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May 13, 2009
What To Do About That Pesky Drug Dealer?
Here's a specific situation facing a tenant in a building but his question could also apply more broadly to illicit activity going on in the vicinity of your home:
I've got quite the interesting situation going on in my building. I live on the first floor, and I know for a fact that there's a drug dealer in my building. Here's how it works: a "client" will ring the buzzer, get buzzed into the first floor vestibule, the dealer comes down the steps from the fourth floor, and sells drugs to the client. I can hear the transactions happening since they're actually dumb enough to think their voices don't travel through my door when they're standing right next to it. "Let me get two"... "Make sure you tuck that in your pocket before you leave"... "No credit"... "Pay me now"...
This makes me extremely uncomfortable to know that this type of activity is so close to home. Because this goes on at all hours of the night and keeps me awake, I want to call the police and report this, but I also am wary of the "don't snitch" edict in this neighborhood. I should also mention that even when not dealing, this guy and some friends are usually smoking blunts in the hallway (right outside my door) from 12am to 2am on weeknights.
I just don't know what to do: (A) suck it up and wait til August and hope to get some sleep before then OR (B) call the police, hope that the dealer doesn't figure out it's me, and maybe have an increased chance of sleep. I've posted about this before, and the situation is now even worse. Anyone out there have advice?
Any thoughts?
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Posted by: plgdude at May 13, 2009 10:54 AM
I would definitely take action. I feel like a well placed video camera should send the message. You could suggest that to the landlord as long as he's not friends with the dealer.
Posted by: Argyle Road at May 13, 2009 10:54 AM
dealing in the public areas is a big no no and most dealers know NOT to do that. is this person just a teenager selling a little bit of weed to other teenagers? or this a little more hardcore than that? maybe you can ask him to keep his business in his own apartment (like MOST respectable and legit dealers do anyway)? tho i know that might not be an option and might seem like a silly option to someone. however i did see it work once in a tenement building on the LES.
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at May 13, 2009 10:58 AM
Yes - you need to get out of your lease immediately - you absolutely have grounds. Once you have found a place to go, then tell the police. Completely unacceptable living situation unless you are paying about $300/month for your apt.
Posted by: gkw at May 13, 2009 10:59 AM
First, keep a diary - even if it's only notations on a calendar mentioning time & what happened. Second, try to record some of the conversations. Third, go to the precinct & talk to the C-POP cop - I think all pcts have them. He/she will advise you what to do so there's no risk of retaliation on you.
Be prepared for the process to take a long time.
Posted by: Arkady at May 13, 2009 11:00 AM
Think the Brooklynians (including one who is a cop) already gave him some sensible-sounding advice.
Posted by: etson at May 13, 2009 11:00 AM
oh jeez those brooklynians are batpoop insane. all they do is tattle on people, talk trash about their neighbors who cant defend themselves online, bash local businesses, and cop smug attitudes. barf! good advice in here tho, but it depends on how far you wanna go with it and your comfort level. if you are moving in august id say just deal until the end, but random people in and out of a building probably doesnt sound so safe.
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at May 13, 2009 11:03 AM
If you have a landlord who is responsible, have him or her contact the local precinct to authorize "vertical patrols." This allows the police, with their own keys, to enter the property at any time and patrol the hallways. As much useful information as possible should be provided to the precinct's intel' and, if it has one, street narcotics unit sergeants. Good luck.
Posted by: g man at May 13, 2009 11:03 AM
If you really subscribe to the 'don't snitch edict' then shut up and enjoy the contact high. Otherwise, call the police and get the job done. When I was younger I actually lived next door to a crack house. Everyone in the neighborhood kept calling the police on those people. I woke up one night to the sight of a shotgun poking out of the bushes in front of my bedroom window. Next thing you know, cops were flying out of our bushes, leaping off our back porch and storming the house next door. Helluva night, but the point is that if you report this activity, something will be done about it.
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at May 13, 2009 11:13 AM
WOW, this dealer is stupid! "never sell no crack where you rest at".
I would move. If you are uncomfortable confronting them directly or going to the police, just move. It is a non-confrontational way out, but if you don't want to take a risk and take action it is the best way out.
Instead of the police I will also bet there is community member or council member you could speak with, I will pass this blog post on to some of my friends who work in the Brooklyn City Council, maybe it will help.
Posted by: cosmo1 at May 13, 2009 11:13 AM
Two things to take into consideration...
Drug deals go bad every once in while...especially if the dealer is a little stupid. So if nothing bad has happened till now, chances of something happening in the near future are high.
If you don't sleep next to your door (in case somebody uses their gun) and don't walk into a bed deal, you should be fine but move in August anyways.
Don't go to the cops and more importantly don't do something stupid like installing a camera. Remember that these informal economic activities were here long before you arrived. Don't give the dealer a choice of scaring you or stopping the activity.
Best
Posted by: fobsdelhi at May 13, 2009 11:18 AM
The landlord has a duty to give you quiet enjoyment to the property and this violates it but he has to be told about it. This is a police matter each precinct has a community council meeting one a month. At the meeting will be the senior people from the precinct(normally both the precinct captain and head of patrol as well as other senior officials) you can go and talk with them directly before or after the meeting...its better not to do it during an q and a session because you don't want to be known to the dealers...they will tell you what they can do and mostly they do it. All the City Council people do is pass it along. This way you get to do it directly. Call the precinct and ask when the next community council meeting is and where it is....ask for the community affairs officer....
Posted by: smeyer418 at May 13, 2009 11:19 AM
i lived in your neighborhood for over 20 years. You are in a great position to help. do you own a tape recorder? make some incriminating tapes then go to the police. you could save one of those kids in your building.
Posted by: xbklynite at May 13, 2009 11:20 AM
I recommend nuking the site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure.
Posted by: cwbuecheler at May 13, 2009 11:24 AM
Weird - I've never heard of dealers who do business where they live - especially out in the open in a common area of a building.
If this drug dealer isn't particularly scary - I would perhaps ask nicely if during "sleepy time" they could conduct business in their own apartment.
If he does have that many clients coming in and out you could call the cops and say he is trafficking out of his home and they'd probably show up (the cops usually don't seem to care about little nickel and dime dealers) - but that would be snitchin' and snitches get stitches and end up in ditches.
Posted by: dirty_hipster at May 13, 2009 11:31 AM
"I would perhaps ask nicely if during "sleepy time" they could conduct business in their own apartment. "
Would you really?
Posted by: northsloperenter at May 13, 2009 11:40 AM
Oh, and I would move.
But I'm married with a small kid. When I was single, I might not have cared too much unless the situation seemed dangerous or the noise was annoying me.
Posted by: northsloperenter at May 13, 2009 11:42 AM
"Weird - I've never heard of dealers who do business where they live - especially out in the open in a common area of a building."
DH, I lived in a building for awhile right here in CH where the super was [may still be] dealing right out of his apt.
Posted by: cobblehiller at May 13, 2009 11:42 AM
As a criminal defense lawyer I would suggest that even the nicest of my clients (and many are nice) would perhaps be less than sympathetic to being asked to respect "sleepy time." Nor do I think moving the transaction from the lobby (incredibly stupid) to the apartment will resolve the issue of buzzers, slamming doors and strangers wandering through the hall. Dealing drugs out of your apartment puts your lease at risk and even the landlord's ownership of the property at risk if they tolerate it. District Attorneys seek evictions and forfeitures in civil court as well as prosecutions in criminal court. Seems to me the advice to approach a detective at a precinct meeting or even just going to the precinct is the best one. Be advised that others who have made complaints have been threatened and harrassed in similar situations. That said, I despise a culture which repeats and glorifies a "don't be a snitch" mantra, even as I think the war on drugs is a failure. Just as the drug statutes don't refelct the reality of drug use (public health crisis), this idea that someone can't demand respect and lawful behavior from those around him is deeply direspectful and cynical.
Posted by: Putnamdenizen at May 13, 2009 11:48 AM
NSR - yeah I would. Unless you're under the impression that the guy is dangerous or unreasonable there's no reason not to. He would probably appreciate coming to him first rather then calling the cops.
Posted by: dirty_hipster at May 13, 2009 11:49 AM
"Unless you're under the impression that the guy is dangerous or unreasonable there's no reason not to."
I always consider criminals to be dangerous and unreasonable.
Posted by: northsloperenter at May 13, 2009 11:50 AM
"I always consider criminals to be dangerous and unreasonable."
Well that shoots that idea!
Posted by: dirty_hipster at May 13, 2009 11:53 AM
Why don't you just buy a dimebag off the guy and be like "look man, make the people go upstairs"?
Getting the police involved is just going to ruin someones life.
Also, let's all just say it, loud and clear: Gentrification.
Posted by: emulcifier at May 13, 2009 11:56 AM
I lived something similar back in the mid-90s, in Chelsa--hot and cold running crackheads, was getting very out of hand. It's a deal breaker on a lease -- MOVE
Posted by: bridges at May 13, 2009 11:58 AM
The choices aren't that stark. The guy can call the cops anonymously and lodge a complaint. The more such complaints there are about a dealer or building, the greater the chance that detectives will go in and deal with it - whether by observing sales, using an informant, or using an undercover officer, it doesn't have to involve this tenant at all. Even if it happens after the tenant moves away, it helps the police to have that bit of information, and could help new residents down the road.
Posted by: sdrubbins at May 13, 2009 12:01 PM
"Also, let's all just say it, loud and clear: Gentrification."
Yeah seriously - were gonna get all the old school people on here saying crap like "i remember the good old days when we could sell dime bags out of the lobby of our building - then the newcomers came in with their strollers, cafes, wine bars and marijuana delivery men and ruined everything"
Posted by: dirty_hipster at May 13, 2009 12:02 PM
"Getting the police involved is just going to ruin someones life."
The prevalence of this type of attitude in a neighborhood is pretty much my litmus test for whether or not I would live there.
I guess I'll never be a gentrifier.
Posted by: northsloperenter at May 13, 2009 12:17 PM
No offense sdrubbins but...ok, you complain to the cops and, provided they're not in on it, eventually come by to take a lookeyloo around. Maybe an arrest, IF they catch them in the act.
When this guy comes back, gee let's see who could have ratted me out--people from here and know the deal, or that new guy on the 1st floor who looks scared shit every time he comes in the front door???
OP you don't belong. MOVE
Posted by: bridges at May 13, 2009 12:18 PM
"Getting the police involved is just going to ruin someones life.
Also, let's all just say it, loud and clear: Gentrification."
Now there's an intelligent attitude...NOT. What makes anyone think that long time residents and oldtimers wouldn't love to see the drug dealers go? I have news for you- the ones in my neighborhood happen to want a safe, decent neighborhood to live in, and quite a few of them have spent years working to improve it. They don't need gentrifyers to do it for them, and they don't want people with be kind to your friendly drug dealer attitude complaining about it.
Posted by: bxgrl at May 13, 2009 12:24 PM
"The prevalence of this type of attitude in a neighborhood is pretty much my litmus test for whether or not I would live there."
NSR - you realize there's a TON of dealers in your neighborhood too right? they just pull up in cars and your neighbors hop in them for 5 seconds while they make their transaction.
God - Slopers as a whole are probably some of the biggest stoners in the city - so if you think marijuana is a "gentrification" issue - it's not.
And if you call the cops about someone dealing dime bags out of your hallway they will laugh at you - it's not worth the hassle.
Posted by: dirty_hipster at May 13, 2009 12:27 PM
"Weird - I've never heard of dealers who do business where they live"
Yeah, that happens a lot. I knew of a guy who was running a whole operation out of his [big] apt. His dining room table was full of product, and he had employees around, always doing something.
I think, how you handle the situation says a lot about the type of person you are. Hence, I won't offer an advice.
Posted by: broadwayron at May 13, 2009 12:36 PM
Funny that some are assuming this is marijuana - sounds more like coke or heroin to me. I think there is a factual basis to me more concerned about the customers of the latter two drugs than the former. But in either case the continued presence of strangers in my lobbby would be a source of concern to me what every the drug. Given the number of very "low level" cases I see coming through arraignments, I question dirty hipster's assessment of what will register on the police radar or not.
Posted by: Putnamdenizen at May 13, 2009 12:43 PM
You SHOULD talk to the police but at this point nothing productive would happen fast.
I would talk to the landlord and look for a new place. When you find something break the lease and move. If at all possible I would make sure that the landlord doesnt owe you any money when you move (ie deposit).
I'd send a letter or two to the landlord to document your position.
You could also put up a sign in the vestibule stating "never sell no crack where you rest at". I bet he'd get the hint.
Posted by: slick at May 13, 2009 12:46 PM
Old school people (before gentrification madness hit) were not rich enuf to buy half million dollar apts, but certainly did not welcome or appreciate drug dealing. Stop the madness!
Letting the landlord know about this activity and calling the police is what I suggest. If they are smoking meth/cocaine, move out - case closed!
If they are smoking marijuana, they may be reasonable. If you are a man, be a man and ask them to leave and don't come back. Men protect their families and the environment of their family.
Calling the police because of what you hear may not work. I work part time from my apartment doing hair. My hair supplier drops off supplies to my home. He never comes in we make the transaction at the entrance door. A conversation between us can sound like a drug transaction - "give me two" "is this product good quality" "how much for a ounce of black" - or he may just hand me my products in a black plastic bag, and I hand him the money and he leaves.
Posted by: The Who at May 13, 2009 12:48 PM
move
Posted by: Xander Crews at May 13, 2009 12:51 PM
Well if it's coke or heroin then that changes the whole dynamic of things - but I guess there's no real way of the OP knowing that. I just assumed due to the blunt smoking it was probably a weed dealer.
Putnamdenizen - I'm sure you've seen your fair share of cases involving marijuana in your line of work - I personally have never heard of a case where police are willing to dedicate what would likely be a large number or resources to bust what is likely (but maybe not) a small time weed dealer, as they simply cannot bust down his door due to one complaint. I have friends that are narcotics detectives and it's really not their main focus. I would imagine the majority of weed arrests are street pushers or people who are found to be carrying during those wonderful "stop and searches" in "high crime" areas.
But that's just my opinion - if it's totally off base plz set me straight. I just know I've been caught smoking twice in public, once I was given a warning and second time I was given an open container ticket.
Posted by: dirty_hipster at May 13, 2009 12:54 PM
What in the world does gentrification have to do with wanting to get drug dealers out of your building? Is it "gentrification" to want toxic chemicals removed from your property, or rats and vermin exterminated from your building? Come on. This misplaced liberal (and I'm a card carrying liberal)bulldinky is condescending in the worst way. Ruin someone's life???? How about all of the lives ruined by the by products of this person's employment choices? People cut down in drive by's, and fire fights for turf. Jealous dealers burning down rival dealer's buildings. Even the chance that the police get the wrong apt number, and hurt or emotionally scar for life some innocent person, including the OP.
Criminal behavior is what it is, and wrong and shouldn't be tolerated in some kind of misplaced "poor underpriveleged, misunderstood person" ridiculousness. The people who have lived in that building for years would probably be the first to cheer to have this idiot arrested and evicted, as they probably have been doing their best to do before the OP noticed the dealing going on.
I'm all for historic preservation, but that does not extend to preserving the injustices, inequalities and unacceptable social conditions that have plagued communities. It is not gentrification to want a drug dealer removed from one's building, it's the fervent desire of every one else in that building, old, new and otherwise.
Posted by: Montrose Morris at May 13, 2009 1:02 PM
I think you are accurate on the weed issue, dirty one.
Personally people deal near my house (crack). I walk around it. If they were in front of my house I'd ask/tell them to move it. Somehow feels different when it is happening in a hallway outside an apartment door. Too many possibilities for spur of the moment burglaries.
Posted by: Putnamdenizen at May 13, 2009 1:05 PM
Oh, but you are wrong about smoking mj in public - you will be arrested for that. Major change since 20 years ago.
Posted by: Putnamdenizen at May 13, 2009 1:06 PM
Regular readers of this site should remember we had the same topic a few months ago - dealing in the lobby of a building. It isn't rare at all. I haven't looked at the old thread but I believe several contributors have changed their tunes since then.
Posted by: Arkady at May 13, 2009 1:12 PM
"NSR - you realize there's a TON of dealers in your neighborhood too right? they just pull up in cars and your neighbors hop in them for 5 seconds while they make their transaction.
God - Slopers as a whole are probably some of the biggest stoners in the city - so if you think marijuana is a "gentrification" issue - it's not."
Your reading comprehension sucks dirty hipster.
I didn't say "I wouldn't live somewhere where there is drug dealing." I said that I wouldn't live somewhere where the "no snitching" attitude is dominant among residents.
Oh, and this comment made me lmao:
"Well if it's coke or heroin then that changes the whole dynamic of things"
pot dealer = what's the big deal, everyone relax
coke dealer = oh no, we have to do something about this
Right?
Posted by: northsloperenter at May 13, 2009 1:15 PM
"Oh, but you are wrong about smoking mj in public - you will be arrested for that. Major change since 20 years ago."
This was recently - but maybe its an officer by officer basis.
I totally agree Putnamdenizen - I don't think the OP should have to put up with it by anymeans. I smoke, but would not like seeing/hearing the transactions going on right outside my apt door. It's unfortunate that there really isn't much that can be done.
Seriously though - what are cops doing besides busting small time dealers in "high crime" neighborhoods? There are so many bars/nighclubs out there that are well known dens for cocaine, mdma and other party drugs. I think there are bigger fish to fry out there then the teenage guy on the street who is being exploited and is a victim.
Posted by: dirty_hipster at May 13, 2009 1:17 PM
"I didn't say "I wouldn't live somewhere where there is drug dealing." I said that I wouldn't live somewhere where the "no snitching" attitude is dominant among residents."
sorry!! reread - apparently my reading comp does suck. home sick from work and on cough syrup.
"Well if it's coke or heroin then that changes the whole dynamic of things"
well all drugs are not viewed equally in the eyes of the law. hence the way cops handle them - if you get stopped with a little weed on you, you may or may not get arrested. coke? no way.
also, cocaine heroin, et all are more expensive and more addictive then pot, so the users maybe more likely to rob you to get their fix.
Posted by: dirty_hipster at May 13, 2009 1:21 PM
If you have a loud neighbor, you should tell them to shut up. I don't care if your neighbor is selling drugs or kittens. If they're so loud you can't sleep, you should tell them to shut up.
Ratting out one small-time drug dealer isn't going to help "your" neighborhood at all.
Just confront the guy about it. Just gentrify and get on with our lives. That's the thing about cities and class these days: we're doomed to gentrify.
Posted by: emulcifier at May 13, 2009 1:25 PM
Montrose - you rule. "Oh, you're a disadvantaged person so you're allowed to be a nuisance to people." Who wants to bet there's just as many people on the block sick of guys like him as there are locals/nonlocals traveling to score?
Posted by: infinitejester at May 13, 2009 1:38 PM
LEGALIZE IT.
Posted by: superstooper at May 13, 2009 1:43 PM
That said, I do agree with the posters who have said that you deserve some peace in your building.
Posted by: superstooper at May 13, 2009 1:45 PM
Dear All:
FIRST: Start attending your Precinct Council meetings (go to the NYPD page and go to which precinct you live in and it will tell you the nights of your precinct council). At every meeting the head of the narcotics division is present and you can talk to him/her in private regarding your issues (narcotics problems are never discussed publicly). This also helps you build a rapport with your commanding officer and local beat cops and division heads at your local precinct, including community affairs officers. The better your rapport well....
SECOND: reach out to your local city council person to register the complaint - let your local elected officials know what is going on! ESPECIALLY if the local precinct hasnt done what they said they would do. This is what your city council people are there for- to hold government agencies feet to the fire and follow-up on what is going on with your case.
If youre NOT afraid of letting these people know that youre not cool with what theyre doing -start a petition in your building or on your block. If your intent is to get them evicted, notify your landlord in writing of the complaint and record every incident (date and tiem) that has occured and include a petition from your fellow renters. If your landlord does NOT take measures to do anything call HUD (or just call 311 to file a complaint)- then if you want to leave you can go to Housing Court to get unpaid rent of monies reclaimed (if you are owed any) or if the landlord threatens to charge you fees for breaking a lease early.
Remember though: safety first when dealing with anyone selling drugs! Get involved and TELL the police and make note of it and workw ith them to resolve the situation!
Lastly, organizations such as Fifth Avenue Committee or other non profits that deal with landlord -tenant and housing issues can be good places to reach out to for help and referrals.
Posted by: Rockstargirl at May 13, 2009 1:56 PM
I say, if you're going to do any reporting, the safest thing is to do it after you move. Until then, keep your door well-locked.
Posted by: vanyali at May 13, 2009 2:05 PM
Honestly, I don't know what I'd do.
I don't trust cops. I won't say I never have, but I've had enough effed up run-ins that I wouldn't want to jeopardize my own safety by starting with the wrong cop. I think there's a lot of reasonable advice here about going to community meetings to get your bearings and then speaking directly with one cop.
That said, you have a lot of options and you do have to use your judgment. How's your landlord? I don't think it is inconceivable that a landlord could intervene with some carefully worded signs. Myself, I'd start with something catchy like:
"Attention, due to a revised building policy, we're unable to continue selling your desired narcotics at this location."
Put that one on the outside of the door. You could even laminate it. A landlord can also notify all the tenants that "Dear Tenants, I've been advised that there seems to be illegal activity underway in this building. I will be installing security cameras on ... to help alleviate this problem. Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have concerns, this is your home and you should feel safe in it. Sincerely, Nice Landlord."
Actually, you could fake that one too. Maybe this is terrible advice, but it might be just enough to send the message to the dealer that a crackdown is imminent. Perhaps s/he'll just move on.
I would *not* confront them.
If you don't like my ideas, brainstorm a gentle way to give them a heads up that someone in the building is not cool with what is going on. And then call the cops. Honestly, if they station a patrol outside the building for a few days, your neighbor's clientèle are going of find someplace else to score.
Posted by: serpentor at May 13, 2009 2:20 PM
Also:
https://a056-crimestoppers.nyc.gov/crimestoppers/public/tipForm.cfm?pgLang=english&mwID=0
Do you actually know who it is? Skip the part about "I can hear through my door which is on the ground floor"
Posted by: serpentor at May 13, 2009 2:29 PM
Can't you just make a noise complaint with your landlord? Tell them that your neighbor is constantly out in the hallway late at night. You don't need to mention your suspicions of drug dealing, though the landlord will probably get the drift. If the landlord does not do something about it, send a letter invoking terms of your lease that will allow you to terminate based on noise (breach of warranty of quiet enjoyment, etc.), announcing your intention to leave at the end of the month and demanding your security deposit back. Since it does not seem that you desperately want to stay in your apartment, it seems the path of least resistance would be to move out as soon as possible. But you should create a record so the landlord cannot enforce the lease.
Posted by: supersleuth at May 13, 2009 2:30 PM
I guess I'm too cynical...just seriously doubt the cops are going to make a great effort to catch a small fry like your neighbor. If it was a bigger operation, a crackhouse or something I could see them being motivated to break it down. But some dickweed in a lobby just because he keeps you up at night? Doubtful.
Also, OP's line about them being too dumb to know their voices can be heard in the hallway? You don't get it...they DON'T CARE. Your neighbors' "don't snitch" edict? There's a reason.
It's an annoyance more than anything else, and one you only have to deal with until August
Posted by: bridges at May 13, 2009 2:49 PM
It depends on what's being sold? Clearly this dude is an amatuer and if he's nic'in and dim'in in the halls, shut it down. Just walk out there, mid deal and ask if they can take it somewhere else.
If that doesn't work, move.
DO NOT CALL THE COPS.
Posted by: grip100692 at May 13, 2009 3:55 PM
Trespass Affadavit Program (TAP)
have the local precinct contact your landlord about joining the program that gives the police access to the building and authority to arrest anyone loitering or selling crack.
flyers will be posted warning people of imminent arrests and consequences.
don't listen to folks telling you not to get the cops involved. it will be too late when some strung out scumbag mistakes your apartment for the place where the stash is hidden.
obviously the scumbag drug dealer didn't give a damn about making your home part of his drug den.
and I know of what I speak, I grew up in ENY (75th) precinct during the crack heyday of the late 80's and 90's.
Posted by: Legion at May 13, 2009 5:17 PM
move on, the police don't care, the brooklyn da doesn't care and the borough president, and your city council person don't care. it is status quo in brooklyn.
Posted by: witchdoctor at May 13, 2009 6:19 PM
witch doc, you'd be surprised. there was a guy in court today for possession of $8 of drugs.
Posted by: superstooper at May 13, 2009 8:37 PM
why not break the buildings buzzer? since everyone has a cell phone now what do you need it for?
Posted by: xbklynite at May 14, 2009 8:37 AM

I've got quite the interesting situation going on in my building. I live on the first floor, and I know for a fact that there's a drug dealer in my building. Here's how it works: a "client" will ring the buzzer, get buzzed into the first floor vestibule, the dealer comes down the steps from the fourth floor, and sells drugs to the client. I can hear the transactions happening since they're actually dumb enough to think their voices don't travel through my door when they're standing right next to it. "Let me get two"... "Make sure you tuck that in your pocket before you leave"... "No credit"... "Pay me now"...
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