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Camera crews film in Bronx for documentary about retired NYPD officer who founded Fort Apache Youth Center

The developers of what used to be the Fort Apache Youth Center are filming a documentary about its founder, a retired NYPD officer who wanted to help kids off the street.

News 12 Staff

Dec 13, 2021, 3:03 AM

Updated 1,094 days ago

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The developers of what used to be the Fort Apache Youth Center are filming a documentary about its founder, a retired NYPD officer who wanted to help kids off the street.
In the 1970s, George Hankins was challenged to a fist fight by a gang leader - and won with only three jabs.
News 12's Veronica Jean Seltzer talks to a Bronx boxer and the developers about the importance of the youth center for the community.