Three Teens Shot on Franklin
Let’s hope this is not indicative of what’s to come in the summer months…1010 Wins reported that three teenagers were shot and seriously wounded yesterday afternoon near the intersection of Franklin and President Streets in Crown Heights. The three teens were shot at by a gunman on the roof of a building. The shooting happened…
Let’s hope this is not indicative of what’s to come in the summer months…1010 Wins reported that three teenagers were shot and seriously wounded yesterday afternoon near the intersection of Franklin and President Streets in Crown Heights. The three teens were shot at by a gunman on the roof of a building. The shooting happened at 3:30 p.m.—just as school children were probably on their way home. Great. Update: Looks like there was also a triple-shooting on East 16th Street last night. Ugh.
3 Teens Shot from Rooftop in Crown Heights [1010 WINS] GMAP
Photo by Abeni G
youth programs are cool, but it’s not like there isn’t anything for kids in this nabe to do. They literally steps away from two of biggest cultural institutions in borough–museum and library–not to mention park and botanical garden. they might not seem cool, but the resources are there in crown heights if want them.
obviously, the availability of guns is the biggest and most pressing problem.
but i’ll say it again, the community also has to take more responsibility. I live maybe five blocks away and i’m constantly staring down or screaming at dudes trying to smoke weed or sell coke under my window. I know who’s selling and I try to make it uncomfortable for them on my block.
it’s not fun and my wife think I’m crazy, but I’m going to protect my block. and my block has changed a lot in 10-15 years, so it is possible. but it’s also possible for it to slide back in the other direction. the community has to stay active. and frankly, when I’m over on franklin, I get the sense that it’s accepted that that stretch will always be hot.
M4L,
Even though I agree with you on the above points, it’s kind of obvious that the parents of youth who are in trouble are not on an even playing field as the Cosbys’ as in education, finances and opportunities.
I doubt all the youth in Franklin are trouble makers.., BUT I guarantee you that the youth that are trouble makers come from families with serious financial and family issues.
You’re asking parents, who were more than likely raised no better, to somehow discover the skill set to raise well mannered children.
There needs to be more “youth based programming” in Crown Heights.
babs, how about homework, studying, helping out with choirs, playing some ball, video games with friends? somewhere, somehow, parents need to step in to break the cycle.
These kids were coming home from school – the problem is there’s nothing for them to do AFTER school except get into trouble.
yeah dibs, actually it’s still around, I believe.
the section of franklin avenue from EP south to montgomery street has always been hot. since the ’80s. dont see it going away anytime soon.
denton, do you remember BOCES???? I can’t remember what it stands for but it basically got kids off the streets and taught them skills like welding and auto repair.
Youth-based programming, this kinda shit is horrible and it is dreadful to see how far we are falling as a country. Instead of meaningful, promotable, manufacturing jobs that we could steer kids into, especially kids that don’t get along with formal education, what we now have is ‘youth programs’. I suppose they generally have something to do with basketball and ‘keeping the kids off the street’.
The editor at the bog Nostrand Park had a very thought provoking response to the shootings on Franklin Ave. and the general lack of youth based services/programs offered to the youth of Crown Heights.
Editor’s Point:
“While the neighborhood might count the recent closing of a slew of drug-harboring stores on Nostrand Avenue amongst its crime fighting victories, this is a reminder that we cannot become complacent.
And particularly in light of the violence that recently beset on two other teenagers in the neighborhood, it is clear that we need to do more to protect and encourage youth-based programming in the community.
Editor’s Note: I’m at a loss when I try think think of youth-based programming in Crown Heights. I could only think of a handful of programs – Crown Heights Youth Collective, Project Re-Generation (shout out since I am one of the directors) and Crown Heights Community Mediation Center, and the Crown Heights Oral History Project. Doesn’t seem like enough programming to service and support the thousands of youth living in the neighborhood. Any others?”