'Stop The Violence' Event Planned At Site Of Bed-Stuy Shootings

BED-STUY, BROOKLYN — A "Stop the Violence" event will be held near the site of two Bed-Stuy shootings as part of efforts to surge resources in the neighborhood.

The event will bring more than a dozen city and community groups to the corner of Chauncey Street and Malcolm X Boulevard at 3 p.m. on Monday.

It follows two shootings on the block, one fatal, earlier this month that police and neighbors say were part of an ongoing turf war between rival gangs. A third shooting in the neighborhood the same week also broke out on Herkimer Street, where a 28-year-old was killed.

The NYPD has upped patrols in the neighborhood since the outbreaks of gun violence, which follow a months-long surge in shootings in Brooklyn and across the five boroughs. On Thursday, at least four cop cars were stationed between Chauncey Street and Bainbridge Street.

The "Stop the Violence" event will include arts and athletics resources for young people, adult education and workforce development resources. It also coincides with Black Solidarity Day, which is held on Nov. 3.

Here are the details:

WHO: Council Member Robert E. Cornegy, Jr.

Partners in the mobilization of resources and outreach include NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Thrive NYC, NYC Mayor’s Community Affairs Unit, NYC Young Men’s Initiative, NYPD 81st Precinct, Office of Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez, Bridge Street Development Corporation, Brooklyn Adult Learning Center, Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce, Brooklyn Neighborhood Services, Central Brooklyn Jazz Consortium, Digital Girl, DIVAS (Digital Interactive Visual Arts Sciences) for Social Justice, and Dwana Smallwood Performing Arts Center, Moving Mountains, New York Psychotherapy and Counseling Center, Noel Pointer Foundation, Primerica, Save Our Streets, and The Source.

WHERE: Malcolm X Blvd and Chauncey Street, Brooklyn, NY 11233

WHEN: Monday, Nov. 2 at 3 p.m.

WHAT: Fatal shootings in Bed-Stuy on Wednesday, October 21st and Thursday, October 22nd left 28-year-old and 22-year-old victims dead. Near the site where Shyhiem McLean was shot and killed, Council Member Cornegy will join with more than a dozen community-based organizations and City agencies in surge of resources and outreach to the community.

The Stop the Violence Event coincides with the 51st anniversary of Black Solidarity Day. Black Solidarity Day was observed on November 3, 1969 and set to be one day before Election Day. The day’s first observance coincided with the Civil Rights Movement and Black Power Movement, urging a mobilization against oppression.