Tatyana Turner

1 week ago | thetrace.org | Tatyana Turner |Justin Agrelo

The Trace Across the United States, major cities are touting a downward trend in homicides because of a drop in the number of shootings. Compared to last April, Chicago saw a decline, while Baltimore and Philadelphia recorded 30 and 31 percent drops respectively. While different factors contributed to the reduction in crime, city leaders have pointed to the efforts of local community violence intervention groups — groups that may soon face extreme constraints.

3 weeks ago | thetrace.org | Tatyana Turner

The Trace It has been almost a week since a man entered the Florida State University campus with a handgun. Crowds fled, people sent loved ones what they thought might be their last messages, and one student pretended to lie dead on the ground. Within minutes, two lives were claimed, six people were injured. The fatal event in Tallahassee became one of 204 mass shootings in Florida since the 2018 massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, in which 17 were killed.

4 weeks ago | thetrace.org | Tatyana Turner

The Trace Barbecues, fireworks, and marching bands are woven into the fabric of the July 4 holiday. But firearms have also become synonymous with the celebration. Independence Day weekend is almost always the time of year when gun violence kills or injures the most people, The Trace’s Olga Pierce reported last summer. In 2022, as gun violence declined from its coronavirus-era highs, the pomp and circumstance of a parade in Highland Park, Illinois, was interrupted by gunfire.

2 months ago | citylimits.org | Tatyana Turner

With New York City and state lawmakers in the throes of finalizing new budgets, residents and advocates alike are pushing for billions of dollars in additional funding that would address public housing needs without privatization efforts. For the 90-year-old New York City Housing Authority, adequate funding is at the top of the list for getting apartments in good condition. Since 2023, NYCHA has estimated a near $80 billion in capital needs over the next two decades.

2 months ago | ourcommunitynow.com | Tatyana Turner

“We have town hall meetings. We attend City Hall meetings. We pass out petitions. We speak about our fight and our plight in terms of getting the funding that we need,” said Brenda Temple, a lifelong NYCHA resident and member of the Committee for Independent Community Action (CICA). “ Meet Your Tenant Leader ” profiles the work of tenant leaders and housing organizers across New York City.