Gale Brewer and some of The Advocates, teens helping out the community.
By Anthony Ferrara
The 20th precinct (59th to 86th Street) held its monthly community council meeting on Monday night, and reviewed recent crime stats.
- Lt. McDonald, the Operations Coordinator (filling in for Capt Holley, who is on vacation), stated that “Crime is down across the board for the year. For the period August 29 to September 25, the only uptick is in burglaries of businesses; such as the two Birdbath Bakeries on Columbus Avenue which were robbed and the perpetrators have not been apprehended as of yet.”
- The other increase was in domestic violence, with a total of five incidences in the past month, “with all parties arrested quickly, usually within hours.”
- The Community Council Meetings have been set for the coming year: October 24th November 28, January 23rd, February 26th, March 27th, April 24th, May 22nd & June 26th. (No meeting during the December Holidays).
- Public Advocate Letitia James has filed a lawsuit against the Department of Education, because she says children with special needs were riding to school in non-air conditioned buses this past summer.
- The precinct is hosting Free Mammograms on Friday, September 30th. Appointments are necessary. Call (212) 580-6428 in order to register.
- Community Council President Erica Erinburg received the 20th Precinct’s Award of Appreciation for her help working on homelessness and other issues. She said “the 20th Precinct has done a great job cleaning up the area.”
- Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer gave kudos to the “Advocates,” a group of young teens who help spread the word of doing the right thing around their neighborhoods.
So, if you don’t own a local business or are a victim of domestic abuse, crime in the 20 is DOWN.
Reading WSR comment, I didn’t get that impression
They are giving out awards for people who work on homelessness claiming they “have done a great job cleaning up the area”? Is this real? What is wrong with these people? As far as saying crime is up or down- remember the mayor is about to launch his reelection campaign and without Bill Bratton to question it he will make all sorts of claims regarding crime and crime rates. If you read this page you know there are big problems with street homeless/homeless shelter residents and that lots of crime is happening.
Ah, yes, if you read random comments by anonymous crackpots, you’ll know that lots of crime is happening. Trust them, not the police.
I’ve read in comments here about thefts from pharmacies, etc. that go unreported. The same must be true for newsstands. A friend of mine witnessed such a theft on Broadway in the low 90s over the summer. Just last week as I crossed 66th Street on the west side of Broadway at about 8:45 pm, two young men approaching me broke into a run when the proprietor of the nearby newsstand cried out. I asked if he had been robbed and he said “Yes!” The two had helped themselves to a number of sodas from the refrigeration unit. I suspect such petty thefts go unreported, but the blatant nature of them is worrisome.
Crime is up in the 24th precinct! Our office was robbed three weeks ago (at noon on a Tuesday) by a guy high on crack who was on a theft-spree. The swift action of the police apprehended this felon and now he is in jail waiting for trial. But let’s face it, the UWS isn’t safe anymore.
I wonder if any of the usual race-baiting regulars here will comment on the picture of kids of color who are doing positive things for the neighborhood…
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