NyeshaAlston,+Annual+Project

**Nyesha Alston 902**
===**In East Harlem violence increased, It has grown rapidly. In the past 2 or 3 years, over a dozen teenagers had died over gang violence. Why are young people killing each other over nonsense? How come most death/violence is in East Harlem?** **Why has violence increased in East Harlem? Violence has increased in East Harlem for the following three reasons:** **Gangs, Respect, and Turf/Property.**===

**First, the violence in Ease Harlem has increased because of gang violence.**
====**[|Over 250 teenagers died over gang violence]. Parents start getting scared of their children, they walks and pick them up after school. But parents are really scared of their boys, only for that reason is mostly boys join gangs and half of them die. [|Most Harlem violence is on 129st and Lexington]. They teach the young kids to stab and shoot other people, others fear going on that avenue at night. [|Gang members always stand on the hot spot] where the call the corner. Thats where most people make their money at.**====

**Second, Harlem violence has increased for the following 3 reasons**
====**If a member from a gang [|disrespect another gang member they start to fight.] Gang go against gang and they fight, its so bad that people scared and move out of east Harlem. They [|dont necessarily have to be in a gang to get respect from one another.][|If a boy want to join a gang they going have to do something to gain respect].**====

**Third, Why has the most violence is in east harlem?**
====**If someone from another gang goes on another gang terriory, [|he will get shot or hurt very badly]. People fight over their terf wars, nobody can cross over their land. A [|dozen people died]over fighting for their property. [|Project against project.]Project go against each other to abuse each other.**====