Month: June 2020

The Guardian Angels of Portland are holding it Down as Battles Take Place in the Street

The Guardian Angels of Portland are holding it Down as Battles Take Place in the Street

  Our Guardian Angels in Portland Oregon are holding it down as every night a new riot breaks out.  Like clockwork Antifa shows up when the sun goes down and then begins attacking the justice center downtown where the courts and the jail is and then begins spreading out and attacking police precincts around the […]

Curtis Sliwa Endorsing Vito Bruno for State Senate in South Brooklyn SD-22

Curtis Sliwa Endorsing Vito Bruno for State Senate in South Brooklyn SD-22

Curtis Sliwa, founder of the legendary civilian crime fighting group the Guardian Angels is endorsing Vito Bruno for State Senate in the 22nd District (South Brooklyn) on Friday morning. Sliwa and Bruno will hold a joint news conference at 9:00 am on Friday June 26th to discuss the endorsement and the dangerous policy of defunding the NYPD. […]

Yankees Miracle Continues, Bridging Divides

Yankees Miracle Continues, Bridging Divides

Eight years ago I authored a book, “Yankee Miracles.” One of the stories naturally discusses the day that George Steinbrenner caught me doing graffiti outside Yankee Stadium and how he gave me a job as a Yankee batboy. It also talks about how he knew that I wasn’t responsible for all the tagging that was […]

"HOPE" Gets a Second Chance at Life thanks to the Guardian Angels

"HOPE" Gets a Second Chance at Life thanks to the Guardian Angels

Hope was brought in to the Brooklyn Animal Care & Control as a stray.  At just 3 years old she had an ulcerated mass between her shoulder blades and mineralized chicken bones in her stomach.  Clearly her life had been difficult for some time but it was about to get worse as she was immediately […]

We Need to Listen, Learn, and Grow Together

We Need to Listen, Learn, and Grow Together

I have seen New York through many of its lowest lows and highest moments in my lifetime. From “The Bronx is Burning” of the late 1970’s through the boom in this century I know we are a city of resilience. We are a people who usually make me very proud. Most of my life, from […]

Guardian Angels Animal Protection Fighting the Tide to Save Those MOST in Need

Guardian Angels Animal Protection Fighting the Tide to Save Those MOST in Need

6 week old kitty Rajah was brought into the Staten Island Animal Care & Control on Saturday as a stray.  He had a pelvic fracture and was in need of immediate adoption.  Because of his injury he was not available to the public at large and required to ONLY be rescued one of only a […]

The NYC Parks Department Refuses to Apologize

The NYC Parks Department Refuses to Apologize

Yesterday Guardian Angel Jose Gonzalez was patrolling with his group on the Coney Island boardwalk when he saw two employees from the Parks Department wiping down a men’s bathroom with an American flag.  With all of the turmoil now going on in NYC this is just one more example of a total lack of respect […]

Guardian Angels seen protecting NYC businesses from looters

Guardian Angels seen protecting NYC businesses from looters

The group’s founder Curtis Sliwa, 66, had set up with his men outside the front of the store near Broadway and Washington Place around 10 p.m. last Tuesday, The New York Post reported. Watch the latest video at foxnews.com The video showed the Angels, in their signature jackets and hats, blocking off the entrance and pushing would-be looters […]

All cops involved in George Floyd’s deadly arrest now in custody

All cops involved in George Floyd’s deadly arrest now in custody

The three former Minneapolis cops charged Wednesday as accomplices in the death of George Floyd while in police custody have all been taken into custody, according to reports Wednesday evening. Authorities in Minnesota released mugshots showing Tou Thao, Thomas Lane and J. Alexander Kueng wearing orange, v-neck jailhouse garb over black T-shirts. The ex-cops were […]

'Guardian Angel' describes pitched battle with New York looters: 'We don't surrender or retreat'

'Guardian Angel' describes pitched battle with New York looters: 'We don't surrender or retreat'

By Hollie McKay Since 1979, when crime was at its pinnacle across New York City, Curtis Sliwa, 66, has led a group of volunteers known as the “Guardian Angels” in signature red jackets who roam lawless pockets and aid those in need. But Tuesday night, amid the ongoing unrest gripping much of the nation following the death of […]

Guardian Angels battle looters in New York City, 2 hospitalized

Guardian Angels battle looters in New York City, 2 hospitalized

NEW YORK CITY (WABC) — The Guardian Angels stated goal is to keep order and protect the community, but on Tuesday night, a few members of the group were attacked themselves by looters trying to break into a Manhattan Foot Locker. One of the Angels sustained injuries so severe he lost sight one eye. Cell […]

George Floyd protesters ignore curfew aimed at taming looting, arsons; march through Lower Manhattan, Brooklyn, blocked from bridges by cops

George Floyd protesters ignore curfew aimed at taming looting, arsons; march through Lower Manhattan, Brooklyn, blocked from bridges by cops

Thousands of defiant protesters filled the streets around Gracie Mansion, Trump Tower, Battery Park and near Brooklyn’s Barclays Center Tuesday night to protest the Minneapolis killing of George Floyd as an 8 p.m. curfew took hold to tame days of rampant looting and arson. The order was largely ignored. Rogue marchers busted windows up and […]

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