Pratt Community Alerted to Rise in Violent Muggings
Last Friday Pratt Institute brass sent out an email to students and faculty warning them of a reported increase in violent activity near the Clinton Hill campus. The email said, in part, the following: The NYPD 88 Precinct has reported an increase in robberies within its confines. The robberies are reported to be committed by…
Last Friday Pratt Institute brass sent out an email to students and faculty warning them of a reported increase in violent activity near the Clinton Hill campus. The email said, in part, the following:
The NYPD 88 Precinct has reported an increase in robberies within its confines. The robberies are reported to be committed by a group of black males and females approximately 15-16 years of age. It has been reported that the group runs up to the victim, assaults them by kicking, punching, and scratching; then taking anything of value. These occurrences have happened during various times of the day. All students and Pratt community members are recommended to travel in pairs or groups. If you must travel alone consider using a car service. Avoid traveling late at night.
Repeated queries to the 88th Precinct for more information on the rash of robberies yielded no answers, but the precinct’s published report on crime for the 28 days that ended last Sunday shows there were 26 robberies committed during the period, a 37 percent increase from the 19 committed during the same weeks last year. Pratt isn’t the only neighborhood entity that’s been showing concern about safety in the area lately. Clinton Hill Blog has been chronicling appearances of a car in the neighborhood called the “Clinton-Washington Neighborhood Patrol,” a security measure undertaken by the Clinton Hill Co-ops. A couple months ago the Daily News reported that there’s been a big jump in the number of robberies and car thefts in Clinton Hill so far this year.
Clinton-Washington Neighborhood Patrol [Clinton Hill Blog]
Double-Digit Increase in Clinton Hill Crime Rate [Brownstoner]
Photo by PhillyBlunt.
Oh I see now, it is neither chutzpah or self-delusion. Just plain stupidity. Let me guess – you surround yourself with people of lower IQ who tend to agree with you resulting in an inflated perception of your own intellect. Carry on.
11:41…since you are nit-picking, the correct sentence would be “Do you know the difference between math and English?”
QED
“With a downturn in the economy and frustrated kids you will unfortunately see these things happen again.”
I really resent statements such as this. Since when do economics and teenaged angst give people a license to viciously beat and rob others? This sentiment implies that teenagers are incapable of exercising better judgment and can react to negative emotions only with violence, which is bull***.
Please, spare us the justifications and stop setting the bar so low.
11:27 – Downturn in the economy? You have to be kidding. Did you know that the crime rates in the US were the lowest during the Great Depression? And these kids are obviously not employable.
Don’t blame the economy. These are bad rotten kids who would cause havoc even if the unemployment rate were 1.0%. Hopefully some will grow up and see the light. But most will probably end up serving time.
Im 11:30 but I didnt sign in as myself. 11:35, your comments are almost laughable if only they were more thought provoking and insightful.
11:37, normally I would agree with you, yes people of all races commit crimes, especially when you look at teenagers. However, on Brownstoner, everything thats considered “poor”, “ghetto” or “crime-ridden” has a underlying racial undertone to it because posters like to become internet racial bullies here.
WELCOME TO BROWNSTONER!
bold type – You know the difference between math and English?
again, 11:37. Start from the beginning like I instructed you. Read the posts over, and over and over until you comprehend.
Your thick-headedness or mental block is monumental.
11:22-
Could you please tell me where you retrieved this information? I would like to read more about what is going on in my precinct.
Thank you.
Go 88th precinct!!
Show us that you illegally park and block our bike lanes for a reason!! Our saviors!
I’m sure our community protectors are gonna wrap this one up pronto.
I’m sure of it.
I think.