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Replacing over-policing with community led solutions | Co-founders: Michael K. Williams, @ShaniKulture & @Dana_Rachlin | Youth Organizers: Crew Count

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"Instead of taking the police’s usual approach of gathering enough evidence for a gang takedown as the dispute festered, Captain St. Fort decided to do something new with the information he already had: He shared it and asked for help." - We Build The Block

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An NYPD captain in Brooklyn is making community-based anti-violence work part of his precinct's crime-fighting strategy, in a sharp departure from decades of aggressive policing that reacted to violence but rarely focused on preventing it. nyti.ms/3rpOG4g

Ashley $Southall (@ashleyattimes) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The gang takedown is law enforcement's go-to response for handling violent conflicts between groups of mostly young men. But a commander wants to show that cops don't have to wait to build a case— they can help to steer youth away from violence: nyti.ms/3utsb09

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Investing in public health is increasing public safety. Thank you ⁦Hakeem Jeffries⁩ for visiting with the young men in the ⁦NYCHA⁩ ⁦We Build The Block⁩ Sheepshead- Nostrand Heal-the-Violence initiative that focuses on the mental well being of young men.

Investing in public health is increasing public safety. Thank you ⁦<a href="/RepJeffries/">Hakeem Jeffries</a>⁩ for visiting with the young men in the ⁦<a href="/NYCHA/">NYCHA</a>⁩  ⁦<a href="/wbtbnyc/">We Build The Block</a>⁩ Sheepshead- Nostrand Heal-the-Violence initiative that focuses on the mental well being of young men.
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Join us for a screening of Michael K Williams Black Market & NYC Speaks community conversation with Alvin Bragg on Wednesday! RSVP today, seats are limited eventbrite.com/e/screening-of…

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Last night at John Jay College we joined a community discussion about public safety and youth development with NYC Speaks and We Build The Block. Thank you to everyone who attended and made this a thoughtful and meaningful event!

Last night at <a href="/JohnJayCollege/">John Jay College</a> we joined a community discussion about public safety and youth development with <a href="/nycspeaks2022/">NYC Speaks</a> and <a href="/wbtbnyc/">We Build The Block</a>. Thank you to everyone who attended and made this a thoughtful and meaningful event!
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We will continue #michaelkwilliams legacy in all we do. We love you Uncle Mike! Be sure to grab your copy of Michael K Williams’s incredible memoir today! linktr.ee/bkbmg Crown Publishing @JonSternfeld

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Michael K Williams tribute at Kings Theatre to feature 'The Wire' creator David Simon (David Simon), Felicia ‘Snoop’ Pearson, more brooklynvegan.com/michael-k-will…

Michael K Williams tribute at Kings Theatre to feature 'The Wire' creator David Simon (<a href="/AoDespair/">David Simon</a>), Felicia ‘Snoop’ Pearson, more brooklynvegan.com/michael-k-will…
Dana_Rachlin (@dana_rachlin) 's Twitter Profile Photo

We Build The Block & Jamie Hector went to #rikers to deliver books & build with the young men incarcerated there. We witnessed an older female civilian race for water after being indiscriminately sprayed with mace by guards. #closerikers for this reason & every other human rights violation

<a href="/wbtbnyc/">We Build The Block</a> &amp; <a href="/JamieHector/">Jamie Hector</a> went to #rikers to deliver books &amp; build with the young men incarcerated there. We witnessed an older female civilian race for water after being indiscriminately sprayed with mace by guards. #closerikers for this reason &amp; every other human rights violation