‘Kids trying to live’: A novel study in Brooklyn explores why teens are carrying guns

We are supported by our readers. Consider donating to fund the local reporting you rely on. [View in Browser]( Monday July 17, 2023 [Donate now]( ADVERTISEMENT [‘Kids trying to live’: A novel study in Brooklyn explores why teens are carrying guns]( [A photo of students from various Bronx schools participating in a rally to end gun violence after student Angellyh Yambo who was gunned down outside of her Bronx school in 2022]( [Researchers in Crown Heights were able to talk to youths who carry guns. What they found defied common perceptions.]( ADVERTISEMENT More Stories From Today [City skyline viewed from a distance across water on a stormy day]( [Severe weather, air quality issues continue to strain NYC, NJ]( [After intense storms soaked the region again on Sunday, air-quality concerns prompted health advisories on Monday morning. “This is possibly our new normal,” Gov. Hochul said in a press conference.]( [An image of four people in a discussion of the impact of segregation on AAPI students. Clockwise from top-left are Dr. Kani Ilangovan, a parent of students in the West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District; Central Desi author Ambreen Ali; Ridgewood High School graduate Christina Huangl and Plainfield High School ninth-grade teacher Michael Trumbauer.]( [In NJ, AAPI students find community and exclusion among segregated schools]( [Ambreen Ali, author of Central Desi, engaged an in-depth discussion with AAPI students, educators and parents about what diversity and segregation mean to their experience.]( [Beth Rotman, in a cobalt blue coat, sits at a table with microphones and documents as she addresses the City Council's Committee on Government Operations.]( [NYC Campaign Finance Board demands transparency from everyone — but itself]( [A Gothamist investigation reveals an agency plagued by mismanagement and questionable spending.]( [A dome lit up at night]( [9 great ways to go glamping around NYC]( [From off-grid tents and geodesic domes to sanctuary farms and a restored Sikorsky helicopter, we’ve got the glampsite for you.]( ADVERTISEMENT [Support Us]( Follow Gothamist on [Gothamist on Facebook]( [Gothamist on Twitter]( NYPR Network [WNYC]( [Gothamist]( [WNYC Studios]( [NJPR]( [WQXR]( [New Sounds]( Copyright © New York Public Radio, 160 Varick St., New York, NY 10013. All rights reserved. [Terms of Use]( Want to change how you receive these emails? You can [update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe]( from this list.