Leaders call for stop to gun violence after two Guinean brothers were shot in the Bronx

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Photos credit: Bill Moore Following the rise in gun violence in New York and the shooting of two brothers from the Guinean community in the Bronx, community leaders, families and elected officials held a press conference and rally to call … Read More

City Hall lit orange for final day of National Gun Violence Awareness Month

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New York City raised awareness for gun violence by lighting City Hall the color orange the evening of June 30 to honor the final day of National Gun Violence Awareness Month. In addition to lighting City Hall orange, Mayor de … Read More