Photo of the Week

In the immediate aftermath of last week’s mass shooting in Brownsville, Brooklyn, the Brownsville Rapid Response Coalition took shape. Neighborhood-based groups, including our Brownsville Community Justice Center, came together to demand greater funding for community-based anti-violence work. Council member Alicka Ampry-Samuel (with microphone) was one of many voices calling for more support and less stereotyping of the historically under-resourced community.