A year ago, a 10-year-old Markita Nicole Weaver, was crushed to death in Red Hook:

What started as a makeshift memorial on a corner near Public School 15
where Markita Nicole Weaver last dove into a snow bank to make angels
still stands a year after the 10-year-old was dragged and crushed to
death.

About 25 stuffed animals, mostly Teddy bears, are tied to the iron
fence surrounding the elementary school, at the intersection of Wolcott
and Richards streets. A Tigger doll, faded to a peachy orange,
straddles one of the bars, while a white bear hangs in a clear plastic
bag, gripping a red heart that proclaims "I love you." Deflated
balloons dangle limply, and a crate of candles and plastic flowers sits
on the sidewalk by the fence. Among the toys, a laminated note reads,
"I just wanted to thank you for the things you did for my daughter,
Markita. From her mother." READ MORE AT B61 PRODUCTIONS