The mayor says he has never seen crime at this level, but shootings and murders are down this year. Some see his comments as fear mongering. Source: New York Times
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40 Years After Her Murder, ‘Princess Doe’ Has a Name
By Gotham Rex on July 15, 2022
She was found dead in a New Jersey cemetery in 1982 and became known worldwide as Princess Doe. On Friday, she was identified as Dawn Olanick, 17. Source: New York Times
A Suspect Is Arrested in Manhattan Stabbings of Homeless Men
By Gotham Rex on July 13, 2022
Trevon Murphy, 40, who is also homeless, was spotted by a correction officer near a Harlem park and taken into custody, the police said. Source: New York Times
Police Search for Man After 3 Are Stabbed in N.Y.C.
By Gotham Rex on July 12, 2022
Three men were stabbed, one of them fatally, in the attacks, which took place in Manhattan over the past week. The violence echoes a previous spate of deadly assaults on homeless people. Source: New York Times
A Random Killing Erodes a New York Block’s Sense of Stability
By Gotham Rex on July 11, 2022
John Edwards was a beloved fixture on his Bronx block and another unintended victim of the gun violence that has put many New Yorkers on edge. Source: New York Times
14-Year-Old Is Fatally Stabbed in Harlem Subway Station, Police Say
By Gotham Rex on July 9, 2022
Officials have not identified a motive but they said the boy appeared to know his attacker. Source: New York Times
Where Is Pete Panto?
By Gotham Rex on July 9, 2022
A union leader on the Brooklyn docks disappeared 81 years ago, presumably murdered by the mob. Source: New York Times
13 Guns Used in Harlem Shootout, Police Say, Underscoring Deadly Threat
By Gotham Rex on July 9, 2022
The tally shows how ubiquitous firearms, many illegal, are in New York, with more legal ones anticipated after a recent Supreme Court ruling. Source: New York Times
Adams Shows Support for Man Charged in Bodega Killing That Caused Outcry
By Gotham Rex on July 8, 2022
A deadly confrontation at a Harlem store feeds a broader debate about crime and politics. Source: New York Times
Baby’s Father Arrested in Shooting of Woman Who Was Walking Stroller
By Gotham Rex on July 1, 2022
Azsia Johnson, 20, was shot to death on a quiet section of 95th Street on Wednesday evening. The father of their child was arrested on Friday evening and charged with murder. Source: New York Times
Police Eye Domestic Violence in Upper East Side Killing of Mother
By Gotham Rex on June 30, 2022
Azsia Johnson, 20, hoped to be a pediatric nurse and was a doting mother to her two children, her mother said. She was shot at point blank range while walking her 3-month-old daughter. Source: New York Times
Mother and Son Charged in Death of 7-Year-Old Julissia Batties
By Gotham Rex on June 29, 2022
Julissia Batties, who was beaten to death, had a case file with the city’s child welfare agency from the day she was born. Source: New York Times
‘Torso Killer’ Charged in Strangulation of Long Island Woman in 1968
By Gotham Rex on June 22, 2022
DNA evidence linked Richard Cottingham to the killing of Diane Cusick, prompting Nassau County prosecutors to review 13 years of unsolved murders of women. Source: New York Times
Harlem Shooting Kills 1 and Wounds 8 Amid Violent Weekend Across the Country
By Gotham Rex on June 20, 2022
While massacres like those in Buffalo and Uvalde are much publicized, lower-profile attacks exact a dreadful toll. Source: New York Times
The Fall of Kidd Creole: Inside a Rap Pioneer’s Tragic Descent
By Gotham Rex on June 16, 2022
As a member of Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, he helped invent hip-hop. He spent the rest of his life trying recapture that glory. Then, in seven minutes on a Manhattan street, it all came to an end. Source:…