Brooklyn Bar Shoot-Out Exposes Persistent Gang Violence Despite Declared Successes

On a summer night in Brooklyn, the grim reality of unchecked gang violence erupted inside the crowded Taste of City Lounge, leaving three dead and ten injured. Federal prosecutors have now charged Elijah Roy, a 25-year-old gang member allegedly involved in the chaotic shoot-out that shattered any illusion that New York City’s streets are truly safe. The newly released security footage lays bare a scene where about 40 bullets from five guns tore through patrons desperately seeking cover in Crown Heights. This was not random violence; it was a brutal clash between entrenched gangs — the 5-9 Brims and Folk...