Senator Checks In On Clinton Hill Drug Trade
We just received a copy of Senator Velmanette Montgomery’s letter to 88th Precint head John Cosgrove about the migration of the drug activity from Grand Avenue to Cambridge following the barricading of Grand this summer: September 28, 2006 Deputy Inspector John Cosgrove 88th Precinct 298 Classon Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11205 Re: Illegal Drug Activity, Fulton…
We just received a copy of Senator Velmanette Montgomery’s letter to 88th Precint head John Cosgrove about the migration of the drug activity from Grand Avenue to Cambridge following the barricading of Grand this summer:
September 28, 2006
Deputy Inspector John Cosgrove
88th Precinct
298 Classon Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11205
Re: Illegal Drug Activity, Fulton Street, Washington/Classon Avenues
Dear Deputy Inspector John Cosgrove:
I am writing to you on behalf of my constituents who reside in and around the above area in my district. The complaints are about the selling of drugs and loitering.
I am requesting that something be done about the illegal drug selling in the above area, and the loitering in front of 134 and 132 Cambridge Place by people who are not residents of that block.
I would like to know what is being done about this problem and after the closing of Grand Avenue the investigation has not ventured in surrounding areas (sic). The illegal drug activity has moved to other places such as Downing Street and Cambridge Place. I am awaiting a response to this situation.
Thank you in advance for your attention to this matter.
Sincerely,
Senator Velmanette Montgomery
18th Senate District
Granted this was written a couple of months ago, but as far as we can tell, the drug dealing has resumed on Grand Avenue again as well. Is it still happening on Cambridge and Downing too? Update: For Cosgrove’s response, continue reading below.
Turning Up The Pressure on Grand and Putnam [Brownstoner]
Here’s what Cosgrove had to say in response:
October 25th, 2006
In regards to: Drug Activity v/o Downing St & Cambridge Pl.
Dear Hon. Senator Velmanette Montgomery,
Thank you for taking the time to bring this consituent matter to my attention. I am very concerned about the collateral effects of our initiative in the vicinity of Downing Street and Cambridge Place.
I have researched the specific locations you complained of; buildings 132 & 134 Cambridge Place. For the period of July 1st through October 14th, 2006 there were a total of three (3) 911 calls for service at 132 Cambridge Place. Of these two were for domestic matters. At 134 Cambridge Place there were zero calls for service.
It troubles me that our constituents feel their quality of life has been adversely impacted by our summer initiative at the intersection of Putnam and Grand Avenues. I would encourage them to utilize the “911” and “311” systems top report the violations they are observing. This way the New York City Police Department can do something aboutthe violations in “real time”.
I will continue to monitor this matter for future discussion.
Sincerely,
Deputy Inspector John Cosgrove
Commanding Officer, 88th Precinct
like I said, I don’t want to comment on the shooting other than I don’t think anyone here wasn’t shocked.
Just to confirm my point, the comment that its baloney that doctors’ don’t get prosecuted is baloney. And Bed Stuy is crummy of course.
Loser…..
For just a moment, put your unbiased thinking cap on. Now, if you have a cop, that fires 31 shots(as one cop did)and did so because of preconceived notions in his mind made him fear for his life, or better yet, made him feel “these people deserve to die” then YES, he deserves to be charged, prosecuted and jailed. A Doctor’s Charge and a Police officer’s charge are different.
A doctor pulls out his scapel with the intent to save.
A cop squeezes the trigger on his gun with the intent to kill.
Thats it… Period. Deadly Force.
Please, let’s not compare apples and orangatans.
is the doctor of color?
but if a doctor or nurse continues to kill his or her black patients, or is consistently more negligent with patients of color, would you still think that a malpractice lawsuit would suffice?
I think the underlying problem that many people have with this is the racial profiling and the cover-ups.
See:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15925314/
The cops tried to get someone to lie and say that they had bought crack from the 92 year old grandmother.
5:35 PM, it’s still 50 shots instead of 15 shots.
I’m flabbergasted.
Why are you trying to derail the discussion anyway. The thread is about drug dealing activity on downing and cambridge. Are you trying to suggest that the only way to stop the drug dealers is to kill them all in cold blood? Is this the only way that you would attempt to remedy the situation?
Last time I checked, the problem was fixed on Grand without any shots being fired.
I wasn’t commenting on the shooting, I don’t think thats appropriate here. I was clearing up some mistaken assumptions about the trouble people get into when messing up their various jobs.
You could be the next victim of a bad doc – plenty stay on the job after bad malpractice. Clearly society tolerates certain people screwing up in their jobs which ends up in people dying. If the malpractice or the mistake is bad enough, then people get shown the door and someone else pays up for them.
and your point loser is that…
the cops, if they’re found guilty should walk away free and clear because they had an ‘oops’ moment.
Or are you saying that the city should pay out some settlement if this was indeed an ‘oops’ episode.
Do you think they should remain on the force? Because, for all we know, you or I could be next victim of an ‘geez, I really didn’t mean to do that’ accident.
“they are trained to only fire 3 shots at a moving car if no other weapon than the car is present.”
And you know that these officer received this training??? and I am sure all of you never do anything outside of your training or (alleged) employment policies?
As for Doctors and Nurses getting sued – or pilots lossing their license – go ahead sue the cops and let them get fired if they made a mistake that cost an innocent person their life – but that is FAR FAR FAR from criminal prosecution and jail.
Finally it wasnt 50 shots by 1 officer it was 50 shots by FIVE Officers which can be done in less than 10 seconds.
Again it is interesting how you all want the cops to respond to your drug corner – but the same people would send those same officers to JAIL w/o hearing all the evidence, if someone got killed by mistake. Nice!
457 anon
you seem to be confused about what prosecuted means. You don’t get prosecuted for medical malpractice. Thats the point that was being made. Doctors don’t end up in jail for accidentally killing people. They end up paying out money for it. Or at least their insurance companies do. Its not a bunch of baloney. Aks the DA to bring a medical malpratice case if you don’t believe me.
And thank you anon 5.13 for you ex cathedra declarations. I had no idea someone was paying me so much attention. But thanks even more for your one-liner about no-one on this board refuting that Bed Stuy has problems with regard to crime.