After the Easter Riot at New Roc City, Mayor Bramson, the Police Commissioner and other officials gathered at a press conference to discuss what had transpired and assure New Rochelle residents (and the world) that violence and out of control kids at New Roc City was an “isolated” incident. After a melee on Main Street, New Rochelle officials were interviewed by the Journal News. After a car blew up on Union Avenue, Commissioner Carroll and other police officials held a press conference to discuss what had transpired and assure New Rochelle residents that there was no “car bomb” involved. When Councilman Stowe died unexpectedly law month, Mayor Bramson issued a statement and sat for an interview with Channel 12 News. After a stabbing at New Rochelle High School, the school district issued a statement. After the North End Burglary spree was first reported (by Talk of the Sound), Council Members Barry Fertel and Marianne Sussman arranged a community meeting with Police Commissioner Carroll and other police officers to reassure anxious homeowners.
On Saturday a man was stabbed death on North Avenue in broad daylight and New Rochelle officials did not even bother to clean the blood off the sidewalk.
Other than the New Rochelle Police Department which responded quickly and in force, and made three arrests and recovered the murder weapon, and the paramedics who transported Kevin Williams to the hospital, the rest of New Rochelle has been strangely silent.
No statement from the Police Commissioner. Not a word from the City Manager. And Mayor Noam Bramson has apparently departed for his bunker at an “undisclosed location”.
Meanwhile, as the tragi-comic theater involving the arraignment of Laurell Smith, Rico Johnson and Krista Leggieri, unfolded, family members and friends of the three suspects and the victim got into a verbal confrontation in front of 311 North Avenue as news helicopters hovered over the scene, expectantly anticipating an escalation into street violence.
The only public statement on the entire matter has been published by Peter Parente, a candidate for the District 3 City Council seat vacated upon the death of Jim Stowe (the three suspects lived within District 3). At a gathering yesterday, Jared, Rice, Parente’s opponent discussed the matter in a smaller setting. Other than these two — and they are CANDIDATES not elected or appointed officials — we have so far heard nothing from our government. Just as quiet has been the City School District of New Rochelle which like residents not to think too hard about the connection between the anemic graduation rate among Black/African-American students at New Rochelle High School (55%) and street violence among underserved ethnic and racial groups within New Rochelle.
As readers considers the appalling silence, consider the words of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle:
Gregory (Scotland Yard detective): “Is there any other point to which you would wish to draw my attention?”
Holmes: “To the curious incident of the dog in the night-time.”
Gregory: “The dog did nothing in the night-time.”
Holmes: “That was the curious incident.”
UPDATE: Mayor Bramson has finally made a public statement to AOL Patch, published on September 24:
This tragic event is a matter of great concern to city officials and to all residents of New Rochelle. I express my deepest sympathies to the family of Kevin Williams. Because homicides are such rare events in New Rochelle, when a murder does occur, it is all the more shocking. While New Rochelle’s overall crime rate is now at its lowest level in more than 40 years, even one such violent crime is one too many.
Dont know nothing
Y’all Don’t Know Kev.. He never did nothing to no1.. so how are y’all down talking his name.. I swear people like y’all are what makes new rochelle what it is.. just a bunch of people running around just wanting to talk about something.. kev had a daughter, friends and a lot of family who loved him and he could always be counted on.. so if ya really wanna talk bad about him.. then put ya name out there.. if ya live in new ro ask who blinkz is and then come to me.. and washington is right, more cops so they can abuse their power.. cops in new ro don’t serve or protect, all they do is harrass people.. but yea the new ro govt don’t care.. all they care about is money and making sure new rochelle looks like something it is not
Clearly you are very
Clearly you are very ejumacated to write with such eloquency. “Kev” apparently had a daughter, GREAT NEWS! another bastard child that us tax payers have to provide for (one thing is for certain, “Kev” was a lot of things and held many different titles, drug dealer, criminal, gang member, but no one will ever accuse him of being a good father) The kid’s mother said “I don’t know how I am going to tell her about him being killeed” easy answer, dont tell her a thing he wasn’t anything more than a sperm donor (now, I would like to see the chick that let “Kev” get up inside her, she must be a real winner). “Kev” did have friends, many of whom are drug dealing criminal gang members like him. “Kev” had a family too, a drug dealing, sister who thinks she is a man, and a mother who apparently couldn’t raise her children properly, resulting in “Kev’s” early exit from this world. You said you could always count on him…Seriously, who would ever count on that piece of shit, he roamed the streets aimlessly, smelling like he was homeless, not exactly what most people would classify as a “go to” guy. As for you “Blinkz” (nice street name, you sound very intimidating) you are nothing but a two bit piece of shit, and if you got a knife in your gut tomorrow it would make this world a better place…Ya feel me son?
Lmao.. Yea I Feel You Son..
Lmao.. Yea I Feel You Son.. I Want You To Come Do it.. Please Do, Till Then ill Be Waiting.. Just Stay An “internet thug”.. You Probably Know Who I Am. So Come See Me.. And if You Feel Like That Put Ya Name Out And Let Every1 Know You Feel Like That
A course for “sentence structure” drop-outs AND bigots.
You don’t appear to be the most ejumakated crayon in the box either. Was the “heat of the moment” to blame for your lack of “writing for college” skills? You busted up more verbs than Ernest T. Bass (now go look that up right now!) Just tell the truth! You are a bigot with the guise of showing concern for this “piece of crap” city. The truth will set you free. Since you knowwww sooooo much about someone you DON’T know, then you will KNOW how to correct YOUR grammatical errors before throwing stones from your “glasseth houseth”….Get a life road kill…
pwned..u mad? u should be
Yo blinkz.. Don’t pay this fool no mind….clearly he’s mad..ooo and pwned shut tha fucc up wit tha stupid talk…. u don’t kno a damn thing about kev… all that stuff u mentioning there is no need 4 all of that… yea he has a daughter..he loves that little girl 2 death. Don’t u ever come out ya face and say sum birdhead shit like that..I knew kevin since I was like 8 or 9 he was like family 2 me and I went 2 his funeral and that whole place was filled wit people who love and care 4 him.. So my advice 2 u.. STOP ACTIN LIKE YOUR TOUGH…. YOU’RE NOT BUILT 4 THAT LIFESTYLE young’n
Washington
1st off are you Kevin’s brother or sister (its very difficult to tell the difference). Your family raised $6000 from people who had no idea he was a crack dealing member of the bloods…But, seriously, how much of that is going to passing out 40’s and blunts during the wake?
there is no crime in new ro
there is no crime in new ro there are no gang active in new ro
LeCount Next MOU Keeping Noam Busy
Plus lets face it he wouldn’t want to upset the residents of the successful Trump Cappelli and the future LeCount Tenants why bring attention to the facts.
First send Capt.Shaller out to comment in the Journal News that this is yet another isolated incident in New Rochelle one of the safest City’s in America and of course without any Gang’s
I’m glad
I’m glad they left the blood stain. I hope his mother has to walk to That bank and be reminded what a piece of shit her son was.
ignorant [beep]
you call yourself a don but you wont out your name next to your comment, youre just an ignorant [beep] I would love to see this so called don come to the conrner of north and main and say this [beep] to his frineds and family that r raising money for his funeral which I’ma add to mention has raised up to $6000, so much for people not caring you [beep], stop by our candling lightings and open your mouth [beep], you have no clue who he really was your just a [beep] hiding behind a computer, I hope you die slow and painfull you [beep] and best believe when you do aint no one gonna do for you what they’re doing for Kevin
Grammar?
Clearly your moronic rant shows you to be a extremely intelligent and well spoken individual. What was it that cause people to donate so much, was it the picture of him holding a 40 flashing gang signs?
Grammar?
Clearly your moronic rant shows you to be a extremely intelligent and well spoken individual. What was it that cause people to donate so much, was it the picture of him holding a 40 flashing gang signs?
You could use a course in “Hooked on Phonics” as well…
I’m not seeing where you are the “Rocket Scientist” of grammar either. Beginning with your first sentence you “busted up” a few creep-o-sitions as well. Your first sentence should contain the word “an” before extremely. I’m sure in the heat of passion, you were not even aware that you had a “big whopping” run on sentence. I’m not claiming to be a scholar such as yourself, so don’t waste your time analyzing my post. In the future it would probably make you look like less of an a-hole by just sticking to the subject matter and posting your opinions, which by the way suck. Are YOU one of the ones who think that Nicole Brown Simpson was any better than the “young man” you were criticizing? Take your head out of your posterior and grow up…There is a new sherrrriiiifff in town and his name is “Honorable Barack Obama”…Get over yourself!
Everyone is justifiably
Everyone is justifiably silent because Kevin williams is a complete and utter low life and honestly no one cares that he is dead
This is not about Kevin Williams
This is about whether people should feel safe walking around downtown New Rochelle. Business owners and downtown property owners are met Monday to discuss their concerns without a word from the City of New Rochelle.
This is about the first murder in New Rochelle in a while and one that was committed in broad daylight in the heart of downtown on a Saturday afternoon when people are walking with their children, shopping, getting off the train — a block from the Post Office, two blocks from the Library and New Roc City.
It is routine for the Mayor of New York City or the Governor of California or any other political leader to appear on the scene to provide reassurance.
What do we get? Noam hiding in a hole.
It is
Kevin Williams was one of the reasons why it is not safe to walk down the streets of New Rochelle, he may seem like the victim, but he is far from innocent in this matter (just read the paper an ongoing dispute led to this, not some random act of violence) …but you are correct, something has to be done, it is time for the police to trade in their ticket books for their pistols and become police again…
you dont know shit
kevin was the victim of someone eles problem, and he wasnt the menace the media is portraying him to be he was just like any other kid from around here, only he was alot more special, the proof is in the amount of support from the people who new kevin or met him, he was the type to always stand up for a friend and make you laugh thats how he’s remembered on the street not in the media, get your facts straight
Context
My 11 year old was dropped off at the Avalon to visit with one of his friends at 1:30 on Sat. Close enough to scare the living daylights out of any parent in New Rochelle. Next time the murder has to happen on Pinebrook, just north of the lake, and then maybe, just maybe, the Mayor will notice.
what does he know
I doubt our mayor grew up on the streets of new rochlle or let alone walk around to see whats really going on, and regardless more police is only going to result in an increase of they’re abuse of power like its been as long as I can remember, but I do agree had we more patrol men than 100 meter maids walking in downtown new ro this couldve been avoided, and my brother would still be here smiling, it seems like they’re downplaying the incident so new ro and trumps side of town doesn’t get bad press instead of showing the reality that a father, friend, and brother lost his life for nothing, channe 12 wont even cover the fund raisinf for his funeral of the candle lightings we’ve been doing since saturday, allow us to show you the real kevin williams not some [beep] created by the media and people who barely knew him
post the fundraising info here
Washington,
If you will either post it here or email to to me, we will post the fundraising information or you can post the information yourself (as a registered commenter you have a blog on this as well.
Also, if there is an event in New Rochelle like a vigil or a fundraiser we want to publish that on our site. If you were at a vigil and took pictures or no one any who did please publish them, send them to us and we will publish them or give me a call and I can show you how to post articles with photos on the site.
Thanks
Bob Cox
Editor
PS, we have three rules on this site — New Ro stories only, no use of ALL CAPS and no profanity. I understand you are upset and so rather than delete the comments I bleeped them so people could still read what you had to say. Thanks for your cooperation in that regard.
You Can’t be serious
Fund raising…for a drug dealing gang member…What’s next? You gonna take donations to send to Al Qaeda?
talking out [beep]
thats why we raised over $6000 from residents of new rochelle for Kevins funeral stupid [beep] you know about him, thats why people are lighting candles and saying prayers for my brother everynight even those who didnt know him, and like I told the last guy come by north and main and open your mouth dont try to talk out loud on a forum [beep], that kid got love all over new ro, dont be mad just be sad your a [beep]