Northwest Bronx Elected Officials Call for Investigation Into Nooses Found in Van Cortlandt Park

June 23, 2020June 24, 2020 Archive, Blog, Crime, Latest, News, Out and About, Politics 1 Comment

The offices of City Councilman Andrew Cohen, Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz, and Congressman Eliot Engel released a statement on Monday, Jun. 22 at around 5:00 p.m. to address recent media reports, including one from Norwood News, about nooses found hanging from trees in Van Cortlandt Park on the eve of Juneteenth. They called for a full […]

Nooses Found in Van Cortlandt Park, NYPD Determine No Hate Crime, Advocates Call for Investigation

June 21, 2020June 22, 2020 Archive, Blog, Crime, Latest, News, Out and About

Police said that on Thursday night, Jun. 18, 2020, the Commanding Officer of the 50th precinct responded to a report from the grove part of Van Cortland Park further to the discovery of what was believed to have been one or more nooses hanging from trees in the park, prompting fears of a hate crime. […]