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.
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Clinton Hill sucks!!
If I lived in a neighborhood with this type of crime going on I would try to do something radical, especially if I owned property.
if there’s any truth to the rumors of possible drug dealer kickbacks to bad cops at the 88th, then time to clean house.
I’d also hassle the mayor’s office until they installed security cameras on the streetlight poles like they did in Sunset Park.
At the very least, if landlord505 is for real, make the tapes available to the local news channels who can then make the 88th look bad for ignoring the offer to help with evidence.
Mayor Bloomberg doesn’t like it when he looks bad. And I think the rampant crime in this part of Brooklyn makes him look really, really bad. On a lot of levels.
Nice one 4:24 – we only like tax hikes that soak the “rich”
Nokilissa – the IRS only sets the minimum tax you pay. You are fee to make voluntary tax contributions above that, so go ahead.
I’d vote for Obama but for the tax issue. I’m not asking to pay less tax, but I’ve calculated I’m looking at a tax increase of 9K if Obama wins. Why would I vote for that?
I’d vote for Obama but for the tax issue. I’m not asking to pay less tax, but I’ve calculated I’m looking at a tax increase of 9K if Obama wins. Why would I vote for that?
Damnit. I’m annoyed with myself for having taken the bait.
I do not want to spearhead a political squabble here.
My bad. Let’s get back to topic.
There’s a lot of time and Congress between Obama and rasing taxes. As for New York, if Obama’s the nominee he’s winning the state.
doesn’t anyone here watch “the wire”?