Eric Smokes, who was 19 when he was arrested, and his best friend David Warren, who was 16, were accused of murdering 71-year-old Frenchman Jean Casse in 1987.
Raw Sewage Flooded Their Homes. Theyâre Still Waiting for Help.
New York City accepted responsibility for a collapsed pipe that flooded 127 homes in Queens in 2019, but it has been slow to pay homeowners. âThis is a problem of environmental racism,â an expert said.
Janice Harmon joined a lawsuit against New York City over raw sewage. âItâs like someone spitting in your face,â she said.Credit.Jackie Molloy for The New York Times
April 15, 2021Updated 9:02 a.m. ET
In a Queens neighborhood near John F. Kennedy Airport, many middle-class families of color have found something that eludes most New Yorkers: homeownership.