Sentencing of NY Gang Members Unlikely to Be Last Chapter in Harlem [JJIE.org]

Samantha Sangenito 12/17/1412:00 PM

Residents of the Grant and Manhattanville housing projects in west Harlem have been subjected to a deadly gang rivalry spanning generations. This past June, the New York Police Department unleashed a squad of more than 500 police officers to raid the housing complexes and make arrests.

Six months later, the alleged gang members – ages 15 to 30 – wait to receive their sentences Wednesday. The NYPD maintains that arresting more than 100 potentially violent criminals in one fell swoop was a triumph.

[For more of this story, written by John Spina, go to http://jjie.org/sentencing-of-...er-in-harlem/108078/]

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