There are several TV and newspaper reports this afternoon concerning a fatal shooting inside the lobby of a Lower East Side housing project. According to the Daily News, 29-year old Curtis James was shot in the face and killed early this morning in the lobby of the Laguardia Houses (or possibly the Rutgers Houses across [...]
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February 9th, 2010
 There was supposed to be a hearing tomorrow afternoon on the upcoming 9/11 terror trials and their impact on New York City. We’ve been told the hearing has now been delayed due to the looming snow storm. The hearing will now take place at 1pm Friday, in City Council chambers. January 26th, 2010
Police have released a sketch of a man accused of following a 19-year old woman into the Laguadria Houses (Clinton & Madison), threatening her with a knife and then raping her in a stairwell. The incident happened January 19th at about 730 in the morning. Police say the suspect took pictures of his victim with [...] January 25th, 2010
 Captain Nancy Barry, at right, with toy giveaway volunteers, and Community Council President, Don West at left. Photo courtesy of Michael Mowery (www.michaelmowery.com) Last month, I stopped by the 7th Precinct for a chat with Captain Nancy Barry, who took over as commanding officer last spring. It was a quiet afternoon, just before the holidays. [...] January 21st, 2010
According to the Village Voice, Police are looking for a suspect in at least four “strong-arm” robberies in Lower East Side housing projects. The incidents happened December 26th at Campos Plaza (East 12th), January 3rd at the Baruch Houses (Delancey), January 4th at the Lillian Wald Houses (FDR Drive) and January 5th at the projects [...] January 14th, 2010
Neither More Nor Less In our News Links this morning, we included Bob Arihood's coverage of the double stabbing last night at the Pyramid Club on Avenue A. A few more details from Channel 7 on the incident, involving two men: They were taken to a nearby hospital with non-life [...] November 28th, 2009
The New York Times is reporting tonight that a 17-year old, Victor Fong, has been arrested in connection with the November 18th stabbing death of another teen outside a school at 100 Hester Street (near Forsyth). Nelson Rafael Pena, an 18-year old, and another man whose name has not been released, were rushed to Bellevue [...] November 28th, 2009
From 1010 WINS: Police are looking for a man wanted (in connection with) a sexual assault on the Lower East Side early Sunday morning, 22nd November. The attack happened at around 4:00am near 14th Street and Avenue B. Anyone with information… is asked to call November 11th, 2009
The 7th Precinct Community Council meeting will be held tonight at 7:30. If you've never been to one of these monthly meetings, they are a good opportunity to ask NYPD officials about public safety issues. The 7th Precinct's commander, Nancy Barry, gives an overview of crime-fighting efforts in the neighborhood, officers discuss various outreach [...] November 5th, 2009
As a parent, how do you know when your child is in serious danger? Lifetime Lower East Side resident Maizie Torres is not the first mom to wrestle with that question. But she is not about to dismiss the violent threats being directed at her 15 year-old daughter as "kids being kids." The trouble started [...] |
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