tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1541468051247516447.post8881702604279911521..comments2024-02-19T05:18:27.849-05:00Comments on <center>the Q at Parkside</center>: Parkside Playground Loses Innocence w ShootingClarkson FlatBedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13463744536115119388noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1541468051247516447.post-47197268665481830052012-07-18T09:52:38.924-04:002012-07-18T09:52:38.924-04:00Re: the playground, I went with my son for the fir...Re: the playground, I went with my son for the first time yesterday and we won't be returning. Almost no young children and too many adults and older kids using the space as a hangout and not there for the playground equipment.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1541468051247516447.post-44734161370692723892012-07-18T09:27:06.719-04:002012-07-18T09:27:06.719-04:00Somebody at some point proposed getting our neighb...Somebody at some point proposed getting our neighborhood assigned to another precinct. I think it would be very appropriate for PLG to be served by the precinct that covers Prospect Park -- that's the 78th right? There have been ongoing issues with confusion over jurisdiction and getting adequate service due to the fact that we're on the park and affected by the goings-on in the park yet the park is served by another precinct. PLG is small, not sprawling, it's really comprised of just a few blocks along the Eastern edge of the park and like I said very connected to the park and affected by what happens in the park. Especially when Lakeside opens PLG will very much be a park-identified neighborhood.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1541468051247516447.post-62101916396072658782012-07-18T09:21:45.128-04:002012-07-18T09:21:45.128-04:00So what's happening is the Crown Hts community...So what's happening is the Crown Hts community is taking outside money heavily mired in politics and with it are able to purchase the 71st precinct for themselves despite the fact that precinct is supposed to serve other communities too. I understand when a blog owner tries to keep a discussion from turning into prejudiced/racist rants, appreciate that, but the situation is clear and it is what it is and what it is, is unfair. And the rest of us who are concerned about not getting adequate protection that we DO pay for with our property and income taxes totally fully have the right to talk about it here or anywhere.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1541468051247516447.post-58368693871888718012012-07-17T12:09:55.218-04:002012-07-17T12:09:55.218-04:00You're absolutely right, Q. Yes, the money for...You're absolutely right, Q. Yes, the money for added police is coming out of a separate budget, but the bodies (the actual officers) that provide this service are primarily coming from the already strapped 71st precinct. Regardless of the many ways we reword or go about it, the fact is that OUR precinct (meaning the entire area its supposed to service, not just PLG & Crown Heights) is having the majority of its resources (the officers) saturating a relatively small part of its whole service area.MadMommaCarmennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1541468051247516447.post-31998425037791642242012-07-17T11:28:44.967-04:002012-07-17T11:28:44.967-04:00They just don't have enough parks staff to mak...They just don't have enough parks staff to make sure the parks are "closed"...Umma park is pretty much open 24-7 for whatever, and I'm really grateful trouble doesn't seem to sprout up there more often.<br /><br />I'm aware of the machinations by which Crown Heights got their cameras. However, I'm still incredibly unclear on whether Flatbush has ANY cameras and if so where they are. As we both witnessed our elected officials were extremely vague about their ideas for crime prevention in the future, or about how these cameras might come into being.ElizabethChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18316599865446371061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1541468051247516447.post-67095192593963929362012-07-17T11:15:51.339-04:002012-07-17T11:15:51.339-04:00I know you've been shouted down before MMC as ...I know you've been shouted down before MMC as insensitive for calling the deployment of resources to the Lubavitcher neighborhood unfair. But I think there should be a way to discuss the allocation of officers without making this an us vs. them, or arouse accusations of anti-semitism. I applaud you for keeping the issue warm.<br /><br />The way it's been explained to me, there are moneys available for potential terrorism targets, and that's where the extra dough comes from for extra protection. It's not a matter of the 71st choosing one group over another, it's a whole separate pot of money. In fact, that's kind of what's going on with the security cameras in Boro Park, where a well-organized constituency has managed to convince its Republican-siding Assemblyman - Dov Hifkind - to use his considerable clout with the GOP to come up with millions for his district's law and order agenda. I just want to repeat that I'm pretty sure this is not about a pile of money being moved from our pot to their pot. That WOULD be a reason for serious outrage, but we should be careful to get the facts straight. I'm working on gaining a better understanding of the money-cops issue myself.<br /><br />The 71st routinely complains that they're understaffed and underfunded to patrol our neighborhood effectively. But we CAN state emphatically that certain places be off-limits to drugs, drug-dealers and intimidating loitering. In this case, the police need to see the playground as a safe haven, not a thug 'n' drug den.<br /><br />And for god's sake lock it up after sundown. If they come up with the money for floodlights and midnight basketball, I'd be happy to reconsider that position. In the meantime, it's become unsafe over there even by late afternoon.Clarkson FlatBedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13463744536115119388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1541468051247516447.post-76205201154953257322012-07-17T08:44:34.473-04:002012-07-17T08:44:34.473-04:00As per my discussions with Adams, his two cents i...As per my discussions with Adams, his two cents is that the vast majority of the police foot patrols (I think he said at least 90%) are dedicated to Crown Heights (specifically the Hasidic neighborhoods). Every time we speak about this he acts annoyed by this fact, acknowledges that its unfair and then....nothing happens. I've had this same conversation with more elected officials than I can count and my hands are officially up in the air in exasperation. We OBVIOUSLY need police presence in our 'hood yet we never get it. What gives?????MadMommaCarmennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1541468051247516447.post-87060182341149870542012-07-16T22:21:13.722-04:002012-07-16T22:21:13.722-04:00Why don't we ask our elected officials what th...Why don't we ask our elected officials what they are doing about this? As opposed to what they were doing about crime 10 to 15 years ago.ElizabethChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18316599865446371061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1541468051247516447.post-80218522823722652512012-07-16T21:59:08.263-04:002012-07-16T21:59:08.263-04:00this frankly makes me cry and seriously think abou...this frankly makes me cry and seriously think about moving.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1541468051247516447.post-14790879886566419572012-07-16T18:45:36.430-04:002012-07-16T18:45:36.430-04:00Sad indeed. I'm glad you wrote to Eugene and I...Sad indeed. I'm glad you wrote to Eugene and I hope his office is able to leverage some much needed police attention to our 'hood.MadMommaCarmennoreply@blogger.com