Playground Jail in Bed Stuy Sparking Outrage
The emergence of a jail-themed jungle gym at the Tompkins Houses in Bedford Stuyvesant has the community in an uproar. Black and Brown News, which ran this image earlier this week, did some homework and found that NYCHA was responsible for ordering it earlier this week. I don’t think they should put that there in…
The emergence of a jail-themed jungle gym at the Tompkins Houses in Bedford Stuyvesant has the community in an uproar. Black and Brown News, which ran this image earlier this week, did some homework and found that NYCHA was responsible for ordering it earlier this week. I don’t think they should put that there in a neighborhood where many Blacks and Latinos go to jail,” one resident of the public housing complex told BBN. “My son will ask me, Mommy, if I go in there, will I go to jail. As of yesterday, NYCHA had told BBN it was “looking into” the matter and there had been no response yet from the mayor’s office. Pretty mind-boggling and offensive, no?
Jail Playground’ at NYC Public Housing Property [BBN]GMAP
Photo by Monifa Bandele
It’s been there for 6 years btw. And is being painted over. The power of the blogosphere.
To those who dont understand what all the fuss is about. Would you find this in the playgrounds of the Hasidim in Williamsburg or in Howard Beach or Ozone Park in Queens or Forest Hills in Queens or Bensonhurst or Bay Ridge in Brooklyn. Imagine the uproar in these hoods if this was placed there. Just blatantly racist, insensitive and ignorant as previously stated.A real shame.
#andnowitsgone
Monkey bars are not offensive but a jail window is?
Double Standard anyone…
P.S.
Marisa Tomei went to my high school bitches!
Okay, now I’m done!
Awwright!
I’m done!
Vinny: Is it possible, the two utes…
Judge: Eh, the two what? Uh, uh, what was that word?
Vinny: Uh, what word?
Judge: Two what?
Vinny: What?
Judge: Uh, did you say ‘Utes’?
Vinny: Yeah, two utes.
Judge: What is a ute?
Vinny: Oh, excuse me, your honor. Two YOUTHS.
you know, a clever graffiti artist could remedy the situation just by writing “Drug War” on top of “Jail”, teaching an important lesson on speaking truth to power to Brooklyn’s youths.
You can thank the Federal Government’s War on America otherwise known as the War on Drugs for that.