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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.


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  1. Did Biff admit to being a drunken whore @ 6:06?! Then he, BTG, and bxgrl are all the same person.

    Is Brooke Lynne your drag name, DIBS? You would make one ugly girl. Then again, you don’t win a beauty prize as a man either.

  2. The post count’s now 212!

    Lot’s not be ironic and stop at Manhattan’s area code, but push on to 718!

    Biff, DIBS, bxgl, do your bits as Brooklynites!

    718!

    718!

    718!

    (There, now I’ve gotten it to 213 — only 505 more posts to go!)

    Others: More about Biff’s tiny penis. Bxgl’s waterbugs, etc.

    Come on fellow Brooklynites, let’s show we can stay on topic(s)!

  3. wtf!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i thought there werent any shook hands in broooollyyyynnnn!!!!!! i dont even wanna read the rest of this thing!!! why even read it!! the welcomes have won the war!!! brooklyn is yoursssssssss!!!! horrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrayyyyyyyyy!!!!

  4. Well folks, another fun day of trollminating. Thanks for the fun; I had a blast. Over 200 posts. We did it again. I’m off for a spectacular fun-filled summer evening of drinking and debauchery. Dave, BTG, bxgrl and Brooke, have a great weekend.

  5. “Biff..forget about them” Wah wah wah.

    Biff why cant you answer? I’m dying to read your reason for being in guest mode and day afer day you advocate logging in.

    You are Spitzering on us!

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