The brutal murder of Kitty Genovese and the disturbing lack of action by her neighbors became emblematic in what many perceived as an evolving culture of violence and apathy in the US
June 29th ‘94: The Day Boo-Boo became Fifty
Curtis Jackson, 18, got busted hustling at the corner of 134 and Guy R Brewer Blvd on June 29 1994. Police found 4 vials of cocaine on his accomplice, Taiesha Douse.
The Wrong Kid To F… With
Cops investigating the murder of a Bronx man are looking back at a 2007 assault case in which he took the rap for Tony Yayo.
New York asks help of Reagan in drug battle
Edward "Eddie" Byrne was a police officer in the NYPD who became well known in the US after he was murdered while on duty.
11.30.95: One year after…
A rap artist who was with the rapper Tupac Shakur on the november '94 shooting at the Quad Studios was himself shot and killed on november 30th '95 during a high-speed automobile chase in Queens
