Justin Williams, 16, a 10^th grade student at Thomas R. Proctor High School in Utica, was shot and killed by a masked man in the Bronx, New York City, the night of December 19, 2011.

The NYPD's Hate Crimes Task Force is investigating a black doll hung by a noose in the Bronx headquarters of the city's parks and recreation department.

Gilberto Sanchez, a 49 year old Bronx resident, was sentenced yesterday to 1 year in federal prison for uploading a copy of “Wolverine” to MegaUpload one month before the film’s theatrical release.