Fort Apache: New York’S Most Violent Precinct

by Tom Walker

OVER THIRTY YEARS AFTER its publication, Fort New Yorks Most Violent Precinct remains the definitive account of the vicious cycle of violence that has griped urban America over the past century.A swollen head floating down the Bronx River, a junkie murdered for stealing a womans wig, a French Connection-style chase through blind alleys, police barricaded inside their precinct as a wild mob lays siege to the station and, above all, mindless violence that seemed to erupt in profusion for no apparent reason against the cops who faithfully served and cared deeply about the neighborhood that was rapidly imploding.

164 pages, Kindle Edition

Published February 24, 2009

Reviews

[James Baynes]

Much respect for being a cop during that time, but the book is hard to read. It’s very disjointed and and there’s no flow.