Governor KathyHochul issued a proclamation that October marks the start of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, a deadly issue in the city and nationwide that disproportionately impacts women and women of color.
“Unfortunately the Bronx leads the city of New York in the highest number of DV cases and DV homicides to date and that’s not unacceptable,” said Bronx Borough President Vanessa L. Gibson, who announced a $1 million grant from the Department of Justice’s Office of Violence Against Women to improve criminal justice responses to domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking in the Bronx.
“We had a transit cop that was fatally stabbed by her estranged husband a couple of months ago, and we had a mom and a 6-year-old killed by their boyfriend and stepfather. These things are happening constantly and as a borough we have to do more,” said Gibson. Gibson partnered with the Bronx District Attorney’s Office and advocates to announce the Domestic Violence Advisory Council on Oct. 1 for Domestic Violence Awareness Month. The advisory council includes community groups, social services, cops, survivor groups, first responders, and healthcare providers that are pooling resources to make it easier for victims to seek and receive help, said Gibson.
In other boroughs, community groups are doing the crucial work of keeping the spotlight on domestic violence year round. In Harlem this month,dedicated to serving victims of domestic violence, is organizing a ‘Love on the Block’ series of block parties and virtual workshops with a life coach to empower women and boost their self esteem. They’re capping the programming with a huge women’s march for domestic violence victims and awareness on the issue on Thursday, Oct. 27.
McGraw recalls the death of young mom Azsia Johnson, 20, who was shot in the head at point-blank range in Manhattan in June. Johnson’s mother told police she was a victim of domestic violence and that she feared for her daughter’s life. Johnson had filed in January 2021 reports of abuse and eventually ended up in a domestic violence shelter with her son when the shooting occurred.
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