Melrose residents tell police drug use is out of control
“We understand you’re doing the best you can,” one frustrated resident and frequent meeting attendee, told officers. “But all our resources are being sucked down the drain by this drug…
NYCHA residents air grievances with police
Although a recent meeting between Mill Brook and Mitchel Houses tenants and NYPD officers began well enough, with pizza, pleasantries, and 35 participants, it was derailed roughly 20 minutes later…
Parkland activists take their fight to the Bronx
A nationwide, youth-led campaign to muzzle gun violence made a stop in Port Morris on Friday, bringing an urgent message to Bronx residents: Vote for change.
Construction starts on new 40th Precinct station-house
Officials say the building will be completed in the spring of 2021 at a cost of $68 million.
Proposed national gun policy could pose a threat to New Yorkers
Local initiatives to combat gun violence in New York City may not be enough to undo the harm that could be done if a policy proposal being pushed by the…
Alexander Ave. mosque vandalized again
The Masjid Ebun Abass Mosque on the corner of Alexander and Third avenues was damaged by BB pellet shootings during the holy period of Ramadan. The police have classified the…
Fatal shooting at Patterson Houses prompts anti-gun protest
On the day of the shooting, NYPD responded to a 911 call at 300 East 143rd Street, and found the body of Cheyenne Carter, who had been shot in the…
Assailant of Hub street vendor sentenced to four years
A Fordham area man was sentenced to four years in prison after he was convicted for his role in the brutal beating of a 53-year-old street vendor in The Hub…