June Gun Violence Spikes. Community Leaders Want to Create Safety from the Ground Up.

There's been a spike in gun violence in New York City. It typically goes up in summer months, but the first four weeks of June saw a nearly 130 percent increase in shootings compared to June 2019. The violence has hit communities of color especially hard — and in the middle of a citywide debate about policing, racial justice and community empowerment. WNYC’s Yasmeen Khan has been talking to leaders about how to address gun violence, by creating public safety from the ground up.