NYPD Community Center in Brooklyn hopes to be refuge from gun violence

Friday, October 15, 2021
Brooklyn community hoping to be refuge from gun violence
Brooklyn community hoping to be refuge from gun violenceThere was a wave of gun violence across New York City on Thursday -- all within just hours of each other. Two of the victims were just teenagers.

EAST NEW YORK, Brooklyn (WABC) -- There was a wave of gun violence across New York City on Thursday -- all within just hours of each other. Two of the victims were just teenagers.

On Thursday night, a community in Brooklyn hoped to provide refuge from the violence.

At the NYPD Community Center in East New York, kids and police are dancing together and playing basketball to enjoy a safe refuge from the streets.

"We like to prevent before they're involved in trouble," said NYPD Inspector Winston Faison.

There was another shooting in East New York on Thursday - a 16-year-old boy who was not the intended target was shot in the thigh, the latest innocent victim. It was the 71st shooting in the 75 Precinct so far this year - and that is what makes the community center so crucial.

"They come for the fun," said counselor Howard Keller.

It is not all sports and music - they have a computer lab to fly a plane.

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