Uptown’s Council Members Helen Rosenthal and I. Daneek Miller’s legislation to ban the possession of unfinished lower gun frames or receivers. Continue Reading →
Category Archives: Gun Violence
Arrest Made In Fatal Harlem shooting
PIX 11 reports that the Police have made an arrest in a shooting that left a man dead in Harlem. Continue Reading →
Man Fatally Shot During Argument In Harlem
NY Daily News reports that a man was shot dead during an argument in Harlem early Saturday, officials said.
Harlem Man Juelz Santana Enters Not Guilty Plea
The Jasmine Brand exclusively reports that Harlem’s Juelz Santana (real name Laron L. James) has entered a not guilty plea in his criminal case. Continue Reading →
Harlem Rep. Espaillat And Others Lead Introduction Of Commonsense Gun Violence Prevention Legislation
Today, Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman joined co-sponsors Congressmen Frank Pallone, Albio Sires and Harlem Adriano Espaillat to announce the Handgun Licensing and Registration Act of 2018. Continue Reading →
Washington DC: Civil Rights Groups Call For Congressional Action On Fatal Police Shootings
The American Civil Liberties Union, The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights and the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund, Inc. (LDF), called on Congress today to take action in response to the national crisis of fatal police shootings. Continue Reading →
Harlem Students Walk Out And March Against Gun Violence
Manhattan Borough President Gale A. Brewer will greet students participating in the National School Walkout Against Gun Violence at her Northern Manhattan Office on the morning of Wednesday, March 14, 2018. Continue Reading →
Electeds Call For Robust Mental Health Services And Sensible Gun Regulations At Our Schools
Today, Council Member Ydanis Rodriguez was joined by Manhattan Borough President Gale A. Brewer, NYS Assemblywoman Jo Anne Simon, NYC Council Members Jumaane Williams, Kalman Yeger, Bill Perkins, and community advocates and called for robust mental health services and counseling in New York schools, and greater gun regulation. Continue Reading →
12-Year-Old Harlem Student Busted With Gun In School
A 12-year-old Harlem public school student was found with an imitation pistol in his backpack, police said Thursday. Continue Reading →