When Leandra Feliz first learned that Bathgate Avenue and E. 183rd Street in the Bronx would be renamed after her murdered son, she described it as God’s doing. Her son was killed in a case of mistaken identity. The hashtag #justiceforjunior spread online. “People will forget it was Bathgate,” Feliz said. “It’’ll be Lesandro Junior.”
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Mother of murdered 15-year old ‘Junior’ moved by city’s street dedication
Posted on 14 September 2018.
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Police found Parkchester woman stabbed to death at home, Sept. 5
Posted on 06 September 2018.
Parkchester woman stabbed to death in domestic violence incident, Sept. 5
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Another Chance for Bronx Misdemeanor Ticket Holders
Posted on 24 September 2016.
The Bronx does not want to be left out again. The NYC borough that received the most quality-of-life crime tickets had its first warrant forgiveness event. 350 cases were resolved.
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‘Violence Interrupters’ Answer SOS in South Bronx
Posted on 20 October 2014.
Save Our Streets Mott Haven is working to meditate violent conflicts in the South Bronx. The program uses a new method first implemented in Chicago to quell clashes.
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Teen sentenced to five months in jail for killing a Bronx father with a single punch
Posted on 02 October 2014.
Lawmakers joined A Bronx family mourning their father’s death from a single punch to the face, calling for criminal penalties to be enacted.
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Grassroots Groups Rally for Open Discovery
Posted on 02 October 2014.
More than 50 people rallied outside the Bronx Supreme Court on Monday morning, demanding changes to New York state law that, they claim, would make the judicial process more just and efficient.
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Fight at Bronx house party leaves one teen dead, three injured
Posted on 29 September 2014.
Police identified a suspect in the killing of a 14-year-old boy after a fight broke out at a party in the Bronx on Sunday. The suspect is also wanted in the related stabbing of three teens, all of whom survived.
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Defendant’s Girlfriend Testifies Against Him with iPhone Footage of Alleged Assault
Posted on 26 September 2014.
A 25-year-old mother of two testified against the father of her six-month-old infant in Bronx Supreme Court on Wednesday, as the first witness in his trial on 28 counts of assault, possession of a weapon and attempted murder. The DA showed the jury graphic video of the alleged crime that the witness shot with her iPhone.
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