“S.O.S. isn’t speaking from up in the balcony…. No, you are down on the floor with us. So that impacts me in a different way.” – WaSun Wilson As we at Neighbors in Action reflect on the past year, we are continually inspired by the young people we get to work with on a daily […]
CONTINUE READINGOn October 25th, 2018, a 22 year-old black man was shot in the leg in Albany Houses near 1191 Park Place. Three days later on October 28th, a 21 year-old black man was shot in the chest in Albany Houses at 1414 Bergen Street. S.O.S. Crown Heights organized two shooting responses on Tuesday the 30th […]
CONTINUE READINGGet to know us– and your neighbors! Every summer the Crown Heights Community Mediation Center organizes FOUR Save our Streets block parties. On June 23rd, 2018, we threw our eighth annual Kingston Avenue Festival and started putting out the news about an exciting change on the horizon. Watch to find out the news and get a taste for our block parties.
Special thanks to our neighbor and videographer @badianeandco for donating her time to this work!
In the early morning hours of Wednesday, September 5th, a 24-year-old black man was non-fatally shot multiple times. The following Friday, as he was fighting for his life in the hospital, the community stood at the site of his shooting, 1292 St. John’s Place. “We’ve come too far to go back!” chanted Derick Scott of […]
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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.
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.
