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.
“You haven’t been here very long, have you…?”
Born and raised here. Your point?
“Yes, but NYC never saw such “out of touch with reality” price increases as have been seen in recent years.”
New York also never saw such a sharp decline in crime and rapid rise in quality of life in such a short time. New York is a totally different city in terms of schools, raising kids, urban parkland renewal, etc than it was 25 years ago.
You haven’t been here very long, have you…?
“The worst housing decline in the history of NYC was housing drops of between 15-25%.”
Yes, but NYC never saw such “out of touch with reality” price increases as have been seen in recent years.
How about decorative poison ivy plantings? It’s a lovely looking plant. Granted, it might take bad guys a while to figure out their lust for ironwork got em itchy instead of the crack whore they hang out with, but either way, it works.
Years back there was an elderly neighbor with lovely roses which were often stolen. She laid on axle grease with a generous hand, completely covering her iron work fence with black goo. Although it appeared invisible, it really messed up clothes. That worked.
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.
Sounds more like the 70s than the 80s.
Friend of mine had his window smashed on seigel st in bushwick opposite the yuppie mart on Friday. Car was there for 2-3 hours,and there were lots of people there.
reminds me of the 80s.
50% pricechop coming
i think 9:56 had his brain stolen
“Everyday I live in Brooklyn, the thought: “Man, New Yorkers SUCK!” gets louder in my head. I think it’s time to move back to civilization…good riddance!”
I think this should be the comment of the day. So ignorant. As if nothing gets stolen outside Brooklyn.
We have friends now living in Phoenix, Arizona and they tell us that everything that is not chained to the house gets stolen. They’ve even had their outdoor patio set taken!!
And they live in one of those perfect little cookie cutter subdivisions.