22-year-old Kyle Decoteau was shot and killed in Bed-Stuy in July this year. His death and its aftermath, which saw a wave of anti-crime sentiment ripple through the neighborhood, shows that Bed-Stuy, though safer than in the past, is still plagued by crime; and its residents are fed up with the plague.
According to a 2009 report by the Justice Department, New York City is home to almost half of all gang members in the state. Brooklyn ranks #1 amongst the boroughs, with between 3,500-9,999 gang members [...]
Several Bloods have been arrested for seeking out prostitutes for their sex ring from junior high schools. The Daily News is reporting that the gang members looked in schools in Bushwick, Brownsville and East New [...]
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
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