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The Crown Heights riot was a race riot that took place from August 19 to August 21, 1991, in the Crown Heights section of Brooklyn, New York City.Black residents attacked Orthodox Jewish residents, damaged their homes, and looted businesses.
New York City, New York: Merisier died after being shot by a NYPD officer during a traffic stop. No weapons were recovered. [75] [76] December 7, 1994 Eric Pitt: 27 New York City, New York: Following a chase for a shooting, police shot Pitt and Taylor after one of them reached under his car seat. No weapons were found in the vehicle. [77 ...
Eric Leroy Adams (born September 1, 1960) is an American politician and former police officer who has served as the 110th mayor of New York City since 2022. Adams was an officer in the New York City Transit Police and then the New York City Police Department (NYPD) for more than 20 years, retiring at the rank of captain.
Friends, fellow athletes and Black running enthusiasts had news for him: Martin was now the fastest American-born Black marathoner, breaking Herm Atkins’ 2:11:52 record that had stood since 1979.
In nine- selected theaters across NYC, you can check out The Color Purple, The Equalizer 3, Spider-Man Across The Spider-Verse and Soul all month long. Learn More 26 Black-Owned NYC Restaurants ...
Michael Ring is preparing to toe the line at Sunday's TCS New York City Marathon, a 26.2-mile course he knows all too well but takes him twice as long to run.
Born on May 18, 1983, Bell was 23 years old at the time of his death. [5] He was a nephew of college basketball coach Frank Haith. [6] Bell was a pitcher on the baseball team for John Adams High School in Ozone Park, and also studied acting in Flushing, Queens [7] and worked odd jobs after the birth of his daughter, Jada, on December 16, 2002.
100 Blacks was founded in 1995 by a number of black police, correction, parole, probation and other members of law enforcement agencies, including Eric Adams, Kelvin Alexander, Vernon Wells, Julian Harper, Marq Claxton, Cliff Hollingsworth, Graham Weatherspoon, and Noel Leader, in order to address relations between the NYPD and the black community.