Police rarely arrest landlords for illegal lockouts
Police almost never arrest landlords in New York State for illegal evictions, according to a new investigation published by The City. The investigation found that in 2020 and 2021, police…
Bodega owners consider armed defense
Would guns promote safety or violence? By Paul Bufano Last August a drunken brawl broke out at Sam’s Mini Market Deli and Grocery on Willis Avenue. At one point someone…
Mott Haven march denounces gun violence
By Joe Hirsch news@motthavenherald.com Naisha Pearson was just 10 years old when she was gunned downed in Saw Mill Park on East 139th Street. She was playing at a Labor…
Buy-back takes an arsenal off Bronx streets
By Azriel James Relph azriel.james.relph@gmail.com When you subtract nearly a thousand guns from the arsenals of residents, what do you get? Safer Bronx streets, say the organizers of the Fourth…