NYPD Agrees To Two-Block 'Police-Free Zone' In High-Crime Neighborhood
A city-funded community program replaces uniformed NYPD officers on a two-block stretch of Brownsville, Brooklyn, handling low-level incidents while cops remain nearby for serious crimes.
Police rule death of 1-year-old Brownsville boy a homicide, investigation ongoing * Brooklyn Paper
A 1-year-old Brownsville boy, Anthony Casey, died after being found unresponsive; the medical examiner ruled the death a homicide and NYPD is investigating.