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.
11217 – that’s a great link.. thanks for sharing
infinitejester – When I judge neighborhoods, I don’t think, “Gee, per 1,000 residents, 12 violent incidents.” I think, “what are some anecdotes I’ve heard about here? Are there applicable, similar conditions?”
Well then you are a moron (sorry but its true on this issue) and the fact that morons like you are wandering our streets judging neighborhoods by meaningless anecdotes is further evidence of the danger of Brownstoner publishing such posts.
When I go into a bar, I don’t think, “Gee, that woman has a .7 waist to hip ratio.” I think, “she’s hot!”
When I judge neighborhoods, I don’t think, “Gee, per 1,000 residents, 12 violent incidents.” I think, “what are some anecdotes I’ve heard about here? Are there applicable, similar conditions?”
Expecting a blog to either a.) fulfill and mirror the inner monologue you have in your head or b.) have journalistic standards comparable to CNN.com is just wrong. Blogs are a little personality, a little fact, for an alchemy that makes for something greater than the parts.
I love reading these older articles about brownstone neighborhoods from years past.
Here’s one from the NYTimes in 1984 as a neighborhood profile of Ft. Greene…
http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9A0CEEDD1038F935A35756C0A962948260
Just think it’s nice to see where “we’ve” come from to put it all into perspective.
What writes….”You think those Asshats have you interest at heart but this place is a breading ground for Race/Class warfare. Brownnstoner has disrespected the long time residents of this neighborhood and cheered on Gentrification! Brownstoner reporting on crime is so disingenuous! Jon don’t care about crime, only hits to this blog!”
You were the first one to make it a race thing asshole.
Just because housing prices go down from bubble levels, or because bankers are out of work, shouldn’t cause crime to go up.. this seems to be some sort of wishful thinking/nightmare scenario that people seem to have latched on to. Take a look at the crime blotter each week, you’ll see this stuff is so common .. I mean a $40 mugging, and nobody was hurt.. this is like reporting a traffic ticket.
“it’s Brownstoner’s blog, and he can post whatever he likes, as I am sure he will do. To say that any criticism is unamerican is ridiculous, and a cop out. It is precisely American to make suggestions, offer opinions, and criticize.”
Yep Yep!!!! And if Brownstoner allow comments then we have to “right” to express our feeling also!
MM I remembered a couple of months ago when your panties got all wet for the “end of the world” party. You think those Asshats have you interest at heart but this place is a breading ground for Race/Class warfare. Brownnstoner has disrespected the long time residents of this neighborhood and cheered on Gentrification! Brownstoner reporting on crime is so disingenuous! Jon don’t care about crime, only hits to this blog!
Brownnstoner be very carful about Karma! Karma has a way of making you a “victim”..
“I see nothing wrong with posting this. I see everything wrong with Asshats like the What turning it into a ridiculous race issue. If the muggers were white, then they were white. If they were black then they were black.”
Dave Dave Dave! We are smarted than that.. The What didn’t start the fire but just pissing on it..
The What (Brownstones in 2009 ROTFLMMFAO)
Someday this war is gonna end…
That gothamist article demonstrates the exact problem that has taken hold in crime “reporting”. Valuable facts surrounded by speculation, paranoia, and anecdotal remarks. Reporting crime is legitimate for this blog, but it would best serve the community to report crime consistently and with some larger sense of historical perspective about trends, unrelated to anecdotal evidence. Everyone is expecting crime to rise, so we see every incident as evidence…good media would provide a check on that tendency rather than feeding it by cherry-picking crimes to report.
I see nothing wrong with posting this. I see everything wrong with Asshats like the What turning it into a ridiculous race issue. If the muggers were white, then they were white. If they were black then they were black.