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- 1992 – Washington Heights riots, occurred July 4 through 7 following the fatal police shooting of Jose Garcia, a 23-year-old immigrant from the Dominican Republic. One man was killed after falling five stories off a building, 15 were injured and 11 were arrested.
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Jul 5, 2019 · The lawlessness and outright thuggery had turned Washington Heights into the East Coast’s most active drug market in the late 80’s and early 90’s. The money that flowed into the neighborhood corrupted everything it touched. This sad state of affairs could not continue, something had to give.
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Oct 4, 2021 · “This rally wasn’t about the CCRB or Washington Heights,” a high-ranking Black officer told Newsday shortly after the riot. “It’s about race. “It’s about race. It’s about white ...
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Jul 1, 2022 · PUBLISHED 6:30 AM ET Jul. 01, 2022. Thirty years after the Washington Heights riots, photojournalist Ricky Flores still has the images he captured. People took to the streets for at least...
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Following the Washington Heights riot, fueled by the death of Jose “Kiko” Garcia, an undocumented Dominican immigrant fatally shot by NYPD officer Michael O'Keefe, Dinkins attempted to diffuse tensions by inviting Garcia's family to Gracie Mansion.
Jun 11, 2020 · Posted on June 11, 2020. Almost 28 years ago, Washington Heights erupted in righteous indignation over the police murder of José “Kiko” García who was only 22 when he was gunned down like a dog in the street in a building in the lower Heights.
Jul 7, 1992 · A neighborhood's simmering anger over the fatal shooting of a Washington Heights man by a police officer boiled over last night as scores of people rampaged through a 40-square-block area. One...
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