Is this a sign of things to come, or something else?
Last night, we were enjoying our new favorite TV show when we heard screaming from outside, and so we look out and there's seven or eight disorderly youth in front of and on the stoop of 2xx, including two who are familiar from other infractions. Seconds later, a lowrider, red with black hood, we've seen before, pulls up, double-parks and two get out. Clearly they pass back and forth a blunt. At one point the spazzy girl throws a bottle at one of the others.
6.26.2007
6.25.2007
6.24.07
So we decided to sit on our own stoop and see what really goes down, on the street level.
In front of 2xx, two of the four normal offenders were loitering and massing back and forth a marijuana cigarette, while a neighbor - the one who continually sexually harasses any woman who walks by - stopped to chat and puff and a third, equipped with his rottweiner, also joined the festivities.
Meanwhile, the usual hanging out at 2xx and cars coming by and stopping, then peeling rubber. A deal?
No police presence, at all.
In front of 2xx, two of the four normal offenders were loitering and massing back and forth a marijuana cigarette, while a neighbor - the one who continually sexually harasses any woman who walks by - stopped to chat and puff and a third, equipped with his rottweiner, also joined the festivities.
Meanwhile, the usual hanging out at 2xx and cars coming by and stopping, then peeling rubber. A deal?
No police presence, at all.
6.23.07
Surprisingly quiet for a Saturday night on Sackett Street, though one complaint was made about the chairs that were set up outside on the sidewalk across the street, and the noise that ensued.
6.21.2007
6.20.07
Once again, 2xx was bustling with the regulars drinking open containers outside. And our neighbor decided to have a picnic smoke-a-thon on our steps, not his.
In other news:
Judge dismisses noisy kids lawsuitFeud on Long Island went all the way to court
Eyewitness News
(New York- WABC, June 20, 2007) - The case of a Long Island couple ordered to keep their young daughters quiet was dismissed on Wednesday night.
William and Rachel Poczatek, who live in the village of Bayville, were hit with a notice of violation after neighbors complained about the couple's daughters, aged 5 and 11, who they said played too loudly around the family's backyard pool.
But in court on Wednesday night, the judge dismissed the charges against the parents, according to Andrew Campanelli, an attorney for the parents. The courtroom was filled with people who supported the family and cheered as the judge read the decision, Campanelli said.
"I think the village did the right thing," William Poczatek told reporters after the brief court proceeding.
The Poczateks were cleared because the village ordinance they were accused of violating is usually reserved for "the shouting and crying of peddlers, hawkers and vendors, which disturbs the peace and quiet of the neighborhood," their attorney said.
"The statute didn't apply," insisted attorney Andrew Campanelli, who got no argument from the judge or prosecutor.
The couple now wants to get videotapes their neighbor, Mark Kostakis, made of their children. Kostakis had said he recorded the the kids last month as evidence.
"This is it for me," he said. "I don't work 12 hours a day to come home and listen to this...." Kostakis said.
Last week, the family held a party for their 11-year-old daughter and her friends. The next day, they received a summons to appear in court.
Rachel Poczatek, 43, said she didn't know how to solve the problem. "Should I muzzle my children? ... They're not cursing, they're not destroying his property, they're just simply being kids playing in the pool," she adds.
After leaving the courtroom with his family, Poczatek did offer a conciliatory message: "Yes, we will try to keep them quieter." That test begins Thursday, the first day of summer.
(Copyright 2007 WABC-TV)
http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=local&id=5401718
In other news:
Judge dismisses noisy kids lawsuitFeud on Long Island went all the way to court
Eyewitness News
(New York- WABC, June 20, 2007) - The case of a Long Island couple ordered to keep their young daughters quiet was dismissed on Wednesday night.
William and Rachel Poczatek, who live in the village of Bayville, were hit with a notice of violation after neighbors complained about the couple's daughters, aged 5 and 11, who they said played too loudly around the family's backyard pool.
But in court on Wednesday night, the judge dismissed the charges against the parents, according to Andrew Campanelli, an attorney for the parents. The courtroom was filled with people who supported the family and cheered as the judge read the decision, Campanelli said.
"I think the village did the right thing," William Poczatek told reporters after the brief court proceeding.
The Poczateks were cleared because the village ordinance they were accused of violating is usually reserved for "the shouting and crying of peddlers, hawkers and vendors, which disturbs the peace and quiet of the neighborhood," their attorney said.
"The statute didn't apply," insisted attorney Andrew Campanelli, who got no argument from the judge or prosecutor.
The couple now wants to get videotapes their neighbor, Mark Kostakis, made of their children. Kostakis had said he recorded the the kids last month as evidence.
"This is it for me," he said. "I don't work 12 hours a day to come home and listen to this...." Kostakis said.
Last week, the family held a party for their 11-year-old daughter and her friends. The next day, they received a summons to appear in court.
Rachel Poczatek, 43, said she didn't know how to solve the problem. "Should I muzzle my children? ... They're not cursing, they're not destroying his property, they're just simply being kids playing in the pool," she adds.
After leaving the courtroom with his family, Poczatek did offer a conciliatory message: "Yes, we will try to keep them quieter." That test begins Thursday, the first day of summer.
(Copyright 2007 WABC-TV)
http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=local&id=5401718
6.20.2007
6.19.07
More police protection? Quicker response times?
Not on the 200 block of Sackett Street. Last night, 2xx was a virtual campground - they set up chairs, drank from open containers openly, and passed "cigarettes" around. More than once, a car pulled up, double-blinkers blinking, and conversation - and a transaction of some kind - was made.
Not on the 200 block of Sackett Street. Last night, 2xx was a virtual campground - they set up chairs, drank from open containers openly, and passed "cigarettes" around. More than once, a car pulled up, double-blinkers blinking, and conversation - and a transaction of some kind - was made.
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