A Flashpoint for the Crown Heights Riots Proves to be a Dull Flame

By: Megan Taros It was the second day of the Crown Heights riots in August 1991 when Isaac Bitton approached a group of 30 police officers on the corner of Carroll Street and Schenectady Avenue. Roving mobs of young men had haunted the streets the night before knocking out first-floor windows and attacking residents on … Continue reading A Flashpoint for the Crown Heights Riots Proves to be a Dull Flame