Four decades ago, a bat-wielding mob raged through Washington Square Park, leaving dozens injured and one dead. The violence lasted only 10 minutes, but the repercussions persist today. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Gangs”
32 Charged in Brooklyn Gang Shootings That Injured 14 and Killed 2
By Gotham Rex on November 15, 2022
Two warring gangs began a feud on social media before taking their fight to the streets. The indictment came on the heels of several gang-related cases this year. Source: New York Times
Woman Rented Luxury Apartments for NYC Street Gangs, Prosecutors Say
By Gotham Rex on October 5, 2022
Prosecutors say Latoya Williams used forged documents to get the units in high-end buildings, leaving the victims of the identity theft on the hook. Source: New York Times
Federal Prosecutors Charge 16 in Gang Racketeering Operation in Manhattan
By Gotham Rex on August 2, 2022
Members of Own Every Dollar are responsible for killings, robberies and assaults in Washington Heights, officials say. Source: New York Times
Gang Leaders Convicted in Shocking Murder of Boy Dragged From Bronx Deli
By Gotham Rex on July 29, 2022
Mistaken for a gang member, Lesandro Guzman-Feliz, 15, was hacked to death with knives and a machete in a killing, captured on video, that horrified the city. Source: New York Times
A Look Inside Rikers: ‘Fight Night’ and Gang Rule, Captured on Video
By Gotham Rex on January 12, 2022
Videos obtained by The New York Times reveal scenes of violence as the Department of Correction struggles to restore order in the jail system. Source: New York Times
17 Charged as Brooklyn Gang Alliance Is Linked to 4 Deadly Shootings
By Gotham Rex on January 4, 2022
Those charged, ranging in age from 17 to 23, were accused of unleashing a wave of violence that also left 10 other people wounded by gunfire. Source: New York Times
Behind the Violence at Rikers, Decades of Mismanagement and Dysfunction
By Gotham Rex on December 31, 2021
For years, New York City officials have presided over shortcuts and blunders that have led to chaos in one of America’s most expensive jail complexes. Source: New York Times
2 Men Charged in Killing of Davell Gardner, 1, at Brooklyn Cookout
By Gotham Rex on May 6, 2021
Investigators believe the men charged in the death of Davell Gardner, the city’s youngest gun violence victim last year, were part of a deadly feud between gangs in Brooklyn. Source: New York Times
A Teenager Went 3 Floors Down to Play Video Games. He Never Came Home.
By Gotham Rex on January 21, 2021
Kahlik Grier, 16, was fatally shot in a random encounter in the stairwell of his Bronx apartment building, the police said. Source: New York Times
14 Gang Leaders Directed MS-13 ‘Wave of Death,’ U.S. Says
By Gotham Rex on January 14, 2021
Prosecutors have indicted the men they say make up the “board of directors” of the gang, which has terrorized parts of Long Island. Source: New York Times
Why Some Young New Yorkers Carry Guns
By Gotham Rex on December 8, 2020
Police struggling to stem a rising wave of shootings in New York City are confronting a deep-seated subculture that glorifies guns. Source: New York Times