Gang Menacing Brower Park
The Daily News has a story about how a violent teen gang is making Brower Park unsafe. The group, known as both the Brower Park Gang and the Brower Park Boys, started hanging out in the park this summer, according to the article, and the police have been stepping up efforts to patrol the park….
The Daily News has a story about how a violent teen gang is making Brower Park unsafe. The group, known as both the Brower Park Gang and the Brower Park Boys, started hanging out in the park this summer, according to the article, and the police have been stepping up efforts to patrol the park. The gang is known for fighting and loitering during school hours, and the recent spate of shootings in Crown Heights has led to increased concerns about gun violence. One resident said there’s “a concern for safety” after 6 p.m., while some dog walkers say they only go into the park as a group during certain hours of the day. Beyond the fear of attacks, the article says the gang has also “gotten in the way of efforts to recast the park as a destination hosting Shakespeare plays, a skateboard competition and countless concerts.”
Turf Battle in Brower Park [NY Daily News]
Photo by Runs With Scissors
I walk by that park often, these must be the least known gang in NYC. I love this park- trust a newspaper to blow up something into a breathless news piece. As for tying it into the spate of recent shootings in CH, the majority of those were between people who knew each other. It’s certainly not good but I’ve lived here for 8 years and this article makes it sound like the OK corral. It isn’t. What Brower park and CHN needs is a little less hysteria and a little more common sense.
Professional muggers menacing Fort Greene Park:
http://brooklynpaper.com/stories/34/38/dtg_fortgreenerobbery_2011_09_23_bk.html
So glad we cut 7000 NYPD jobs. How’s that working out?
Cops? Do we need more cops? Smaller classes? More library hours? Naw – We need more bike lanes!!!!
Just goes to show how gentrification can have a positive effect- professionals 😉
Seriously, mugging is no joke. Been there, had that done.