“I find it really hard to admit that I’m in pain,” said a 14-year-old whose school friend was fatally shot. Source: New York Times
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New York Children Confront a Wave of Grief Amid Rise in Shootings
By Gotham Rex on April 25, 2022
At least 40 children and teenagers have been shot this year, taking a toll on young people whose lives have already been disrupted by the pandemic. Source: New York Times
A Rise in Murders Upends a Sense of Progress in Brooklyn’s East Flatbush
By Gotham Rex on April 12, 2022
The killing of a 12-year-old boy in the neighborhood captured how a spike in shootings during the pandemic is complicating recovery in less affluent neighborhoods. Source: New York Times