Last week, another black youth was found guilty of murder. Another kid from the housing projects. This time it was Taylonn Murphy Jr. He was one of the last remaining open cases from the largest gang ...

The toughest judge in Manhattan Criminal Court lived up to his reputation on Friday afternoon. Just days after the Daily News ran a story about Judge Edward Jude McLaughlin’s “soft side,” McLaughlin ...

Taylonn Murphy stood off to the side of the Madison Square Garden court, viewing the Murry Bergtraum girls basketball team celebrate a 14 th straight title, with watery eyes behind his glasses. He had ...

Taylonn Murphy, 20, was also convicted of conspiring to kill members of rival gangs in the long-running dispute that was responsible for two murders, including the death of his sister. By James C.

Taylonn Murphy has missed his daughter every day since she was senselessly gunned down in Harlem’s Grant Houses a year ago. He still looks at his phone with hopes of hearing her voice saying, “Dad, ...