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i am a 23 yrd old wf , i have lived on my block /of st johns near franklin for over a yr with no problems, everyone in the community was always really nice to me , and i've nice been to them . in the past few weeks things seem to have changed. last week while at the the deli on the corner i was robbed at the counter by a middle aged-black woman , who not only took my money out of my hand that i was paying for something with but took the change that the store owner had been handing me as well, and then proceeded to scratch me with her nails and scream at me ( telling me i didnt deserve the money cuz i was stupid white bitch, , etc , etc. amongst other degrading profanities ) . i was dead broke and paying in change, also trying to change some change into bills so i could get a metro card to go to school. i hadnt even spoken to her. the store owner told me to ignore her and that she was crazy, but after she stole my money and attacked me ( while i stood there crying), she asked for a pack of cigarettes , and paid with a 50, and he gave her back her change , no comments to her . there were about 10 people in the store and nobdy said anything. THEN LAST NITE , when i finally went back to this store , i was in line when an eldery ( about 60ish) black man came in and said hello to me, i said hello and smiled, he looked right at me and in a calm tone of voice , grabbed my arm and told me " listen you cracker slut i dont know where the fuck you came from but if you say one word to me i will fucking slit your throat, now you put down whatever you got and get you crackah ass out out off here and go back to wherever you came from and if i ever see your face around here againm i will fucking kill you where you stand!" then he shook me and shoved me out of the store. i was so overwhelmed i didnt even know what to do , i ran home and havent left house since. also at the time of this incident there were several people in the store and no one said or did anything . obviously there are mean people in the world and this sucks , ( and i'm not going back to this particular deli anymore) but why does it seem like a rash of cruelty in the neighborhood ? or was i just lucky before >?
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These incidents sound horrible. What did the police say? I would not give that deli owner any more of my money after his reactions. It's unbelieveable... I would also SCREAM and act generally crazy if this happened again, either incident. Or I'd like to think I would. There is a certain type of assertiveness, which I have when I'm feeling confident and don't when I'm distracted or feeling sad, which really helps not just keep the crazies away but also helps me deal with them. I'm NOT saying that what happened is your fault, and it happens to people (of all races) all the time, no matter what they do. But there must be things we can do - the least of which is carrying on, being brave. Does anyone have any suggestions? I had a few incidents where people in the neighborhood were really cruel, and they used my looking white as an issue. Please don't let it hurt you so that you're frightened to live on your own block. You were unlucky for a week after a year of being lucky. I'm so sorry. Have a good cry and then be brave and hold your head up and go out, go to someplace in the neighborhood you like. Do you have some friends who can come over and hang out with you, walk around with you? Do you know any of your neighbors who you could talk to, maybe for sympathy? Have some wine. Do something you like, watch TV or see a movie or read a book to escape. Take a brisk walk. Take care of yourself. Don't give up. Please do let me know what the police said.
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sorry to hear this happen. wanna move to bensonhurst its as cheap but much safer for ya.Fight white guilt and injustice by smoking tax free guilt free Reservation Smokes or go gamble in a Native Casino.
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Did you even bother to call the police? Im sure these people are locals. Point them out to the cops, so we can get these savages off the street. FIGHT OR FLIGHT!!!!!!
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i think violet gave some beautiful & heartfelt advice and if you haven't, please, please call the precinct and report this i can only say what my response would be, and that would be to dig in deeper, become more a part of the community. one way is to attend community meetings, the 2 most obvious would be the 77th precinct community council and the crow hill community association (more intimate) and i would share my experience! 77th precinct community council 2nd monday of each month at 7:30 next meeting: 12/11 St Gregory the Great 980 St John's Place CHCA third tuesday of each month at 7:30 Tuesday 12/19, 7:30 PM Haitian-American Daycare Center 1491 Bedford Ave., Bklyn, NY (Cnr. of Bedford & St. John’s) http://www.crowhillcommunity.org/the further you go out on a limb, the harder it is to keep your balance
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armchair_warrior » sorry to hear this happen. wanna move to bensonhurst its as cheap but much safer for ya.
Safer for white people that is. rt220, I'm terribly sorry this happened to you.
Definitely go to the police about this. A more assertive attitude and some pepper spray in the purse may help if you're physically assaulted like that again."Tommorow's another god damn day"
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X-brooklynite » [quote="armchair_warrior"]sorry to hear this happen. wanna move to bensonhurst its as cheap but much safer for ya.
Safer for white people that is. rt220, I'm terribly sorry this happened to you. Definitely go to the police about this. A more assertive attitude and some pepper spray in the purse may help if you're physically assaulted like that again.[/quote]
the area has change since the mid 90's white folks started to move out when asians started to move in. but alot stayed. now days asians,whites,Orthodox jews, russians, and south asians have move in.Fight white guilt and injustice by smoking tax free guilt free Reservation Smokes or go gamble in a Native Casino.
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armchair_warrior » the area has change since the mid 90's white folks started to move out when asians started to move in. but alot stayed. now days asians,whites,Orthodox jews, russians, and south asians have move in.
Black people moving to bensonhurst too????"Tommorow's another god damn day"
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Just don't frequent local businesses that treat you poorly. There are plenty of others who will welcome your business. Avoid nutjobs like these you describe - there are plenty of them in NYC. Leave them to stew in their own juices.
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X-brooklynite » [quote="armchair_warrior"] the area has change since the mid 90's white folks started to move out when asians started to move in. but alot stayed. now days asians,whites,Orthodox jews, russians, and south asians have move in.
Black people moving to bensonhurst too????[/quote] yeah now days. in the past white folks in the area never rented out to minorities, but past few years people started to rent out to Hispanics and blacks. in the past people would look closely at none white people walking around. now days you have minorities walking around a lot. :p. this part of the hood has change alot. it still alot safer and still very cheap and have tons of amenitiesFight white guilt and injustice by smoking tax free guilt free Reservation Smokes or go gamble in a Native Casino.
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I think y'all got played and this posting is a bunch of bullshit. Just my gut instinct.The best of men aren't at their "best" at all times.
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LeeHo » I think y'all got played and this posting is a bunch of bullshit. Just my gut instinct.
Based on... ?
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Carnivore » [quote="LeeHo"]I think y'all got played and this posting is a bunch of bullshit. Just my gut instinct.
Based on... ? :roll:[/quote] Based on the fact there's only been one post and common sense (sorry to be crass) would have been to call the cops, if not the first time, then definitely the second. My 2 cents is that LeeHo may be correct. If not, the poster has gotten pretty severe wake up call, but need to react. having lived through some racially "bad times" back in my old 'hood of Ft. Greene (many years ago), it was always watch your back...but, take no shit. It's YOUR nabe too, regardless if you are a newbie there or not. My 2 cents...and second sense.A word or two from the highest point in Brooklyn--Greenwood Hts.
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I think you guys should hold off before rushing to judgment. There have been more than one time in the past that a new poster wrote about similar incidents then didn't come back to the boards for a few days, and then found it pretty hurtful to see accusations like this. Give her the benefit of the doubt -- she's young and it sounds like she was very frightened. That said, I do hope rt220 comes back and fills us in more, and I *really* hope she called the police about these incidents. That does more good than just posting about it on a message board.
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It so interesting that so many posts like this devolve into calling the original poster a liar, or attacking them. I have also been on the wrong end of weird "you don't belong here" bullshit, NUMEROUS TIMES in CH, most recently from my actual landlady! Yeah, that's right! It's a very pathetic and small mindset that can't accept new people in the neighborhood, no matter how friendly or positive. She happily takes my rent money, though! I wonder how people would react if white or hispanic people treated black people the same way nowadays? Is reverse racism ok? Why can't Americans get the hell over racism, especially in a cosmopolitan city like Brooklyn where people from almost every country are represented? So... The original post sounds quite realistic to me. rt220 is only 23, and I can easily imagine not knowing how to react in a situation like that at 23. I live just a few blocks away {for the time being} from the "supposed" scene of rt220's experience. I would like to know, exactly which bodega did this happen in? And WHY on earth did you go back?
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guys come on, thats a bit harsh. don't beat up the victim here. give the person the benefit of the doubt here.Fight white guilt and injustice by smoking tax free guilt free Reservation Smokes or go gamble in a Native Casino.
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sje » I wonder how people would react if white or hispanic people treated black people the same way nowadays? Is reverse racism ok? Why can't Americans get the hell over racism, especially in a cosmopolitan city like Brooklyn where people from almost every country are represented?
It did happen to black people-more so in the 80's and prior to that when going into predominantly white neighborhoods--Mostly verbal abuse with having the n word used against you and being told to get out of the area. Plus those rare occurrences of whites ganging up on and beating a single black person, e.g., A black transit worker in gravesend in the early 80's not to mention other incidences. Having said that, two wrongs definitely don't make a right. It not surprising at all that it happened in brooklyn. While more gentrification has happened in the last 10 years or so, the provincial attitudes of neighborhood people in a formerly very balkanized borough still remain and die hard."Tommorow's another god damn day"
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X-brooklynite » [quote="sje"]I wonder how people would react if white or hispanic people treated black people the same way nowadays? Is reverse racism ok? Why can't Americans get the hell over racism, especially in a cosmopolitan city like Brooklyn where people from almost every country are represented?
It did happen to black people-more so in the 80's and prior to that when going into predominantly white neighborhoods--Mostly verbal abuse with having the n word used against you and being told to get out of the area. Plus those rare occurrences of whites ganging up on and beating a single black person, e.g., A black transit worker in gravesend in the early 80's not to mention other incidences. Having said that, two wrongs definitely don't make a right. It not surprising at all that it happened in brooklyn. While more gentrification has happened in the last 10 years or so, the provincial attitudes of neighborhood people in a formerly very balkanized borough still remain and die hard.[/quote] in the 1980's i got it from both ends. in black area's i got chase and beaten and in white areas same thing. but these days its rarely only racial slurs mostly from lower economic areas.Fight white guilt and injustice by smoking tax free guilt free Reservation Smokes or go gamble in a Native Casino.
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sje » I wonder how people would react if white or hispanic people treated black people the same way nowadays?
Um, they do. Ever been to Howard Beach? Pretty sure they are still lynching people of color out there. Midwood? Pakastani guy was just a victim of a hate crime out there. Its not like its a vestige of the past. People of color are still being targetted by racial profiling, including most recently by the NYPD at subway stops in October when the officers were specifically told to stop each and every black man going through the station (http://www.nyclu.org/nypd_racial_profiling_pr_101606.html) Its just we don't hear much about it when someone of color is discriminated against. But as soon as a white person is made to feel uncomfortable in his/her environment its "reverse racism." I have all the empathy in the world for the original poster, it sucks what happened. But to say "what if it happened to people of color nowadays" is just laughable. -
In my world, which consists almost solely of Brooklyn, I don't see much, if any, blatant racism, and if I did, I would be shocked. Granted, I don't hang in Howard Beach, or Midwood,Bay Ridge, etc... It all seems somewhat equal to me. People of all races come into my shop, separately and together. I'm talking about casual, everyday occurrances, not the rare, stupid JO who beats someone up/kills them. I'm sure it happens frequently , though, not arguing with you. Racial profiling is pathetic, agreed. For me to be made to feel uncomfortable in my own neighborhood because of my skin is just as bad as "regular" racism, sorry.
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jayce » [quote="sje"]I wonder how people would react if white or hispanic people treated black people the same way nowadays?
Um, they do. Ever been to Howard Beach? Pretty sure they are still lynching people of color out there. Midwood? Pakastani guy was just a victim of a hate crime out there. Its not like its a vestige of the past. People of color are still being targetted by racial profiling, including most recently by the NYPD at subway stops in October when the officers were specifically told to stop each and every black man going through the station (http://www.nyclu.org/nypd_racial_profiling_pr_101606.html) Its just we don't hear much about it when someone of color is discriminated against. But as soon as a white person is made to feel uncomfortable in his/her environment its "reverse racism." I have all the empathy in the world for the original poster, it sucks what happened. But to say "what if it happened to people of color nowadays" is just laughable.[/quote] almost all races do it. just the media report some more than others. you'll rarely read about asians getting beaten in some areas or white guys getting beaten in some areas. its doesnt sells.Fight white guilt and injustice by smoking tax free guilt free Reservation Smokes or go gamble in a Native Casino.
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rt220 - how are you doing? Are you feeling better? Have you been out? Which deli did this happen at? What did the police say? Do you think you'll be going to any of the meetings that neene suggests? I'm thinking about it... sje - your landlady? Really?! That's ugly, but in a way that's so ridiculous that it's almost funny. I'm sorry. It is so wrong... I think that people like to group other people, and think (and act) cruelly towards The Other. I had an epiphany when I found myself doing it to two very different groups of litterbugs within an hour, when I realized how easy it was and how it didn't matter who I was grouping so long as they were different from me. It is almost always very wrong, I think, but it's hard to resist doing. Especially when it's useful... I am doing much better since understanding how it happens in my mind. That has NOT made dealing with crazy or mean people (or litterbugs) easier. But it is right and it has made me deal with anger, even petty anger, more directly. I hope to get better... I'm trying to couple it with forgiveness. Boy, it's not easy!
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sorry , this post was not bs. i just have not been staying at home the past few days , therefore not been back online. to be honest , no i did not call cops , because i thought they would think i was making a big deal out of nothing, and bacuse i thought the store owner ( which was s&n deli on corner of franklin and st johns ) would probbably never say he saw anything , and i dont blame him, that would just cause him bigger problems. but after reading this i think i will call them ( the police ) just to file an incident report ... and the reason i went back to the deli the week after the first incident .... umm... i was too lazy too walk anywhere else in my pajamas and i wanted a coke to drink while i watched tv, and i thought that the previous incident had been a fluke , a once in a million thing and there was no way other people in this neighborhood , much less in the same store, or in the 100 yds between my house and the store would treat me that way again....honestly this whole incident has made me extremely uncomfortable being in the neighborhood, especially alone, and i have spent the weekend apartment hunting, oh well, i guess its time to sarcrifice eating for rent money just to feel safe again.
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rt220 » i have spent the weekend apartment hunting, oh well, i guess its time to sarcrifice eating for rent money just to feel safe again.
Boerum Hill? Prospect Heights? Maybe a different borough-Queens-Astoria? LIC?"Tommorow's another god damn day"
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no , actually. greenpoint/east williamsburg/bushwick
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also for those who were asking , i did call the cops tonite , i told them what happened and asked what the next step of action was , ( i.e. incident report etc.) was told , " well this is a rough neighborhood , be careful, if it happens again we'll send a squad car over, good luck " and that was that.......
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rt220 » also for those who were asking , i did call the cops tonite , i told them what happened and asked what the next step of action was , ( i.e. incident report etc.) was told , " well this is a rough neighborhood , be careful, if it happens again we'll send a squad car over, good luck " and that was that.......
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My thoughts--what happened to you, rt220, sucked absolutely royally. I am angry at the people involved. A few things I've noticed--I live around the corner from you--my feeling--those bodegas are all pretty sketchy. Also, after dark, the neighborhood is crawling with crackheads, and they behave exactly as you described--they're very angry and violent, and tend to grab money from whoever they can. As far as anger against whites, that's a reality, and I've argued with everybody on the board about it and gotten so fed up with trying to explain my POV, but based on my life of thirty nine years as a biracial African-American, my sense is that blacks and whites have very deep rooted problems with each other. Of course that doesn't mean whites should flee the 'hood, but I would say the following things-- 1. Have some black friends and be seen with them. If you live in a black neighborhood, it's not enough just to "be friendly"--I think that actually having black friends is a necessity. 2. If you don't have black friends, and never have, and think of black people as something to "be friendly to" from a distance, don't move into a predominantly black neighborhood. I'm not saying that to be hostile, I just don't think it's a good idea. The culture and habits of the people will just be a bit too foreign, and you won't have as easy a time blending in. 3. I really hope and wish CHeights becomes happily and peacefully mixed--with people of all races and sexualities and income levels. It kinda already is, but I think we need more hippies, more artists, and, frankly, even more diversity--more Asians, more Hispanics, and, yes, more White people--because frankly, I think that the more mixed a place is, the better it is... I suggested this before--I would love it if people in the neighborhood from this blog could form some sort of support network for each other. I wish that we could band together more, instead of attacking strangers who get attacked or who feel racism/reverse racism or whatever else. Sometimes I get so fed up with these attitudes I stop reading this thing, but the truth is, the community needs the blog, and we all need each other, frankly... If anybody feels the same way, feel free to PM me, and let's try to start some sort of actual community...Folle dont je suis affolée,
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anniewilde, yeah i completely agree. i do have black friends AND white friends, but i dont really spend much time hanging out with anyone at all when im home ( besides sitting on the stoop by myself smoking cigarretes), yeah and i wish i didnt feel like i was fleeing , i just only come home late ( after work and school ) and since i live alone now it just does not feel safe wandering the streets at crackhead o'clock . i completely agree though , i love this area , and when i said " be friendly " i didnt mean that like it was the best i can do . i genuinely do like my neighbors and neighborhood, i just dont know many people..... thanks for all the feedback
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also, I'd say, don't move to Bushwick to avoid crime--it's super dangerous. I'm not even sure that this neighbhorhood is a super good place for a woman to live alone. I live with a roommate in an apt. building where we all sort of look out for each other...Wherever you live, it's probably best to have a bit more of a support system. Since I moved to CH I've really strategized specifically about how to feel safe here--sometimes I'm met at the subway by my (big male) roommate, sometimes I''ve taken a car. I've talked a lot about it specifically with a black male friend of mine who grew up in BK. He actually suggested trying to make friends with the Bodega people, ironically. I am not a very frequent bodega visitor, though, and I wish they'd be replaced by more functional stores with stuff I could actually buy. I don't think crackhead o'clock is safe. Quite the opposite. That said, wherever you live in NYC, you need to have some people watching your back. Even in Park Slope or Brooklyn Heights or Greenpoint.Folle dont je suis affolée,
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yeah i do have a roommate , however unfortunately our schedules only allow us to see eachother for a second maybe once every two weeks, haha . when i moved down here i had a boyfriend and a dog living in this apt with me , hence i felt much more comfortable in my surroundings. i felt like the bodega had become like a safe place,i went in there like twice a day for cigarettes or soda or soemthing . but i guess the law of odds wasnt on my side on this one. yeah and bushwick definitely isnt much safer , but i have alot of friends, a "support system" there, which makes me feel safer.thnks!
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One last thought. Maybe this can be the LAST time people get dissed for reporting criminal incidents? Frankly, nobody is going to bother to come on this blog and make that kinda shit up. Seriously, people are way too snide and snarky. People like rt220 need support, and frankly, people need to feel this blog is a safe space. Otherwise, they'll be afraid/intimidated to post, thereby making us all less safe, not to mention it's just downright mean behavior.Folle dont je suis affolée,
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anniewilde - Bushwick has changed alot over the last few years and parts of it are much safer now. I have lived off the Montrose L stop for years now and find it ALOT less sketchy than parts of CH i have been in. Around Montrose/Morgan there is a pretty tight knit community of artists and younger professional types and if this is the area rt220 is thinking about moving to I would say that she could choose much worse.
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yeah? I believe you--I know bushwick is sort of the new williamsburgish place--I just know that I've heard about lots of crime there too. But does it have trees? I am wondering because I have a friend, an artist with a small kid--who is thinking of moving here and I told her I thought of Bushwick as treeless, relatively industrial, and pretty dangerous. Am I wrong? CH can be definitely sketchy--and BTW, people elsewhere on the blog are now using "Crackhead O'Clock" as an expression! It's really pretty brilliant--but there's nothing like the parks, trees, and the Parkway...I call it the Green Ghetto...Now if we could just get a few hundred more artists of all colors, ages, and sexualities to move in, it would rock--especially if we also had a few community art centers, cafes, and even just ONE little organic store...anybody listening?Folle dont je suis affolée,
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There ARE a hundred ( - more!) artists here already of all colors, ages, and sexualities here already; they are buying my neighbors out by the minute. People who grew up here and who want to stay... BUT - that's not what I wanted to discuss. RT220 - I think you can look at this two ways. What happened is Awful but you can either take off 100mph or try to build up some umph, so to speak. It's good to be able to scream (like someone suggested earlier) or go off and fucking curse like a motherfucker - learn how to be loud and offensive back. Ie; show that you're nice and friendly and all that - but that you also have a line that no-one should pass. I just cannot understand why you went BACK to that place?! The owner was fine watching you be robbed - and you go BACK?! You dense or something?! That is certainly to show that people can walk all over you. Obviously what happened is not your fault, but it seems to me that you are more than a little slow to react. Get pissed! That's my two cents... Hang in there RT220.
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Hey, I thought there was one on Bedford? I thought I saw it by the college, but it was a while ago, so they might have closed..
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anniewilde- there is a DIY organization in Bushwick called trees not trash that have been planting trees and creating gardens out of lots,etc...there is also a small park right around the corner from the Morgan stop that is pretty nice....there are certainly sections that are largely industrial and definitely some blocks that are dicey but the most obvious crime that i see is car break ins..they see(just noticed a new one being worked on on Montrose....some restaurants...its really a good time to get in if you can while it is not obscenely expensive.
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OH..and there is a great natural/health foods store called Brooklyn Natural off Morgan.....it's like a small Whole Foods...great place.
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The more I think about it, the more I think lostingreenwoodhts is right; this can;t be for real. ...Or?! You're in Brooklyn - Not in a sleepy mid western town! I just don't understand who someone who has chosen to live at St. Johns and Franklin and has been there for a year can be so unable to REACT. I just don't get it. RT220; did you just crawl out from under a rock?!?!
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Anonymous » The more I think about it, the more I think lostingreenwoodhts is right; this can;t be for real. ...Or?! You're in Brooklyn - Not in a sleepy mid western town! I just don't understand who someone who has chosen to live at St. Johns and Franklin and has been there for a year can be so unable to REACT. I just don't get it. RT220; did you just crawl out from under a rock?!?!
Anon Guest, regardless of the validity of her posts (and I am more apt to weigh in that these are legit posts by a scared person), no need to be nasty. This is "play nice" space. You are certainly entitled to your opinions, and should express them as such. Let's not just go after folks for now reason
A word or two from the highest point in Brooklyn--Greenwood Hts.
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Greenwood, I'm confused by your abrupt change in skepticism. I am standing by my disbelief in this story, or maybe I'm standing by my not caring too much about it. Shitty things can happen in this city, or anywhere for that matter. It is not indicative of the neighborhood or New York City. So, RT220, just go and move like you said you would and put the whole "fiasco," real or imagined, behind you.The best of men aren't at their "best" at all times.
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LeeHo, My skepticism was on where the post was "real" or not, not the story...and her reaction in not going to the cops immediately. As you have seen, there have been troll posts from time to time to get folks all up in arms... I hope that RT220 has gained a huge dose of "street smarts" and will not be put in a situation like these 2 again.
Having been there myself, I can understand the frustration and fright. Moving to a different nabe may not be the answer if you are too spooked to go outside by yourself. Shit, folks get robbed in the Slope and Bklyn Hts., and those nabes (and this IS NOT A JUDGMENT) are a far cry socio-economically from CH.A word or two from the highest point in Brooklyn--Greenwood Hts.
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I'm somewhat skeptical, only because I can't imagine being broke, going to the store with the last of my money and letting someone take it from me. Then to have the person pull out a $50 and pay for cigarettes? Is it possible? Sure, but how do you let yourself get played like that? How do you not try to fight back or stop the person or something? I've lived through those starving college student days and let me tell you, I would have kicked someone's ass if that was what stood between me and my last dollar. And a middle aged woman at that? I would have at least tried to take her and called the cops immediately. The reason we all go through junior high is to teach you how not to react to bullies. Standing up crying didn't work when the cool 7th grade girls picked on you after gym class and it isn't going over on Franklin and St. John's.
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smells like dead fish. I don'te beleive it. I live 2 blocks away, and yes there are people there all the time, probably even hustlers. BUT the man in that corner store wouldn't have acted like that, and I've done laundry at crackhead o'clock night like a thousand times on that block, and the only people that have bothered me while I was outside smoking a cigarette were actually cops. Rollin' by sloooooooowly, slooooooowly staring at me.
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anniewilde » ...Now if we could just get a few hundred more artists of all colors, ages, and sexualities to move in, it would rock--especially if we also had a few community art centers, cafes, and even just ONE little organic store...anybody listening?
total sidebar new gallery, opening sat 12/2 6-8 pluto 730 classon (btw prospect & park place) c u therethe further you go out on a limb, the harder it is to keep your balance
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rt220 » also for those who were asking , i did call the cops tonite , i told them what happened and asked what the next step of action was , ( i.e. incident report etc.) was told , " well this is a rough neighborhood , be careful, if it happens again we'll send a squad car over, good luck " and that was that.......
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DUCK TALES.
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Sorry to hear this happened to you. There are some mean mf'ers in this world, both black and white. I tend to dismiss any racism directed at me as simple ignorance, but getting robbed is another story. If I was in that situation I'd demand the clerk reimburse me immediately or I'd call the cops on the spot and implicate him as an accesory to the crime. Even if nothing comes of it, at least you go home with the satisfaction that you did something about it. Two weeks later, there's not much you can do.
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There are some apartments for rent on St Johns Place b/w Nostrand and New York aves... Things seem to be calmer down here... unless I am oblivious... It's a new building being rented by corcoran. stuidos and one bedrooms-The more I see of man, the more I like dogs
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