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Hard-Working New Yorkers Forced to Pay Nearly Double the National Average for Car Insurance -- $4,031 a Year Compared to $2,400 Nationwide Every family expense – from rent to groceries – would be more manageable if Albany finally addressed the legal system failures driving up costs across New York NEW YORK - Citizens for Affordable Rates (CAR), a coalition of consumers, advocates, and organizations fighting for working families struggling with crushing insurance costs, highlighted the Partnership for New York City 's distressful new report , "Excessive Litigation Is Driving New York's Affordability Crisis," which exposes how legal system abuse and rampant insurance fraud are forcing New York families to pay auto insurance premiums 52% higher than families anywhere else in America. Working families across New York – from immigrant communities in Queens to Latino families in the Bronx , ...

Teen’s Death Ruled a Homicide in the Bronx



By Dan Gesslein 

Bronx Voice 

January 27, 2023


BRONX - A Bronx teenager’s death has been ruled a homicide when he was found dead in his Westchester Square apartment. No charges have been filed so far.


The  Medical Examiner’s office ruled that 15-year-old Corde Scott’s death was a homicide. The ME said the the compression of the teen’s death caused “homicidal asphyxia.”


At around 4:18 om on January 23, 15-year-old Corde Scott was taken from his apartment on Dorris Street and rushed to Jacobi Medical Center- but it was too late. The teen was pronounced dead at the hospital. 


Scott’s 28-year-old stepfather was questioned by police. Cops had initially believed the stepfather was acting in self defense during an argument.


The NY Post is reporting that the stepdad had just been released in December after serving three years in prison for an assault.

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