Heavy police presence

Over the weekend, a sidewalk scuffle broke out between one of the neighborhood dealers and a passerby. The response was impressive: over eight cars, more than a dozen officers, not one of whom questioned the dealer. Yes, he lived on the block; Yes, he might not have been the aggressor. But certainly he should've been questioned, rather than just told to go back inside.

We personally are terrified of this fellow and have made numerous requests about it, and whenever he hangs out on our stoop we call it in rather than confront him; clearly he's connected.

Somewhere in Brooklyn, the mafia is still kicking.

Another day, another deal...

deals... and disorder

the return of drug deals and disorderly conduct returned to sackett street with a vengeance this weekend, and the 76 responded swiftly though not effectively: roll up, ask the loiterers to remove themselves from the property, but no tickets were issued. so the activity will just resume at a later date. luckily, not over this weekend.

we watched a bunch of deals this weekend, cars pulling up, joints passed on stoops...

the return of the disorder

last night, the block returned to old times. up to a dozen disorderly youths hanging out on our stoop, in the middle of the street, on the stoop across the street. wouldn't move when asked, despite the sign. here's a photo of the disorder.

6.21.08

two hoods hotboxing openly in broad daylight, passing a blunt back and forth as families and cute elder couples passed by...

we were about to call it in when they peeled rubber, after littering on the sidwalks.

but we got the license plate and will be reporting it for any outstanding warrants.

weekend update

still (thankfully) quieter in general, but there's still a few stragglers and regular suspects wheelin' and dealin' ... this thug gets in a car, hand shakes all around, something passed back and forth... hm, wonder what? something lit up--could it be a cig? minutes later, homie's out of the car and the car drives off.

that's the way the deal goes down in rapidly gentrifying hampsterdam, bklyn, baby.

another day, another deal.

weekend update: 6.1.08

things are heating up...

this was a deal last weekend, memorial day weekend.



and here's stoopers passing a joint and loitering/tresspassing, even though they live only a few stoops away.

5.19.08

after a slow (and inclement) spring, we've seen signs of the same old same old. hopefully it won't be as bad, but over the weekend there was some dealing...



and some doping...



and much else - though we couldn't get evidence of that, due to technical issues. but groups were out on stoops screaming and passing spliffs late into the night

4.16.08

looks like we're going to be seeing a lot of wheelin' and dealin' this summer. can't wait.

easter sunday

these reprobates were parked in broad daylight passing a blunt. call to 911 was responded to relatively quickly, though by then the delinquents had bounced.

easter weekend

a deal, in daylight.

spring bi-zack

well, spring has sprung and though we've yet to see the rampant drive-by dealin' we're used to from last summer (and the summer before that) (and the summer before that), it's good to know the good times never stop on sackett street.

this time, though, no crimes were committed, so no 311 or 911 calls were made.

winter

the problem has, for sure, been better, but that is to be expected. cold weather pushes the peddlers and perps inside, at least into the front foyer.

we have still noticed a number of incidents of hoods gathering, at times on our stoop, at times at a car, at times down the block.

as for the usual suspects, they're still out, if only for a bit here and there. but like clockwork, every weekend morning, a smoke or two.