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    '70s Bushwick Street Gang Video Resurfaces

    How the times have changed. By watching this gritty 1976 NBC newscast, Bushwick newcomers will quickly realize why some native New Yorkers still avoid this neighborhood...

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    • Two-Car Inferno on Troutman
      A local resident surveys fire damage on two cars near Troutman St. and Knickerbocker Ave. -- Photo by Diego Cupolo   ...
    • Is Stronger Hate Crimes Legislation Effective?
      In the aftermath of the José Sucuzhañay murder, several characters and groups, including City Council Speaker Christine Quinn and Hispanic civil rights group National Council of La Raza (NCLR), are advocating for passage of the Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act, according to the Gotham Gazette's Wonkster blog. The law would increase penalties for hate crimes and boost federal ...
    • Rally and March Honors Jose Sucuzhañay
      Protesters march down Myrtle Avenue. -- Photo by Diego Cupolo Myrtle Avenue was lined with local news vans Sunday afternoon, as a furious, 300-person crowd rallied against hate crimes and held a vigil for Jose O. Sucuzhañay. With a mural depicting the effects of racism as their backdrop, prominent New York politicians and community leaders spoke before leading a march to the ...
    • March and Vigil for Jose Sucuzhañay
      In protest of the evil crime that took place Monday morning and in support of the family of murdered Bushwick resident Jose Sucuzhañay, vigils have been organized for Sunday. FROM MYRTLE-WYCKOFF AREA, 2PM: Sunday, December 14 at 2pm at the Children's Community Park at the corner of Grove St. and Myrtle Ave. The march will proceed to the scene of the ...
    • Drunk Brothers Gay-Bashed on Bushwick Avenue
      Reports early this morning mentioned that two inebriated Ecuadoran brothers walking arm-in-arm down Bushwick Avenue had been beaten, one almost to death, with baseball bats at around 3:30am. The attackers jumped out of their SUV and attacked while using "anti-gay" and "anti-Latino" slurs. It is being treated by police as a hate crime. Who comes to Bushwick and then takes issue ...
    • Spat Turns Into Massacre at the Projects
      An argument this morning at the Borinquen Plaza projects at 330 Bushwick Avenue ended with a man shooting dead his longtime girlfriend and mother of his child. He then shot the woman's 78-year-old father, hitting him in the shoulder. The father then blasted one back at the killer, killing him. Perversely, the old man who defended himself against a maniac ...
    • The Vandervoort Snatch-N-Loot
      It was an Altima -- photo by Diego Cupolo Just around the corner from Factory Fresh sits a lone Nissan Altima, or at least what’s left of it. Its freshly exposed components glow under bright orange street lights as art enthusiasts digest the collection of street art on a wall nearby. Located on Vandervoort Place between Thames Street and Flushing Avenue, it ...
    • Another Week, Another Chop Job
      A stripped Ford Fusion on Jefferson Street, between Central and Evergreen Aves. -- photo by Diego Cupolo “He that is of the opinion money will do everything may well be suspected of doing everything for money.” – Benjamin Franklin Not only is the quote still relevant, but it serves as my explanation for most crime. Everyone’s got to pay the bills and, ...
    • Bushwick Community Board's Ongoing Fail
      "Now where did I put that letter from the innertubes?" -- photo by Aaron Short The Bushwick Community Board's (CB4) bright orange newsletter came in the mail the other day. The cover as always directs residents to check out the Board's out of date Geocities website: enjoy calendar events titled September 2006 but which are actually from November 2005 -- and ...
    • Bushwick Crime by the Numbers
      A cop watches commuters exiting the Morgan L station on Bogart Street. Due to increased muggings in the area the NYPD now keeps an officer at the subway stop 24 hours a day.photo by Diego Cupolo Wall Street’s sinking and crime's rising in New York City. The murder rate jumped about 77 percent with 46 homicides this September, compared to last September’s ...
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