Gate Thief Strikes Twice in Broad Daylight
A reader in northern Crown Heights sent the photo above on Friday, noting: Ours and our neighbor’s front gates were stolen about an hour ago…Yes, in broad daylight and when contractors were working in our house and the house next door (gate was strangely not stolen from that house but from the next one over)….
A reader in northern Crown Heights sent the photo above on Friday, noting:
Ours and our neighbor’s front gates were stolen about an hour ago…Yes, in broad daylight and when contractors were working in our house and the house next door (gate was strangely not stolen from that house but from the next one over). I guess another example of the apparent increase in Brooklyn street crime you’ve been reporting on. I hate to knock our hood since it gets knocked enough by other posters on your blog, but people should be aware that yet another item is vulnerable (I never thought someone would take the trouble to steal something as heavy as this and I can’t imagine it’s worth much). Scrap metal? Or could one of these salvage places actually be willing to buy stuff “off of the back of a truck”?
Maybe attractive to someone looking for the Key Master? First we’ve heard of a thief absconding with gates.
“New York also never saw such a sharp decline in crime and rapid rise in quality of life in such a short time.”
The economy giveth. The economy taketh.
“The worst housing decline in the history of NYC was housing drops of between 15-25%.
Those hoping for 50% are slightly out of touch with reality.”
Sorry buddy. 15-25% is the worst on record. The Great Depression brought much higher drops. We havn’t had a negative savings rate since then (De Javu). Over the same amount of time, -50% (especially considering rising interest rates and rising unemployment) is just as unrealisitic as +200%.
RIP cheap, easy credit.
I think they were stolen by dog owners looking for more places to let their dogs “wander” into…
Hey 9:56 – you have the right idea! Tell your friends!
“Posted by: guest at June 23, 2008 12:33 PM”
Oh please, would you like a garbage bag to smell your farts better?! Get over yourself, this Mutant Real Estate Bubble has nothing to do with “Home Ownership”! It has to do with greed and delusion, Asshats!
Plus I will love to see you pretentious you are after the crash. I would love to see your level of “Home Ownership”.
The What
Someday this war is gonna end…
love you like a ball and chain
Can anyone recommend an ironworker / welder to re-attach a gate? Thanks.
i’ve found that to be true also, 12:33…people i know who own seem more likely to love where they live…that’s why the areas of brooklyn with the highest concentration of owners are more solid neighborhoods and the areas with higher rental rates are not as nice.
I hate to say it, but people who have lived in Brooklyn all these years and rented…they are now so bitter because they’ve seen what happened. And they take out their envy by saying what a sh*thole Brooklyn is. When you own a home, it forces you to take pride in your neighborhood. For better or worse. It’s like a marriage.
It’s not for everyone, but those who are lifelong singletons have the same bitter feelings that many lifelong renters have. They feel as though they missed out….