The NYPD rescinded a permit for an annual block party between Amsterdam and Broadway on 152nd street in Harlem days before it was scheduled and after organizers spent $20,000 on its preparations. "The block worked hard to put this together," one of the planners tells the Daily News, "We had a deejay. We had a band…we're not going to get our money back." Despite city approval of the event on July 7, the gathering was shut down because of concerns that a neighborhood gang—the Original Young Gangsters—would show up and pose a threat to public safety. [ more › ]
$20K Harlem Block Party Shut Down Because Of Gang Concerns
Christopher Robbins
Sat, 13 Aug 2011 18:55:54 GMT
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