For many New Yorkers, Christmas Eve is the most peaceful night of the year. But in 2013, it was another night of violence in Coney Island. Just… Read more “Christmas Eve Shooting Inspires Coney Island Residents to Take Action”
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‘He Brought a Gun to a Fistfight’
The New York Police Department’s Argus cameras spin slowly, surveilling all 360 degrees of the intersections they’re mounted in. Before the sun rose on July 27, 2013,… Read more “‘He Brought a Gun to a Fistfight’”
South Bronx Residents Offer Ideas for Renovating St. Mary’s Park
In 2001, Hakiem Yahmadi’s son, James, was shot and killed by a gang member on Willis Avenue, two blocks away from St. Mary’s Park in the… Read more “South Bronx Residents Offer Ideas for Renovating St. Mary’s Park”
“Laseam is Gone, But We Still Have To Live Here”
On the morning of Oct. 15, 2010, a 27-year-old man named Laseam Prince Eternal Hogan strolled into his local deli wearing bright blue Nike sneakers and a… Read more ““Laseam is Gone, But We Still Have To Live Here””
