The boy was one of two who were shot on the street Tuesday afternoon by a gunman who was apparently targeting them, officials said. Source: New York Times
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3 Imprisoned for 1995 Subway Murder Are Exonerated
By Gotham Rex on July 15, 2022
James Irons, Thomas Malik and Vincent Ellerbe were convicted as teenagers after a New York police detective elicited false convictions, prosecutors say. Source: New York Times
After Boat Capsized in Hudson, Passengers Were ‘Frantic,’ Rescuer Says
By Gotham Rex on July 13, 2022
A ferry captain who saved a woman said he would not forget the scene. Lindelia Vasquez, 47, and Julian Vasquez, 7, died in the accident. 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
An Embattled N.Y.P.D. Unit
By Gotham Rex on July 5, 2022
It turns out that two supervisors of the Special Victims Division were disciplined in recent months amid an internal affairs investigation into misconduct by the department’s leadership. Source: New York Times
Amid Scrutiny of N.Y.P.D.’s Sex Crimes Unit, Discipline for Two Former Supervisors
By Gotham Rex on July 5, 2022
Inspector Paul J. Saraceno and Sergeant Keri L. Thompson of the Special Victims Division admitted to misconduct and were removed from their posts. Source: New York Times
The N.Y.P.D.’s Sex-Crimes Division Faces an Investigation
By Gotham Rex on July 1, 2022
The Special Victims Division is the subject of allegations that its officers shamed and abused survivors of sexual assault. Source: New York Times
N.Y.P.D.’s Handling of Sex Crimes to Be Investigated by Justice Dept.
By Gotham Rex on June 30, 2022
A civil rights investigation will examine the Police Department’s special victims division, which has long faced troubling accusations from people who reported assaults. Source: New York Times
2 Teens Drown in New York Waterway Known for Strong Currents, Police Say
By Gotham Rex on June 10, 2022
The boys, both 13, were on a sandbar in Jamaica Bay before entering the water in an area known for dangerous currents and sudden drop-offs. Source: New York Times
Social Media Shooting Threats Against Elite Schools Sow Fear
By Gotham Rex on June 10, 2022
A tactic using social media sites to direct threats at individual students has unsettled schools in New York City and around the country. Source: New York Times
Man Killed Deliveryman After Dispute Over Duck Sauce, Prosecutors Say
By Gotham Rex on June 2, 2022
Glenn Hirsch was charged with murder in the death of Zhiwen Yan, a slaying that prosecutors said came after a monthslong campaign of harassment. Source: New York Times
A $2-Million Tabernacle Was Stolen From a Brooklyn Cathedral
By Gotham Rex on May 30, 2022
Someone apparently armed with a power saw broke into the church and walked off with the solid-gold, bejeweled tabernacle, the police said. Source: New York Times
Man in Custody in ‘Every New Yorker’s Worst Nightmare’
By Gotham Rex on May 25, 2022
Andrew Abdullah, 25, the suspect in the fatal shooting on the Q train, had a history of arrests in gun offenses. Source: New York Times