Win Rozario, who had called 911 in distress, was holding scissors when two police officers shot him. The New York attorney general said it was unlikely the officers would be convicted. Source: New York Times
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N.Y.P.D. Officers Face Misconduct Charges in Fatal Shooting of Win Rozario
By Gotham Rex on September 18, 2025
Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch’s decision to bring departmental charges against the two officers follows a finding that they used excessive force against the man, Win Rozario. Source: New York Times
Police Fatally Shoot Queens Man Who Brandished Scissors, Officials Say
By Gotham Rex on March 29, 2024
The victim’s brother contradicted aspects of the police account of the shooting and said his mother had been restraining her son when officers fired their guns. Source: New York Times
Not Just a Fence: The Story of a Stainless Steel Status Symbol
By Gotham Rex on June 12, 2022
Like the white picket fence, the stainless steel fence — prevalent in New York neighborhoods densely populated by Asian homeowners — evokes a sense of making it, but it’s flashier. Source: New York Times
And Then There Was One: G.O.P. Defends Its Last Seat in Queens
By Gotham Rex on May 7, 2021
The party struggles to hold on in an increasingly diverse borough, even as it fights its own internal battles. Source: New York Times
Raw Sewage Flooded Their Homes. They’re Still Waiting for Help.
By Gotham Rex on April 15, 2021
New York City accepted responsibility for a collapsed pipe that flooded 127 homes in Queens in 2019, but it has been slow to pay homeowners. “This is a problem of environmental racism,” an expert said. Source: New York Times
The Unrelenting Spread of the Virus in Dozens of ZIP Codes
By Gotham Rex on January 25, 2021
The scramble to vaccinate New Yorkers has not yet had a significant impact on rising rates of positive tests in many city neighborhoods. Source: New York Times