Local kids honored for smarts and skills
Housing Authority says budget crunch may force it to close community centers and youth programs, like one in Melrose where students won awards for their achievements in June, within months.
Youth groups wreak havoc in Mott Haven
But cops say they’re making progress vs. crews Small groups of teenagers known as “crews” were the source of most of Mott Haven’s violent street crime in 2012. Crews committed…
Police beat: Dec. 17-23
Shooting A nighttime shooting on Park Avenue was captured on the security cameras of a nearby strip club, police said. Just before 4 a.m. on Dec. 23, a 29-year-old man…
Police beat
Smart phone thefts Police are asking Mott Haven residents to be extra careful about displaying their smart phones in public, especially around housing projects and subway entrances and exits, in…