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.
11:02, Your a complete idiot.
11.00, I assume you are a troll. Do you really think the crime rate amongst asians versus african americans is the same?
Can you distinguish between racism and facts?
Sounds like a bunch of kids trying to be hood. Its sad the police can’t stop a bunch of kids kicking and scratching. Can’t blame the community. Things like this happen EVERYWHERE.
Very similar type of ‘muggings’ were happening a few months ago in Prospect Heights. The ‘muggers’ concentrated mostly on young men listening to Ipods or talking on cellphones.
I wonder if it is the same group of bored youths?
Clinton Hill is COMPLETELY safe. Obviously this article was written by a bitter renter.
i loathe the ghetto. trust – stay away if you are middle class and white – this is not our culture. we do not understand it really, and it will f us up.
never buy in or near the ghetto. housing projects are not full of simply lovely people who are a bit down on their luck. these are stupid, cruel people who live in a cultural of mindless violence and ridiculous values.
stick to the old italian hoods if you want to be a “pioneer.”
I’m still not getting the link between crime and racism. Don’t people of all races commit crimes?? Or are you people just racist?? Seems that way.
I assure you all that Clinton Hill is perfectly safe and to imply otherwise is racist and antagonistic. The problem is not with crime, but the “interlopers” who have the nerve to report and complain about it.
sure 10:47, sure.