Last week, the NYPD conducted a mass raid on Vermilyea Avenue. The operation nabbed 32 young men allegedly involved in drug dealing in the area. Tonight, the NYPD will conduct a Community briefing on the Vermilyea Avenue takedown at…
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Northern Manhattan Coalition for Immigrant Rights (NMCIR) along with LatinoJustice PRLDEF will be conducting a community forum today, November 22nd, 2016 at 5:00 p.m. This community forum, which is part of the joint remedial process ordered by the Federal…
A smartphone camera caught what appears to be the aftermath of the cops hitting a young man on a bike in Washington Heights. The video was posted to YouTube yesterday by July Beatz. The raw video captures a tense…
BY Led Black (@Led_Black) Smartphones have changed the world. The ability to record events as they happen can mean the difference between life and death and crime and punishment. This past Thursday, May 14th, Michael Barber of the Copwatch…
A Word From Da Urban Butterflies Da Urban Butterflies will join the Collado family-Saturday, September 7th in its 2nd Anniversary Vigil to Remember John. In our commitment to social justice and our work to end police brutality we are…
BY Led Black (@Led_Black) Q. When you created the mural, did you foresee such an uproar? A. Not at all. I did think it would create discussion but I never imagined the police becoming involved. Q. What was your initial…
BY Led Black (@Led_Black) Photography by Paul Lomax (@PaulLomaxPhoto) Instead of planning their Thanksgiving festivities John Collado’s loved ones are mourning his tragic death at the hands of police during a botched undercover arrest in early September. Buoyed by…
BY Led Black (@Led_Black) Loosie [pronounced Lu-See] – noun A loosie is a single cigarette that can be purchased illegally in some of the bodegas and smoke shops of NYC but be warned, if the proprietor of the business…