Atlantic Center Security
I not too long ago returned home from a shopping trip at Atlantic Center. My Target browsing was cut short by a HUGE group of angry, shouting, cursing, teen boys. I sensed a melee brewing, so I got the hell out of the store. To my dismay, the teens followed right behind me. The group…
I not too long ago returned home from a shopping trip at Atlantic Center. My Target browsing was cut short by a HUGE group of angry, shouting, cursing, teen boys. I sensed a melee brewing, so I got the hell out of the store. To my dismay, the teens followed right behind me. The group began to disperse on the escalators, but quickly reconvened on the main level. More shouting and cursing, including threats of violence continued. Myself and another woman split up to find some type of security or random police officer who may have happened to be in there. Approximately 5 minutes later, we bumped into each other again, neither of us having found anyone of authority to diffuse the situation. I figured I did my best and decided to just go home. As I stepped out onto the Flatbush Avenue exit, the groups of teens began running towards each other hurling insults and threats of imminent bodily harm. I damn near had to toss myself into oncoming traffic to avoid the ensuing melee.
Does Atlantic Center have no security officers? Do the police not patrol this place? Who the hell knew that Target could be such an anger inducing place in the early evening? (All of this happened around 4:45-5:00pm)
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Rob, Your ignorance/elitism is astounding.
oh please, who are the trouble makers in the atlantic center mall? the kids from the projects or the kids from the million dollar brownstones?
*rob*
I bet there’d be some action if everyone reading this post emailed their community boards & Markowitz’s office.
I’ve never seen security there, snappy. So glad nothing happened to you- but Ratner needs to get on top of this stuff. (Lord knows what will happen if he doesn’t take care of security once the arena from hell is open.)
Snappy, next time throw some glitter in their eyes when they get too close. I know it sounds like something out of the ’60s Batman TV series, but I guarantee it will blind them for a sufficient amount of time for you to escape.
The place has very little security but the train station typically has several offices on duty. Not sure if it’s there responsibility to patrol the street surrounding AC but something needs to be done. I have heard of several situations of violence over the last year.
The place has very little security but the train station typically has several offices on duty. Not sure if it’s there responsibility to patrol the street surrounding AC but something needs to be done. I have heard of several situations of violence over the last year.
Rob,
Your ignorance/elitism is astounding.
Ratner needs to fund a police substation for the Atlantic Center. The police in the 88th precinct spend too much time at Atlantic Center to the detriment of the rest of FG/CH. Maybe it’s time to redraw the police precincts? Give the 88th Precinct the Lafayette Houses on Classon and give the 84th the Walt Whitman Houses, Ingersoll Houses, and Atlantic Center.
or just carry nerd like things on your person at all times… like calculators, dictionaries, etc. ignorant hoodrats run from shi+ like vampires from garlic and crosses.
*rob*