Bilal Jacks was hanging out on a Brownsville sidewalk last month when he heard a man shouting down the block. “Excuse me for a second,” Jacks said. He headed to the source of the commotion: An argument between a man and a woman had broken out on the sidewalk in front of a deli on Mother Gaston Boulevard… READ MORE>

Gun deaths have declined across New York City, but remain high in one part of Brooklyn. Residents and community organizations are working together to stem the violence… READ MORE>

For a week each quarter, 911 calls are routed to community violence interrupters. A new analysis found that precincts with these programs saw a marked drop in shootings… READ MORE>

Co-hosts Christina Greer and Harry Siegel discuss all that and much more, plus Harry talks with Dana Rachlin of We Build the Block and the Brownsville Safety Alliance about a very different approach to public safety …

NEW YORK — A recent spike in violence in Brownsville, Brooklyn has the attention of community advocates and law enforcement… READ MORE>

In Brownsville, community members have come together to try out a new approach to public safety in their neighborhood… READ MORE>

Several times a year, workers from Brownsville In Violence Out stand sentry on two blocks for five days. The police channel all 911 calls from that area to the civilians. Unless there is a major incident or a victim demands an arrest, officers, always in plainclothes, shadow the workers…. READ MORE >

Alternatives to traditional policing and law enforcement in Brownsville drew international attention last week when… READMORE>

What happens when the police step aside and let residents respond to 911 calls?… READMORE>

Brooklyn tackled the pandemic’s surge in gun violence with a strategy that would once have been a nonstarter: using police and incarceration as a last resort. But will that clash with Eric Adams, the ‘tough on crime’ mayor?… READMORE>