Another Mugging in Fort Greene
While it pales in comparison to some of the other crime that took place over the holidays, this one may be of local interest: On the day after Christmas a thirty-something couple was mugged on Adelphi Street off Dekalb Avenue. One of the two teens grabbed the man and told him to Give me what…
While it pales in comparison to some of the other crime that took place over the holidays, this one may be of local interest: On the day after Christmas a thirty-something couple was mugged on Adelphi Street off Dekalb Avenue. One of the two teens grabbed the man and told him to Give me what you have, reports The Brooklyn Paper. The couple coughed up $50 in cash and several credit and banking cards.
sorry, what, a little late in responding. simply said, you’re a loser. and a dork. you’ve been right about some things and I’ve sometimes enjoyed reading your posts, but when you go off about this stuff and then start to threaten violence to brownstoner, you lose all credibility. if you would just stay on point and not go cuckoo, I think you’d find that you have more in common with many of us than you think. Nobody loves it when new people move in to a neighborhood and drive up prices – why do you think brooklyn got “gentrified” in the first place. people got priced out of manhattan, but wanted to stay in New York. That’s not some evil, racist plot, that’s just NYC for you. I think you bring race to the table most of the time. I don’t know of a single person in a majority who’s sitting there thinking evil thoughts about black people every time a crime in brooklyn is reported. I think there are some crazies who might – sounds like you do – but there are crazies in every group who hate another group for silly reasons. I think most people just feel concerned, sad, afraid, motivated. People are aware of class issues, but I just don’t think the readership of brownstoner is necessarily your enemy. seems like a pretty liberal crowd, with the obvious exception of yourself. What would be your REAL solutions to the issues – I mean it. Not just ranting and raving and calling names. step up, let us know what you would do.
“Fort Greene most likely has a permanent problem with this kind of predatory street crime. For all the renovation and trendy dining that surfaced in recent years, it is surrounded by public housing and ghetto, so the human trash that lives there finds easy pickings between Myrtle and Fulton. But this doesn’t seem to carry much of discount in the housing prices compared to the nicer brownstone neighborhoods, which is truly confusing.”
See Miss Priss! This the chance the Covert Race/Class stuff comes out and you tell me that “villainous conspiracy to race-bait.”?? Yeah OK sweetie..
The What
Someday this war is gonna end…
“It always cracks me up to hear people like the What strut around like a ridiculous rooster about how everyone should go back to ohio if they don’t like it…”
Miss Priss if someone do not like the conditions they are living in (crime in a newly gentrified neighborhood), then they should move to the neighborhood that has lower crime rate. Brownstoner has posted about Drug Dealers, Homeless People and Marauding Teenagers. These issues has a tinge if racism and do not address the real issue of crime here. Check the other “Crime Stories” and you will see they was written with hype in mind, not to be “informative”. Crap like this divides us and is not constructive Miss Priss. Black people are not going to disappear so you can have your little “Utopia” in Asshat Hill, in fact the reverse is happen right now and you will see that plenty of people made a mistake.
“I’ve gotten to know many old timers in my neighborhood (clinton hill) and none of them want crime, embrace it, or accept it. They’ve worked hard to get it out of the neighborhood, worked hard to get PS 11 to be better, etc. ”
Really? “Old Timers”?? That’s what they are?? They are not people? Humans? Citizens? That is where the problem lies. You Asshats believe your helping , like the Pilgrims. That concept is so sad.
So, to those of you freaking out, I would recommend a little soul searching or therapy at least to see what it is you actually reacting to and that perhaps it has more to do with your own perceptions and fears than with some villainous conspiracy to race-bait.
Souls searching??? I watch my neighborhood being invaded by Smug, Pertencious Asshats. These same people look at me like I’m a piece of crap. Praying the day where they see only they own kind. Long time friend forced to move because of high rent and greedy landlords and don’t tell me they should’ve brought something. Owning a house does not make you special, in fact sometimes owning a house is a burden. Hole in the ground where good house once stood because some Dumbass knock it down to build Condo’s. Coney Island was the heart of Brooklyn until Thor Equities destroyed a treasure.
Thank God it’s 2009, the year where the Mutant Asset Bubble gets put to sleep…
The What (Born, Raised and will die in Brooklyn)
Someday this war is gonna end…
It’s perfectly legitimate to post about random street crimes in these neighborhoods. Obviously, it affects real estate prices and the perceptions of the neighborhood.
Fort Greene most likely has a permanent problem with this kind of predatory street crime. For all the renovation and trendy dining that surfaced in recent years, it is surrounded by public housing and ghetto, so the human trash that lives there finds easy pickings between Myrtle and Fulton. But this doesn’t seem to carry much of discount in the housing prices compared to the nicer brownstone neighborhoods, which is truly confusing.
Having lived in the neighborhood for years, I would never actually buy anything in Fort Greene for these reasons.
The idea that this kind of violence is somehow part of the cultural heritage of Fort Greene and should be preserved is ridiculous. If you own your home, work for a living, or have a family, you can’t reasonably think that. That is beyond race, where you buy your clothes, etc.
montrose morris, i liked what you said, although I don’t agree that posting about crime is race baiting. It seems that the people who react to it as such are reacting out of a place of personal discomfort or defensiveness. I can understand where that comes from, but it doesn’t make it useful or help anyone move forward. I think any blog about real estate in NY should have information about crime in the neighborhoods – both crimes by developers who don’t have secure work sites and crimes by “punks”, be they black or white.
Should we all do the see no evil, hear no evil thing just because some people can’t handle a discussion about crime without turning it into a fight about race?
If brownstoner is writing about the exciting and fun aspects of life in brooklyn, i.e. events, dining, stores opening, then why is it against the rules to talk about crime?
It always cracks me up to hear people like the What strut around like a ridiculous rooster about how everyone should go back to ohio if they don’t like it…I’ve gotten to know many old timers in my neighborhood (clinton hill) and none of them want crime, embrace it, or accept it. They’ve worked hard to get it out of the neighborhood, worked hard to get PS 11 to be better, etc.
So, to those of you freaking out, I would recommend a little soul searching or therapy at least to see what it is you actually reacting to and that perhaps it has more to do with your own perceptions and fears than with some villainous conspiracy to race-bait.
In the grand scheme of things I can see how this particular crime might be considered, perhaps, “boring”. I can also see how this my deviate from the central theme of Brownstoner. However, I am in favor of posting this topic. I live in Fort Greene, and I, like many of the educated readers, do not make global assessments after reading only one article. It certainly does encourage me to keep a closer eye out. Additionally, I am looking to buy in this area and look to Brownstoner for perspective. It seems reasonable to me that the more people who know about these incidences the more we can directly or indirectly prevent them from happening in the future. What better place to forum this topic than a site dedicated to those interested in well being of their community.
Thanks for posting!
I didn’t cross the street when I lived here in ’95 and “saw natives coming” and I certainly don’t now. In those days, which weren’t even that bad compared to the 80s, you couldn’t leave a car parked on the street in Prospect Heights (even gorgeous streets like Carlton) without taking every item you owned out of it, along with the radio, unless you wanted it to be broken in to. Guys lined up along Myrtle in Clinton Hill to panhandle, literally one after another, sitting on milk crates outside of what used to be the A&P a few blocks away from Pratt. 7th ave in Park Slope was nice, but 5th ave was sketchy and not yet built up like it is now.
To suggest that things being like that is or was somehow preferable to the current state of those areas is crazy. I disagree with the idea that BID’s are a bad thing — they encourage businesses other than 99-cent stores and nail salons to open, as well as improving the overall look of the street. They demonstrably reduce crime and make neighborhoods more attractive. I don’t care if it’s natives or newcomers who are opening those businesses, it’s still a good thing.
I absolutely understand and acknowledge the work that people did to improve Brooklyn. The work was done by both long-term residents and by new arrivals to the neighborhoods, of all ethnicities and economic levels. Huge parts of Brooklyn are beautiful and vibrant places to live now, thanks to the work that people have put in. I think that’s awesome and part of the reason I want to own in this borough is because of the diversity, character, and attitude of the people who live here.
“Fulton is JUST FINE. if you do not like the crime. LEAVE>”
So,Ibrahim…you LIKE the crime?
well put ibrahim