Blog - NYC Anti-Violence Project

Mischief Toys to Donate Pride 2024 ‘Snazzy Daddy Gastley’ Figure Proceeds To AVP!

June 19, 2024

We are grateful and excited to share that, for the second consecutive year, Mischief Toys will be donating the proceeds from their special 2024 Pride Gastley figure and companion pin to AVP! This VERY limited edition figure and matching pin is out now and is limited to just 385 of each. We thank Mischief Toys for their continued support of AVP and the LGBTQ+ community! See below for full product details and visit the link to get you[...]

Walk-In Hours Closed For Juneteenth

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Community Alert: AVP Issues Statement in Response to FBI & DHS Pride Month Terror Threat Memo

May 22, 2024

The New York City Anti-Violence Project makes the following statement in response to the FBI/DHS joint statement on May 10th. The FBI and Department of Homeland Security’s joint May 10th Public Service Announcement regarding the threat of international terrorism at LGBTQ+ Pride events and venues throughout June 2024 in the U.S. further confirms what our community already knows – that LGBTQ people continue to be targets of hate[...]

Statement from the Board of Directors, Audit Statement

May 17, 2024

AUDIT STATEMENT 5/17/24 The New York City Anti-Violence Project’s Board of Directors remains committed to the future of both our community and AVP. In recent weeks, the Board has implemented difficult and necessary organizational changes to ensure AVP’s financial viability. Driven by AVP’s current financial situation, these organizational efforts are focused on one goal: to keep AVP and its programs operational and to ensure that AVP�[...]

Statement from the Board of Directors

April 29, 2024

The New York City Anti-Violence Project Board of Directors values the input, support, and concern shared by everyone in the community. Contrary to inaccurate information that has been shared, the Board remains committed to keeping AVP alive and its programs operational. AVP was born of fierce advocates fighting for survival. We have seen a rise in unthinkable violence perpetrated against our community, and the Trans community has specifically bee[...]

AVP, Trawick Family and coalition outraged at decision to not fire officers who killed Kawaski Trawick

April 13, 2024

On Friday, NYPD Commissioner Edward Cabán issued a late day press release announcing the two officers who killed Kawaski Trawick in his home nearly five years ago will not be fired for causing his death. “We are angry and dismayed at the decision to not fire the two officers who entered Kawaski Trawick's home nearly five years ago and killed him within a matter of seconds. This shameful decision by Commissioner Cabán shows a blatant disreg[...]

Announcing NCAVP expansion and invitation to 2024 Initiative Information Sessions!

February 23, 2024

The National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs invites organizations, agencies, and programs that support LGBTQ+ survivors of any violence to attend information sessions on NCAVP 2024 focus initiatives, with opportunities for further engagement in collective strategies and action. The National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs has been a consortium of organizations dedicated to addressing violence of all types against LGBTQ+ and HIV-affect[...]

A special announcement from AVP’s Executive Director and Board

February 20, 2024

Dear Members of the AVP and LGBTQ+ Communities, Today, we share with you the news that AVP’s Executive Director, Beverly Tillery will be stepping down after eight years of dedication and service to survivors of violence, and the greater LGBTQ+ community. Her last day at the organization will be July 31, 2024. We are excited to celebrate Bev’s leadership and AVP’s accomplishments during her tenure and to begin the search for the next dynami[...]

AVP & Partners Celebrate NYC City Council Overriding How Many Stops Act Veto

January 31, 2024

The New York City Anti-Violence Project joins Communities United for Police Reform and all of the New Yorkers who have advocated to pass the How Many Stops Act and the Solitary Confinement Ban in celebrating the override of Mayor Adams’ veto of those bills. We strongly believe that they are important for the safety of Black, Latinx, LGBTQ+ and other marginalized communities. LGBTQ+ people, especially those who are Black and Latinx,[...]

AVP applauds the passage of key community-driven public safety bills by New York City Council

December 21, 2023

The two bills passed by the New York City Council aim to increase oversight over NYPD by requiring record-keeping for police stops and prevent senseless deaths at Rikers Island by limiting the use of solitary confinement. The ban on Solitary Confinement in city jails is the result of years of activism by a coalition of family and loved ones, organizations and stakeholders including AVP, which was loud in its advocacy for justice in t[...]

AVP is Here for Trans Survivors of Violence

November 30, 2023

You are seen and loved. We know that when it comes to violence, transgender, gender nonconforming and non-binary people often face increased risks of harm. According to data from the National Transgender Survey, nearly one-third of respondents experienced workplace mistreatment or violence, and nearly half (46%) report experiencing verbal harassment while nearly 1 in 10 experienced physical harassment. More than half of TGNCNB people have exp[...]

AVP’s Audacia Ray Testifies in Public Briefing on Racial Disparities in Violent Crime Victimization in Washington D.C.

November 27, 2023

AVP was on the national stage once again as AVP’s Director of Community Organizing and Public Advocacy, Audacia Ray (they/she), testified in front of The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights during their public briefing on Racial Disparities in Violent Crime Victimization in the United States on Friday, November 17th in Washington D.C. Sharing the history of AVP’s work at the intersections of multi-marginalized groups, particularly LGBTQ[...]