CrownHeights.info Story Captivates World Media

A little over two weeks ago, CrownHeights.info broke the shocking news that a 12- year-old boy was punched in the head by two black teenagers, who ran off laughing with their friends. At the time, no one had any idea that this incident was just a small part of a much bigger and more sinister trend occurring all over the country.

A couple of days later, we broke the news of a similar incident that occurred on Kingston Ave., and posted surveillance footage of the incident shortly thereafter – which we obtained courtesy of Post-Mark-It.

It was at that point we discovered that these incidents were part of a sick game, rumored to be ‘played’ by inner-city youth around the country, called ‘knockout.’

Our story and video captivated the attention of media outlets all over the country and the world, as they breathlessly reported on the shocking phenomenon. The footage of the incident broadcasted by these media outlets all sported the CrownHeights.info logo – with the distinct silhouette of 770 proudly displayed behind it.

A list of the media outlets that featured our story is almost countless, but here are a few that caught our attention:

Fox News

CNN

ABC

CBS

NY Daily News

Drudge Report

Metro US

Gothamist

Examiner

PIX 11

The Blaze – Glenn Beck

Daily Mail (UK)

Haaretz (Israel)

Following national and world media coverage, the NYPD took decisive action and added dozes of patrols in an effort to restore the community’s sense of safety and confidence, so that no one is afraid to walk the streets.

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