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Tomorrow many New Yorkers will be coming together to celebrate notions of rebirth and unity—not just in churches around town for Easter Sunday, but in Times Square as well for the lesser known and more violent "Gang Initiation Day." The Post says that the high holy day has become an annual ritual for local gangs—in 2006, they say that more than 200 gang members came through the area with three stabbings being reported. One cop told them, "It's the same nonsense every year. It's been going on a long time." The McDonald's in Times Square is one of many businesses that closed down in the wake of the '06 incidents and this year will have double its normal security on hand. a manager told the paper, "They come in, they throw chairs, they throw cups of ice at each other. It's a disaster."

Hundreds of friends and family members gathered at Cobble Hill Chapels yesterday to mourn the death of 17-year-old Sharif Abdallah, as police continued to investigate whether they will bring homicide charges against three teenagers and one father arrested in conjunction with the fight that led to the boy's death. As of right now, 42-year-old Angelo Bracco, along with his sons Eric and Christian and their friend Dominic Barbera, have been charged with gang assault.