Activists weigh changes to stop-and-frisk
Some 80 concerned citizens and advocates gathered at a Mott Haven church to discuss ways to reform the city’s stop-and-frisk policing policy, which opponents argue unfairly singles out minorities for…
Pressure cooker on Port Morris street snarls traffic
A pressure cooker left on the side of a Port Morris Street on Wednesday afternoon led to major traffic delays on the Major Deegan Expressway, before NYPD’s counterterrorism unit found…
Residents hopeful new NYPD commish will focus on community relations
Assemblyman Michael Blake said an incident in which an officer used force on him in July is symptomatic of how NYPD treats black citizens. The NYPD denies the cop was…
Cops look to mend community ties, lower crime
Residents see crime rates rise higher than anywhere else in NYC Earlier this summer, three men took a taxi from Harlem to Mott Haven. When the cabdriver pulled up to his passengers’…
Exhibit shows the power of citizen journalism
An exhibit called New Documents that opened at the Bronx Documentary Center last Thursday, highlights the courage of eyewitnesses who helped spark social change by recording history and exposing abuses…
Murder of young mom puts spotlight on safety measures
After a young mother of three was killed on June 11 while shielding her children from stray gunfire in a John Adams Houses playground, residents of the public housing complex…
New commanding officer named at 40th Precinct
Former Queens precinct leader succeeds Carlos Valdez For the third time in just over two years, there is new leadership in the 40th Precinct. On June 21, Deputy Inspector Brian Hennessy was named…
Area churches take to the streets
Some 250 parishioners from local churches marched in Melrose last Sunday, to draw attention to two lingering issues that they say continue to erode the area’s quality of life: rising…