 2020...

We know how to stop young people from killing each other. But we need help. | Opinion

We have a Chicago-like crisis here in Paterson. There have been more than 100 gunshot victims since January. But the city is not acting like this is a crisis. We can keep locking people up, but that has not solved anything....

In Paterson, Black crime victims face abuse by police | Moran

You can tell which bills scare Democratic legislators by looking at the political calendar. If the vote is delayed until after the election, in what’s known as the “lame duck” session, that means they worry voters will revolt...

St. Joseph’s policy restricts police access to crime victims — prompting praise and criticism

PATERSON — St. Joseph’s Health is restricting police officers’ access to crime victims at its emergency rooms, under a new hospital policy that has drawn both praise and criticism. Supporters of the new policy said it protects...

Gun violence has exploded in Paterson. This group may have found a way to slow it down. | Calavia-Robertson

Paterson activist Liza Chowdhury, a former juvenile probation officer who co-founded nonprofit Reimagining Justice Inc., leads a staff meeting ahead of the group's visit to a nearby...

Gun violence has exploded in Paterson. This group may have found a way to slow it down. | Calavia-Robertson

Like a commander ready for battle, Paterson anti-gun violence activist Liza Chowdhury huddles with her troops: a group of men who’ve gone “through the system,” some incarcerated multiple times, others former gang members...

Liza Chowdhury: I want to see the community improve and the youth have better opportunities

All of us at Paterson Healing Collective in Paterson, NJ are from communities that have had high rates of violence and have lost someone we care about due to violence. As project director at the organization, I want to see...

How can NJ’s municipalities make progress toward racial justice?

While calls abound for federal and state initiatives to address systemic racism, experts and New Jersey activists are pushing for change community by community, looking to the state’s 565 municipalities for...

Sayegh Celebrates Launch of Hospital Based Violence Intervention Program

PATERSON, NJ – Regardless of one’s political inclinations, it is hard to argue the accessibility of Mayor Andre Sayegh, the tech savvy official who always seems just a phone call or text away. On Wednesday, surrounded by state officials...