Hundreds Commemorate Exonerated Central Park Gate Near Harlem. Five Teens Jailed for 1989 Rape

“The Gate of the Exonerated” will remember how the Central Park Five were attacked and raped in 1989.

New Fence With Placard

“The Gate of the Exonerated” will be on 110th Street between Fifth Avenue and Malcom X Blvd. at the north end of Central Park.

Workers are building a new fence with placards about the Central Park Five.

A gang of black and Latino males raped a white lady in Central Park, sparking racial tension in New York and elsewhere.

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Another guy confessed to the Central Park rape, and his DNA matched the scene.
2002 cleared the guys and awarded them $41 million.

Central Park Conservancy spokeswoman: “Today’s unanimous vote commemorates the Exonerated Five and other unfairly condemned people.”

The Central Park Conservancy has worked with the Harlem neighbourhood for over 40 years, and we are happy to have brought the Gate of the Exonerated to life in a manner that shows Central Park is for everyone.

Wrongfully Convicted

“My kid turned 15.” As a sexual predator of the greatest degree, he served seven years in jail and three on parole.

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Her kid forgives better than her. Salaam says it’s impossible to forget what an excessive prosecution cost her son and his friends, as well as all the families’ sorrow and despair over so many years.

Naming the gate doesn’t change anything, but she’s proud to see an accurate portrayal of her son and his buddies in stone.

The Public Design Commission approved the concept, which will be revealed on Dec. 19.

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