Side Street: Benjy Melendez’s Legacy: Peace and Hope in the Bronx
The onetime gang member, who helped broker a truce among gangs in 1971 and became a longtime counselor, remained upbeat to the very end.
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Source: New York Times
Side Street: Benjy Melendez’s Legacy: Peace and Hope in the Bronx
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