New York Children Confront a Wave of Grief Amid Rise in Shootings At least 40 children and teenagers have been shot this year, taking a toll on young people whose lives have already been disrupted by the pandemic.
A Rise in Murders Upends a Sense of Progress in Brooklyn’s East Flatbush The killing of a 12-year-old boy in the neighborhood captured how a spike in shootings during the pandemic is complicating recovery in less affluent neighborhoods.