Kade Lewin News Today

A community in Brooklyn is mobilizing and vowing to take back their streets from crime in a neighborhood that has seen more than its share.

The 12-year-old shooting victim’s family on Thursday joined politicians to name the Brooklyn street where he died after him.

How language and policy reduce personal culpability

The police filed charges in a Bronx slaying that came as New York’s children are suffering in a wave of violence.

After hitting near historic lows pre-pandemic, crime has been spiking in many parts of the U.S., including in the nation's most populous city. Shootings in New York City have more than doubled this year compared to the same time period in 2019. The city's new mayor has made public safety his top priority, while polls show half of New Yorkers view crime as the leading issue. Jeffrey Brown reports.

Reid, who served as an aide to Adams while he was Brooklyn borough president, is campaigning as an independent candidate in the May 24 special election to represent the 58th Assembly District, which spans parts of East Flatbush, Brownsville and Canarsie.

“I’m showing the police department how we have swagger,” Mayor Adams joked before going inside.

Tired “tough on crime” rhetoric is not the solution to crime in 2022.

“I find it really hard to admit that I’m in pain,” said a 14-year-old whose school friend was fatally shot.

At least 40 children and teenagers have been shot this year, taking a toll on young people whose lives have already been disrupted by the pandemic.