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]
I was thinking of moving to brooklyn from manhattan, but it seems like a racially charged place. i am reading a lot of hate in these posts and i don’t need that especially since i am starting a family. forget it. the burbs may be boring, but that’s better than the animosity i’m sensing here. my parents are right, i don’t want to be in a place like brooklyn.
Sigh. Sazerac straight up anyone?
If you moved to NYC to live inside your little bubble and never see any violence or anything remotely bad, then you should have watched something other than Sex and the City when you were canvassing the tube for ideas about what this city was like.
Please, all you do is care about yourself.
HELLO, HELLO, HELLO…..
Yes, many of the bloggers on this site and many others documenting the moves of the new urban trendsetters have consistently practiced covert racist dialogue without recognizing the facts and even the role that they play in “Institutionalized Racism”. Sit tight it could get real rowdy (summer is a coming, people are fustrated, families severly fragmented and the economy is getting tighter – not rocket science – all groups have proped themselves up on questionable tactics when faced w/ such – no less may not be expected from one oppressed for centuries – 1964/65 civil right act was one of the most profound initiatives too curtail slavery/ racist economic oppression and benefit probably the oppressor even more, do the research!!!!!!) .
The “people in the neighborhood” who do conduct illegal business w/ the dealers are a minority (the few). However, for those who have lived under these conditions or some form there other have become disgusted and totally disillusioned with the “powers” that those responsible for oversight provide. Hell, education that which is doled out in the neighborhood schools can barely serve as a remedy (again, Institutionalized Racism!!!!!).
Institutionalized Racism is economic oppression doled out by institutions. RACISM IS ECONOMICS. As usual it is so disgusting to read or even hear self-centered, egotistical, ignorant, money-grubbing individuals comment on issues that they refuse to be part of a solution, but more and the same of the problem. Nothing is new!!!!!! Your only concern is that it is impacting your economics. Obviously those in power find it much more economically feasible for things to continue as is. New Thought: Had not it continued as long as it has, many of you would not have been able to obtain your economic investments. Maybe, just stay quiet and let the neighborhood boil over to the point that all the “undesireables” exterminate themselves. Though do remember as Brother X stated how the chickens do come home to roast. And, should you need to be reminded; Black Man, White Man and the Native man were all sold on the same slave block until the white man realize it may not be as economically feasible since his own daughter could be sold on that same block. Also, if he kept those appeased who more so resembled him ( skin color association only) he could continue inhumane and implausible behavior towards other human beings (the original man – Dominate Genes wipe out recessive genes – Which I don’t suppose that many are aware).
Who are you people who feel superior to comment on people that you have no real dealing, understanding, compassion, love or otherwise basic consideration? I am so disgusted by the BS that continue to persist based on THE ignorance of MANKIND!@!!! As a previous blogger stated, maybe if one of the other brothers or sisters from parents of the “Majority” were to whacked maybe things would change – Any Martyrs. All, one hears from you emotionally bankrupted individuals is the “Brownstones”. THEY ARE INANIMATE OBJECTS!!!!!! GOd Bless Us All…..
6.07 – presumably you don’t want to live in war-torn Darfur or in Lebanon. Does that make you pathetic?
Thanks ClintonHullChill for letting folks know that the newcomers to the neighborhood have not helped the drug problem on that corner one bit.
There were no murders in Greenpoint, to be clear.
ClintonHullChill,
I understand you have some 30 yrs in clinton hill but I have some first hand knowledge of a certain storefront(will not mention but if you do have your finger on the pulse you will know which store I’m speaking of) that remains a safe haven because of the 88th turning a blind eye to what is obviously going on. The owner had divulged too much info to a close reliable friend-the store is “off limits”. Lets not be naive, corruption makes people money and the 88th is corrupt. My first comment was posted @ 3:00.
Like your blog though.
DowningBylaw