Bound By Loss, Heartbroken Family Members Gather To Reflect On Crown Heights RiotsIt's been 25 years since Australian student Yankel Rosenbaum was stabbed to death during the 1991, Crown Heights riots -- the worst race riots the city has ever seen.
Stabbing Victim's Brother: Commemorating Crown Heights Riots With Festival Is 'Inappropriate'A decision to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the riots Crown Heights, Brooklyn with a community festival is drawing fire.
Community Marks 20th Anniversary Of Crown Heights RiotsThe riots tore through the neighborhood in 1991, stoked by tensions between the Jewish and black communities living side-by-side.
Rev. Al Sharpton Declines Invitation To Speak At Panel On Black-Jewish Relations Following ControversyThe decision by Sharpton comes following strong and vocal criticism from the family of one of the Crown Heights riots' victims.
Family Of Crown Heights Riots' Victim Incensed Rev. Al Sharpton Was Invited To Speak At PanelThe family of Yankel Rosenbaum is incensed that Sharpton will be present at the forum because they believe he helped escalate the violence with some of his comments during the unrest.
Convicted Crown Heights Killer Still In HospitalLemrick Nelson was found outside his car in upper Manhattan with a stab wound in his head.
Man Convicted In 1990s NYC Race Riots Is StabbedA black man convicted in the death of a white Jewish scholar during race riots in the 1990s has been stabbed in the head with an ice pick in a possible road rage attack, police say.
