Two Hurt in Shooting on Clifton Place in Clinton Hill in the Wee Hours Sunday
There was a shooting about 12:30 am Sunday morning on Clifton Place close to Grand Avenue in Clinton Hill, according to a reader who heard the gunfire. Two people were shot and injured. “We heard six or seven shots,” our tipster writes. The gunfire came from an SUV near 47 Clifton Place “just after midnight,” according…
There was a shooting about 12:30 am Sunday morning on Clifton Place close to Grand Avenue in Clinton Hill, according to a reader who heard the gunfire. Two people were shot and injured. “We heard six or seven shots,” our tipster writes.
The gunfire came from an SUV near 47 Clifton Place “just after midnight,” according to a story in News 12. The two victims were taken to Methodist Hospital and are expected to live.
New York City Alerts also sent out a tweet.
Brooklyn: 71 Clifton Place. @NYPD88Pct reporting 2 people shot. Victims transported by EMS. Crime scene being established.
— New York City Alerts (@NYCityAlerts) July 26, 2015
Could not agree more with all that ClntHill has to say. This is an absoulte slap in the face to the neighborhood. It’s Hamsterdam from The Wire – brazen illegal activity of every kind conducted with impunity. All of the players seem confident that they can operate with no consequences. 88th Precinct, what are you doing? That being said, I spoke with the detective on this case yesterday. He gave me the usual “we can’t do it without the community, yada yada.” The one thing I did take away is he said whenever you see something to call 911 NOT the precinct. 911 must dispatch a car. I asked what level of activity warrants a 911 call and he said ANYTHING. Call early and often. Let’s all call enough that we reach a point of critical mass and someone has to pay attention. We are calling you out Tish James, Ken Thompson and Captain Peter Fiorillo.
I think your way off.. Hamsterdam??? Really? It’s nothing like the Wire… This must be the first time you’ve lived in an urban community.
I once heard that some of the dealers wives/ girlfriends work in the 88th precinct and either have influence over what happens to the dealers, or tip off their dealer pals when they hear anything. I have no idea if it’s true.
I have lived in the neighborhood for 20 years and used to live one block from this corner. The 88th precinct is a complete joke, it’s as if they’re protecting the activity going on here.
The precinct meetings are a joke; and Community Affairs will just tell you to go to them. That’s where the 88th puts out the usual party line: “We can’t do it without you, you have to be our eyes and ears.” But if you tell them anything about that corner, your name and what you told them is on the street immediately, and you get threatened by the people you reported. That corner and a couple houses in the vicinity associated with it have been a blot on the landscape for at least four decades – and the 88th knows all about it.
And what are you doing to help the situation, except complain?
I think it’s easy to say that Ken and Letitia “don’t care” about the situation, however being a NY native and having lived on this block for over 13 years and being involved, this area has improved tremendously, especially under James’ watch. She has worked effortlessly in working to get rid of alot of the long standing issues on that corner specifically. The truth is that everyone that is on that corner is not a drug dealer and we need to really take a step back before we make those kind of judgements. New York City, whether in Bensonhurst or Clinton Hill, has long standing traditions of neighborhoods and its people; which if your not from here then you might not understand.
its no coincidence that the only time the triangle ‘s been clear of activity in the last year was the day after the stabbing when it was noticeably empty. for one day.
Somewhat related to your allegation of corruption, Lisa V’s review here http://www.yelp.com/biz/88th-precinct-brooklyn is pretty terrifying. If true, it reads like something out of an HBO crime drama.