I have to wonder if the recent spree of robberies in our co-ops is aligned with the limping economy. With the attack around Pratt in August, the fist fight in the courtyard last week, and a number of break-ins, it is not without justification that I’m researching alternative security options for my home and along neighborhood walks.
I’m looking for new and updated statistics on crime in the neighborhood, and specifically in our co-ops. Have you or someone you know had your apartment burglarized?
some recent neighborhood news on the topic: http://www.brooklynpaper.com/stories/32/36/32_36_bm_88_blot.html
http://www.brooklynpaper.com/stories/32/35/32_35_mm_88_blot.html
http://fort-greene.blogs.nytimes.com/tag/88th-precinct/
http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/blogs/fort-greene/posts/cs088pct.pdf
September 10, 2009 at 3:21 am
I don’t know about the statistics in general but a fist fight in the courtyard isn’t a great benchmark. I didn’t hear about this one (was it North Side?) but there have been actually fewer fist fights under my window this year. Almost none and nothing to equal the fight with broken bottles a couple of summers ago.
September 10, 2009 at 8:42 pm
actually myself and another resident of 193 have been working closely with Ed Friedman and Command Security to get Command to take their job much more seriously. besides the spate of recent break-ins, we have found unauthorized persons in 193 looking guilty as sin, security guards who do not follow procedure by calling residents to announce visitors/delivers etc and have been working to get Command Security to do their job. in addition, we installed an extra pick proof/bump proof Multi-Lock on our apartment door.
September 10, 2009 at 11:07 pm
[...] A post on the Clinton Hill Co-ops’ CHAOC blog mulls updating home security after a recent wave of [...]
September 11, 2009 at 1:35 pm
Didn’t hear about the fist fight, but I am a little wary about the lack of security. Even in North Campus, sometimes I notice that the gates next to the security hubs are opened, and people freely enter and exit through those when they are.