Uproar Over Unexpected Neighbors
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They met Dec. 28 at Commu- Murders, shootings down in 2012 nity Board 10 offices to meet with murders and shootings, such Services for the UnderServed, a BY BOB KAPPSTATTER as the death of 4-year-old Lloyd respected state-backed nonprofit There’s good news and bad Morgan and wounding of other temporarily housing 65 clients news for crime in the Bronx. Despite last year’s dramatic innocents by stray bullets drew Continued on page 49 headlines of shootings and mur- big headlines and community out- ders, both took a downward turn, rage. while other stubborn violent And Police Commissioner crimes inched up. Raymond Kelly’s controversial The numbers, locally and stop-and-frisk (seemingly always citywide have raised concern that missing the “question” part in the crime reduction has finally bot- middle) is still hotly debated as a tomed out, going as low as it can significant crime deterrent or a go. community relations disaster. But in all cases. the actual If hard numbers are any help in judging the worth of the pro- MAILING ADDRESS GOES HERE numbers were the lowest the bor- ough has seen in decades. gram, while gun seizures were Murders were down 24.3%, down 4.7% citywide, they were with 112 killings, compared to 148 up 13.3% in the borough, from 757 in 2011, while shooting victims in 2011 to 858 weapons taken off dropped from 535 in 2011 to 494 Bronx streets last year. last year - a 7.7% decrease. Borough President Ruben Rape, robberies and felony as- Diaz Jr. has mixed feelings, oppos- saults were up 6.6%, 3% and 7.7% ing the stop & frisk program “as it respectively. is currently constituted.” Police attribute the drop in “Not all stops are misused, murders and shootings in part to but many are,” he said. “I prefer a Photo by Josiane Bauke police and federal agencies taking return to a ‘stop, question & frisk’ Police Officer Jason Campbell (lef) and Police Officer Steven Edwards stroll out of down a number of local violent program as we had in the past, as Throggs Neck’s 45th Precinct, where crime has fallen for the second straight year drug gangs. it would provide for greater in- in a row. Find out how the 45th and 49th precincts did on page 30. 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Ultimately, we bunch of small high schools week, but Lehman High ating class, with the school know we can better serve with a more personal touch,” School wasn’t as lucky in the shuttered for good in three our students and families said Benedetto. latest round of city school years. with the new options and a While there is merit to phase-outs and closures. Also facing phase-out new start.” that approach, he believes Despite improvement in the Bronx are Jonathan Pols React Lehman is suffering be- on Lehman’s progress re- Levin High School in Mount Local elected officials cause of the DOE’s own bad port for the 2011-12 school Eden, M.S. 203 in Mott Ha- were miffed over the deci- decisions and policies. yearthe city Department ven, P.S. 64 in Mount Eden, sion on Lehman, the only “It is like a kid murder- of Education announced and M.S. 142 in Baychester. zoned high school for the ing their parents, and then on Monday, Jan. 7 it is pro- Better opportunities Throggs Neck area. going to the court and tell- posing to “phase-out” the DOE officials contend Assemblyman Michael ing them ‘please be easy on school. the schools replacing those Benedetto said DOE appears me, I am an orphan,” said Lehman most recently proposed for phase out will to be following through on Benedetto. posted an overall D grade, offer better educational op- similar plans it made last Councilman Jimmy up from an F in 2010-11. portunities. year that were blocked by a Vacca said he believes that DeWitt Clinton received “We expect success,” United Federation of Teach- if the zoning of the school an F on its latest progress said DOE deputy chancel- ers lawsuit. were adhered to - sending report, but held a high-spir- lor Marc Sternberg. “After a “I am annoyed, dis- students mostly from local ited early engagement meet- rigorous review of academic turbed and furious, but I communities - there would ing with DOE officials on performance, we’re propos- am not surprised,” he said be roughly 2,500 students at Dec. 6 that drew on its large ing to phase out a select Benedetto of the phase-out Lehman. Photo by Patrick Rocchio alumni network and a high number of low-performing proposal for Lehman. With the closure of Department of Education representative Elaine Gorman speaks to level of student enthusiasm. schools.” A former teacher with other large comprehensive parents at the Lehman High School Parent Association’s meeting If completed, a Leh- Sternberg added: almost four decades’ experi- Bronx high schools over on Tuesday, January 8. The DOE announced on Monday that it was man phase-out would mean “We’ve listened to the com- ence, he questioned DOE’s the past decade, enrollment proposing Lehman’s phase-out over the next three school years, not accepting a ninth grade munity and provided com- school rating methods. 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