On a Friday evening, tears were shed, and stories were shared among the group – some strangers, some connected. They shared stories of smiles and good times, but also of loss and the trauma. On Friday, December 6th, community members convened at Beulah UMC Fellowship Hall in Crown Heights for the Third Annual Save Our […]
CONTINUE READINGOn the evening of Wednesday, October 15, 2019, staff from Neighbors in Action (NIA) and Save Our Streets (S.O.S) Brooklyn rallied with residents of Crown Heights across the street from the scene of a mass shooting that left four men dead and five others gravely injured. The tragedy left many in the neighborhood shaken, but […]
CONTINUE READINGNeighbors in Action (NIA) and Save our Streets (SOS) Brooklyn conducted a Peace March through Bed-Stuy on Saturday, June 29, to close out National Gun Violence Awareness month and mark the beginning of its “Summer of Safety.” With a recent uptick in shootings in both Crown Heights and Bed-Stuy, over 80 community residents, faith leaders, […]
CONTINUE READINGLast Tuesday, April 16th, 2019, around 5pm, 18 year-old Davion Powell was shot and killed outside of the S.O.S. Crown Heights catchment at 1483 St Johns Pl, between Rochester and Utica. Three days later on April 19th, 50 people came to gather around the site of his death to renounce the violence and to show […]
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since the last shooting
S.O.S. works hard to create safer and healthier neighborhoods and we invite you to join us in these efforts.