Another Shooting on Grand and Putnam
[nggallery id=”21402″ template=galleryview] This is getting really old. In what seems to be an annual occurrence, there was another shooting on the corner of Grand and Putnam last night. The 88th Precinct won’t confirm a thing, but according to several people standing around on the corner this morning, a car drove by last night at…
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This is getting really old. In what seems to be an annual occurrence, there was another shooting on the corner of Grand and Putnam last night. The 88th Precinct won’t confirm a thing, but according to several people standing around on the corner this morning, a car drove by last night at around 10:30 and sprayed an empty parked car with bullets, and in the process hit a female “innocent bystander” in the leg. She was reportedly not killed but, as the photos show, she lost some blood; as you can also see, a number of bullet holes are visible in the side of the building. As most people in the neighborhood are aware, this corner has been a hotbed of illegal activity for years. Two summers ago, after a young man was murdered for saying something insulting about another man’s girlfriend, the block was put on lock-down for the summer, which did temporarily push the drug activity a block or two away—not exactly an ideal solution for the people who lived on those blocks. In the community meetings that always follow, the police act sympathetic and talk about how difficult it is to put drug dealers away, but at a certain point it all rings hollow. If this were happening on the Upper East Side, you can be sure it would have been shut down long ago.
Turning Up The Pressure on Grand and Putnam [Brownstoner]
Murder on Putnam: Will The Cops Show Up Now? [Brownstoner]
12:15 – let’s get them here then, let’s get them involved and introducing themselves into the communities – i haven’t seen them doing that anywhere.
Many of the longtime residents have poor views of the cops. Many teens growing up in our neighborhoods have to face descrimination on a daily basis. In a situation like this, it’s imperative that the cops come out to the community (both new and old residents) and show that they care.
This is the only thing that will renew people’s faith in the police and (hopefully) help them feel more comfortable coming forward with information.
period.
Where can I buy one of those million dollar brownstones in this area? Is this another one of those areas everyone keeps saying people from the UWS are flocking to because house there will only keep going up? If I buy that million dollar brownstone there now will it really be worth 4 times that in 5 years like everyone on here says? Golly I hope so. Now seems to best time to buy!
This is the block that a bunch of you were telling some girl it was safe to live on. This is why Brownstones in Clinton Hill are the most overpriced real estate in Brooklyn. This is not a family area but rather a place for young man with no family in my opinion. I feel bad for the person who got shot and the people who bought and live in this aea but you guys cant be surprised about this. This is an area controlled by drugdealers who can be very violent if you try to take there livilihoods.
Ok why is no one blaming Brownstoner for posting this story!! What the F%^& this has to do with BROWNSTONES????!!!!!! Huh!! I know I was going to post something, I wasn’t going to let this go! Come on.
The What FLAME ON
Someday this war is gonna end……
Wow those 1.3 million Brownstones aint so great now, huh! Blow me!
The What: Yes, Mr. Brownstoner did speak from his platform that is based on upper middle class white America. But he is entitled to his opinion just like you are. I don’t think your posts should be censored, but you can’t justifiably put a fatwa on him either.
hear, hear b’stoner! we missed you! thanks for posting
The What:
Stop trying to cover this up by suggesting that racism is a part of this discussion…
SAFETY is the only thing we are concerned about: Black, White, and Brown!@
Get the F u c K out!
Why in the world would the longtime residents of the neighborhood be in favor of the police doing nothing while people get shot? That’s a ridiculous thing to say. Just because some longtime residents may have given up on the police long ago (and for good reason given the lack of action), why should newer arrivals not try to draw attention to the problems and bring a new level of accountability? Stick to economics, The What.