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BY JASON COHEN
As 2019 came to a close, a
senseless horrifi c act of violence
occurred in Morrisania,
taking the life of a 60-year-old
man for merely a dollar.
On Monday, January 6,
Councilwoman Vanessa Gibson,
Public Advocate Jumaane
Williams, elected offi cials and
activist groups, held a press
conference on the steps where
the robbery took place condemning
the incident and calling
for this type of behavior to
stop in the community.
On Tuesday, December 24,
Juan Fresnada and his partner,
Bayron Caceras, were walking
home from the McDonald’s on
Boston Road and Third Avenue,
when they were allegedly
accosted by a group of teens
who demanded their money.
The suspects attacked them,
putting Fresnada in the hospital
for fi ve days, where he eventually
succumbed to his injuries
and died.
As of press time, a 15-yearold
boy was charged with second
degree murder and gang
assault in the fi rst and seconddegrees
and Abu Conteh, 18,
was charged with gang assault
Councilwoman Vanessa Gibson speaks at a rally on Jan.6 about denouncing violence in the community and the
senseless murder of Juan Fresnada on December 24. Schneps Media Jason Cohen
and second-degree murder
charges. Other individuals are
still at large.
“He was a brother, he was
a friend, he was a neighbor,
his life matters,” Gibson exclaimed.
“We are calling to
action because only one individual
was arrested for this
horrifi c crime.”
Later that day, the 15-yearold
was apprehended.
On Friday, January 10, a
third suspect, a 14-year-old,
was arrested as well.
She stressed that people
must come forward if they saw
something. His family deserves
justice.
The councilwoman noted
how on Sunday, January 5,
thousands marched in the city
in solidarity after the recent
anti-Semitic attacks in the Jewish
community. However, she
questioned where is that type
of activism for this neighborhood?
“Violence against anyone
is unacceptable,” she said. “We
have to stand up and speak
up.”
According to Gibson, people
can help prevent this senseless
violence by providing proper
health services, education,
jobs, housing and medical services.
The Public Advocate shared
Gibson’s concerns. He noted
how people in the community
are getting used to violence and
that should not be the case.
Those young people likely
did not wake up that day planning
to kill someone, but they
did and must be held accountable,
he exclaimed.
“Someone lost their life for a
dollar,” he said.
Like Gibson, he wondered
where the help was from the
city and state for the impoverished
Black and Latino neighborhoods.
The governor just
gave $45 million to aid the Jewish
communities, but where’s
the money for us? Williams
said.
“We want an impact on the
ground,” he stressed. “Where’s
the money to fi x infrastructure
here. We need help on crime.”
Among the activists at the
event was Save Our Streets
(SOS), a non-profi t that works
to prevent violence.
James Redding, program
supervisor for SOS, expressed
his frustrations with the recent
crime.
“We stand here on these
streets every day to bring families
and communities together,”
he shouted. “We stand on these
streets every day with the hope
that when somebody sees us
they see us as an opportunity
to prevent somebody from doing
something.”