Category: criminal justice

Despite the relief many South Bronxites are feeling after President-elect Joe Biden’s victory, a local group believes defunding the police and protecting undocumented immigrants will remain a concern, even under…

An eight-year-old shot in her mother’s NYCHA Patterson Housing apartment in Mott Haven. A man shot dead days after being released from prison in Hunts Point. Two women hit by…

Jason Epting, 44, a Mott Haven resident and a member of the “Mott Haven Families” group, says he feels concern for his neighborhood every time he sees a reporter covering…

NYPD overreach reveals lack of police accountability, Human Rights Watch alleges A new report by Human Rights Watch concludes that the NYPD overstepped its authority at a June 4 peaceful…

Unlike protesters locally and nationwide who believe the police cannot be reformed and should be defunded, Gabe De Jesus points to his memories of growing up in the South Bronx…

Shellyne Rodriguez still feels the pain in her wrists from the zip ties. Justin McMillan remembers the puddle of blood he was forced to sit in for hours while his…

Critical programs to serve vulnerable populations should be funded instead, they argue Eleven elected officials who serve the Bronx across multiple bodies of government joined forces to send a letter…

Food distribution market workers are equivalent of ‘first responders,’ says councilman Elected officials are weighing in on ways to ease hardships for New Yorkers caught in the crosshairs of the…