Drug Dealing Hotspot in Crown Heights?
This was recently posted Brooklynian.com: Is it me, or is the drug dealing on St. John’s and Franklin out of hand? Perhaps it is me, because I am around during the day and I see it. But as clear as day I see hand offs, and guys going to their stash in nearby garbages. I…
This was recently posted Brooklynian.com:
Is it me, or is the drug dealing on St. John’s and Franklin out of hand? Perhaps it is me, because I am around during the day and I see it. But as clear as day I see hand offs, and guys going to their stash in nearby garbages. I guess I am just surprised by how obvious it all is. Are the cops on the take or just don’t care?
A number of follow-up comments suggest this is indeed a hot-spot. Anyone have anything to add about the history and current status of this location? This is the 77th Precinct’s turf: What have people’s experiences been with them? Maybe these new streetlights will ameliorate the problem.
stop snitchin!!
Get Greenberg and Hantz on the case!
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up until a few months ago, i lived right near by – i’d walk past franklin & lincoln pl often, earlyish (say 8 to 9am) on the weekends and even in the cold there’d be group of young kids out in front of the bodega on the NE corner of the block. Even in 20 degree weather. I even once saw a small wad of cash passed off very discretely to a much older man who appeared homeless and was talking to himself (clever disguise?).
as for dave’s comment of evidence, would you like me to go up to the young men standing on that corner and ask them if i could take pictures of them? or just stand across the street and do that? can you think of a plausible explanation as to why a group of young men would decide to hang out on the corner in 20 degree weather at 8:30am on a saturday morning, every week?
There are a lot of corners like that in the nabe. Well, maybe not quite so active, but certainly active.
i lived in the building on that corner from 09/07-11/08, and it is definitely the main drug dealing hotspot on that drag of franklin avenue. the dealers mostly left us alone, but they were out there all day, everyday. we finally moved after a drive-by, a hit-and-run, a series of violent muggings, a break-in upstairs that involved our neighbor getting tied up and pistol-whipped, and the laundromat being robbed at gunpoint. up until my boyfriend’s schedule changed so that i was at home by myself most evenings, we were able to deal with it. i didn’t like having so many crackheads frequenting my corner, but other than the nightmare that was walking the block and a half from the train to my front door alone every evening, they mostly left me alone. the bodgea on the corner sells drugs too, and (according to the detectives at the 77th), so does the barber shop across the street.
What sort of stuff can you get here? I’m looking for a new source.
What is it about St. John’s.
It’s the one block in the North Slope that seems to have more than it’s fair share of shady characters too…
Jeez…what a depressing looking corner…
you can add St. johns and Washington to that as well. not quite as bad as franklin, but still pretty obvious.
Are the cops on the take? Hard to say. If they’re not, then they’re mailing it in. Does anyone have a contact at the 77th that residents can get in touch with/?