St. Felix Rape Aftermath
In the wake of Thursday morning’s rape on St. Felix Street in Fort Greene, Council Member Letitia James held a press conference on Friday afternoon and the story ended up getting picked up in the mainstream media including Channel 2 News whom we spotted interviewing block residents when we rode down the block on Friday…
In the wake of Thursday morning’s rape on St. Felix Street in Fort Greene, Council Member Letitia James held a press conference on Friday afternoon and the story ended up getting picked up in the mainstream media including Channel 2 News whom we spotted interviewing block residents when we rode down the block on Friday evening. The other thing we noticed when we visited the block that evening at around 7 p.m. was the noticeable lack of lights on the front of buildings. (While the police won’t say exactly where it happened, this stretch shown here is our best guess based on correspondence with someone who lives on the block.) It’s easy to play Monday Morning Quarterback on this one, but the truth is that basic lighting can go a long way towards creating a safer environment. If there’s not a law requiring building owners to have at least one light on the front of there building, there should be.
Sexual Attack on St. Felix Prompts Press Conference [Brownstoner]
Ft. Greene Residents Respond to Rape [Brooklyn Eagle]
Fort Greene Residents Call For Greater Police Presence [NY1]
Doctor Raped and Robbed in Brooklyn [WCBS]
More Foot Patrols Demanded After Fort Greene Rape [Gothamist]
The blog was never just about that, even on Day 1.
“This Blog is supposed to be about “the renovation of Brownstones”,”
Posted by: Return of The What at January 26, 2009 11:43 AM
Hey WHAT…WHEN THE HELL HAVE YOU EVER POSTED ANYTHING ABOUT THE RENOVATION OF BROWNSTONES?????
Don’t loons migrate?
I wish.
I’m emailing my block association to get people alerted to how dark our block is. On my side of the street – and this is an entire block between two avenues – there is one house, ONE, with exterior sconces lighting the front stoop, plus lots of houses with decorative but unnlit gas lights on posts. Combine that with lots of trees and the block is DARK. It isn’t that expensive to remedy; our electrician is installing two front-door sconces and a under-stoop light for less than $300 (minus the cost of the fixtures themselves). It seems a small price to pay to keep the block safe.
I do know what you mean What but I can’t seem to empathize with you in this case. Brownstoner is reacting to a violent assault in our neighborhood. There has been no mention of the race of the victim or the perpetrator (hence hard to call “racism” on the coverage) and we have no info about whether the victim or perp lived in the neighborhood (so you can’t claim that this is an intentional attempt to give biased coverage about the neighborhood). It is what it is–a rape—and as such is to be abhorred and rejected by civil people. Since I have moved to my new house I have made every effort to fit in and get to know folks without imposing my values or tastes on my neighbors. But I don’t think my neighbors would have a problem with Mr. B posting information on a hideous crime in our midst. Your critiques would be much more effective if you would pick and choose your battles a lot more carefully.
“What, I doubt any person of any color wants to be attacked and assaulted on their way to work in any neighborhood. ”
You know damn well what I mean Wasder. Look at the posts today: one story about Crown Heights (Negative) and Carroll Gardens (positive). Ever since Brownstoner took over the post posts have been tinged with Race/Class nuisances! This Blog is supposed to be about “the renovation of Brownstones”, not this kind of crap! Plus if anyone don’t like the conditions of their neighborhood, they should sell or move to someplace else. I’m sick of Brownnstoner and the Retards of this Blog insulting long time residents of these neighborhoods. No one beg you to move here and while you here just STFU and enjoy yourself instead of posting garbage like this….
The What
Someday this war is gonna end…
What, I doubt any person of any color wants to be attacked and assaulted on their way to work in any neighborhood. As much as I have tried to be understanding of your “defense” of our shared neighborhood (and there are times that I agree with you that things could/should stay as they are), I can’t let that comment slide without some sort of response.
I live on this street and there are a few pockets which are extremely poorly lit. Any word on if there are any suspects in custody? It would be great to get more street lights and for all the neighbors to leave on their outdoor lights at all times, I am.
Yes, a lamp post would be a good thing, but I think that individual homeowners installing light fixtures serves a dual purpose. First, like the lamp post, lights on home exteriors will illuminate dark sections of passage. Second, and perhaps more important, it will send a message to those that would prey upon others that this particular neighborhood/stretch of a block will not tolerate the type of crime recently visited upon them and that they will take individual responsibility in terms of looking out for their neighbors and others who happen to pass through. Not that a lamp post or two shouldn’t be installed but, IMO, this makes the option of exterior home lights a better way to go.