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Brownsville Organizations Encouraged After Asking Elected Officials for $4.5M

Brownsville Organizations Encouraged After Asking Elected Officials for $4.5M

The three organizations asked for $1.5M each to fund their public safety work, an alternative to policing
New Yorkers Protest Violence As Shooting Surge Continues

New Yorkers Protest Violence As Shooting Surge Continues

A "Cease-Fire Peace Walk" called for an end to Brooklyn's gun surge, even as a shooting occurred just blocks away.
NY Knicks Player to Pay for Funeral of 1-Yr-Old Shooting Victim

NY Knicks Player to Pay for Funeral of 1-Yr-Old Shooting Victim

Fort Greene basketball player Taj Gibson will cover the cost of the funeral and the wake for Davell Gardner Jnr
'Stop the Violence Town Hall' and Family Day Happening at Bed-Stuy Park

'Stop the Violence Town Hall' and Family Day Happening at Bed-Stuy Park

Councilmember Robert Cornegy and senior NYPD leaders are holding the event Tuesday in the wake of shooting deaths in central Brooklyn
An Alternative to Cops With Guns in NYPD "Occupied" East New York

An Alternative to Cops With Guns in NYPD "Occupied" East New York

Man Up Inc. is showing another way to approach crime, amid a citywide spike in shootings and calls to defund the police
Dozens March in Crown Heights to Denounce Violence, Saying Enough is Enough

Dozens March in Crown Heights to Denounce Violence, Saying Enough is Enough

Neighbors came together to call for an end to the spike in violence, chanting 'stop shooting, start living' as they marched
A Casket and 101 Pairs of Shoes Displayed on Borough Hall Steps For Shooting Victims

A Casket and 101 Pairs of Shoes Displayed on Borough Hall Steps For Shooting Victims

The display highlighted how all of the victims shot in New York City last week were Black or Brown
NYPD Disbanding 'Anti-Crime' Units Involved in a Number of Fatal Shootings

NYPD Disbanding 'Anti-Crime' Units Involved in a Number of Fatal Shootings

The New York police commissioner is reassigning 600 officers from the controversial unit to work on community policing across the five boroughs
Brooklyn Man Arrested for Defrauding 3 Women out of $74,000 in Affordable Housing Scheme

Brooklyn Man Arrested for Defrauding 3 Women out of $74,000 in Affordable Housing Scheme

The Coney Island man boasted of having connections with the management of Mitchell-Lama apartments
Update: Missing Crown Heights teen found

Update: Missing Crown Heights teen found

The New York Police Department confirmed Tuesday the Brooklyn Tech freshman was safe and back home with her parents