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
Getting 300 in the OT is good. Getting 300 in a regular thread, that is an accomplishment. And when I say “accomlishment” I am obviously stretching the definition quite a bit.
Yeah, all the project kids doing career roleplaying on the monkeybars.
DIBS, NY Jewish kids might fit your stereotype. The rest of us prolly grew up as normal as our white oppressor neighbors, and were perfectly happy with our “BANK” and “MEDIA COMPANY” jungle gyms. Now, the pencil is my bat, eraser my whittling knife, and financial statements my ballfield. Shoot, maybe everyone had a point about the junglegym planting a seed.
“the OT”
why do I get the feeling that you jokers are shooting spitballs behind my head?
how about this tangential proposition,
the Beastie Boys as Jeffersonian
avatars of individual rights;
YEAH!
KICK IT!
You wake up late for school – man you don’t wanna go
You ask you mom, “Please?” – but she still says, “No!”
You missed two classes – and no homework
But your teacher preaches class like you’re some kind of jerk
You gotta fight for your right to party
You pop caught you smoking – and he said, “No way!”
That hypocrite – smokes two packs a day
Man, living at home is such a drag
Now your mom threw away your best porno mag (Bust it!)
You gotta fight for your right to party
You gotta fight
Don’t step out of this house if that’s the clothes you’re gonna wear
I’ll kick you out of my home if you don’t cut that hair
Your mom busted in and said, “What’s that noise?”
Aw, mom you’re just jealous – it’s the Beastie Boys!
You gotta fight for your right to party
You gotta fight for your right to party
They were playing Natalie Imbroglio on the radio when I was driving cross country. Haven’t heard her for years.
Posted by: lechacal at March 24, 2010 3:58 PM
It figures Lech, it’s still ten years ago out there. From what I recall she has a nice rack.
I’d like to see SNL run with a skit about this playground imbroglio!!!!!
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at March 24, 2010 3:56 PM
They were playing Natalie Imbroglio on the radio when I was driving cross country. Haven’t heard her for years.
*BAMF*
Posted by: Joe from Brooklyn at March 24, 2010 3:53 PM
Who gets that? I do.
I’d like to see SNL run with a skit about this playground imbroglio!!!!!
Is there ever not a good time for a Ben Folds quote?
“Everybody knows
It sucks to grow up
And everybody does
It’s so weird to be back here
Let me tell you what
The years go on and
We’re still fighting it,
we’re still fighting it.”
~”Still Fighting It”