Meet ‘Firefighter’ in Middle of New York Hospital’s War Against Gun Violence
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On one Thursday in March, James Dobbins was towering over a group of teen boys as they all headed to a community board meeting in the South Bronx.
Hub of Heroin: Portraits of a Teen, an Addict and a ‘Mayor’ Amid South Bronx Heroin Epidemic
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Chloe Rodriguez gazes down the sidewalk on East 150th Street. It’s dusk and she has shed her school uniform for a black hoodie. Her night shift, as a receptionist...
Many Women, Girls Feel Impact of Justice System Via Their Network, Bronx Report Shows
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G.I.R.L.S. N Da Hood is exploring gender and incarceration in the Bronx. We focused on understanding women’s experiences with arrest, court, lockup, placement and beyond.
For One Former Inmate, A New Life
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NEW YORK -- Getting shot was probably a critical turning point in Ray Tebout’s life, he says. It was 1990. Tebout had just turned 16 and was living on the streets of the South Bronx, selling drugs and doing his best to survive. And then some guy had to go and shoot him in the foot. The day of the shooting Tebout was on the corner selling drugs when “a guy wanted something from me,” he said.