The New York City Civilian Complaint Review Board is expected to give an update on its chokehold study at its monthly public meeting Wednesday, which is being held on Staten Island for the first time in 10 years.
The CCRB is expected to receive updates on the 100-page study on chokehold complaints that the board just finished drafting.
The meeting is being held not far from the Tompkinsville neighborhood where Eric Garner died at the hands of police, and his death is expected to be a hot topic at the meeting.
Garner was killed July 17 after Officer Daniel Pantaleo was attempting to arrest him for selling illegal cigarettes.
Pantaleo put Garner in a chokehold, a move banned by the New York City Police Department.
The medical examiner declared Garner’s death a homicide.
Staten Island District Attorney Daniel Donovan is expected to convey a special grand jury later this month to see if charges will be brought against Pantaleo.
The CCRB usually holds its monthly public meetings at about 8 a.m. out of its Manhattan office. Residents have complained that those meeting times are not accessible to the public.
The CCRB is now changing their policy, saying that they will now have their meetings at night and in every borough.
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