Bronx Mom Slams Mamdani Over Block Violence After 12-Year-Old’s Death
A Bronx mother, Miledy Rosario, who gave a hand‑me‑down bike to Jacob Freytes—the 12‑year‑old son of a retired NYPD sergeant killed near a Grand Concourse bodega—raged at Mayor Zohran Mamdani for not cleaning up the Mount Eden block amid gang activity. The piece notes the area’s gang presence (Trinitarios and Sev Side Pinni), Jacob’s death by a stray bullet, and the trauma to his friends and family; authorities have arrested 45-year-old William Ferrer in the slaying, while Mamdani issued condolences and called for safer streets.