Violence | Brooklyn (The Borough)

Three’s A Crowd! Ahead of Election Day, Third Party Candidate Still Alive In Bed-Stuy

By Nicole Brydson

Mark Winston Griffith, 45, a native New Yorker and long time resident of Bedford Stuyvesant, ran against Councilman Al Vann along with seven democratic party challengers during the primary season, and since losing sought the endorsement of the union-backed Working Families Party and will appear on the ballot on November 3. His third party candidacy has built momentum in a race that has historically been settled on primary day.

October 27, 2009 City Politics and News

tags: Al Vann, Bedford-Stuyvesant, City Hall, Clinton Hill, Crown Heights, Fresh Produce, Mark Winston Griffith, Violence

Senator To Citizens: What Can You Do For Your Borough?

By Nicole Brydson

At a local meeting on crime, the message was clear: citizens, engage your community and get involved or these tough times will only get worse.

October 21, 2009 City Politics and News, State Politics and News, The People

tags: 77th Precinct, Beats Video, Bedford Stuyvesant, Bushwick, Crown Heights, Flatbush, Guns, Letitia James, New York State Senate, NYPD, Prospect Heights, Violence, Voters

The Job of a Brooklyn Cop

By Nicole Brydson

What are the cops in your neighborhood up to? In the past 30 days, there have been 21 homicides in New York City – 29 less than the same period last year. Twelve of the homicides in the past 30 days took place in Brooklyn. Specifically Brownsville, East New York, Bedford-Stuyvesant and Clinton Hill – and it’s clear that more officers are on the streets of Crown Heights these days after a summer punctuated by the sound of gunshots.

September 28, 2009 City Politics and News, The Locals, The People

tags: Bedford Stuyvesant, Bushwick, Clinton Hill, Crown Heights, Flatbush, Guns, NYPD, Prospect Heights, Ray Kelly, Violence

‘Where is the Outrage?’ Councilwoman Asks About Death of Shem Walker

By Nicole Brydson

Residents, elected officials and family members gathered at the Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian Church in Fort Greene this week to remember Shem Walker’s life – an innocent Clinton Hill resident fatally shot by an undercover police officer – and discuss the implications, policy and the prevention of tragedies like this one.

September 24, 2009 City Politics and News, State Politics and News

tags: Bedford-Stuyvesant, Clinton Hill, Crown Heights, Drug War, Flatbush, Fort Greene, NYPD, Race, Ray Kelly, Shem Walker, Violence

Another Shooting Stirs Crown Heights Residents

By Nicole Brydson

A shot was fired on Dean Street between Bedford and Nostrand Avenues in Crown Heights last night around 9pm, striking a victim in the chest. According to officers at the precinct reached by phone today, the victim survived and was taken to Kings County Hospital. The motive was unclear and an investigation is pending.

September 9, 2009 City Politics and News, The Locals, The People

tags: Bedford Avenue, Bedford-Stuyvesant, Crown Heights, Drug War, Gangs, Guns, Nostrand Avenue, NYPD, Prospect Heights, Violence

Two Shot Outside Franklin Avenue Restaurant

By Nicole Brydson

Two men were shot at dinner time on July 30, at a restaurant on Franklin Avenue and Dean Street.

July 30, 2009 City Politics and News, The Locals

tags: 77th Precinct, Bedford-Stuyvesant, cops, Crown Heights, Guns, Prospect Heights, Ray Kelly, Violence

Personal Memorials Laud Casualties of the Street

By Nicole Brydson

In spite of the menial attention garnered by Brooklyn’s violent and pervasive drug trade in the local news media, borough residents are making sure you’ve heard about their loved one, or even strangers, senselessly gunned down – but they’re not snitching.

July 13, 2009 City Politics and News, Culture, The Locals, The People