Albany Houses won't be receiving more funds to fight crime

whynot_31

"New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced a $210 million plan to fight crime at 15 of the city’s most crime-ridden public housing developments across the city."

"The city is deploying the new safety measures first to the 15 NYCHA developments that account for nearly 20 percent of all violent crime in public housing, the mayor said. Those developments are: Boulevard, Brownsville, Bushwick, Butler, Castle Hill, Ingersoll, Patterson, Polo Grounds, Queensbridge, Red Hook, St. Nicholas, Stapleton, Tompkins, Van Dyke and Wagner."

http://www.wnyc.org/story/safety-pledge-de-blasio-invests-210m-fight-nycha-crime

As a result of working with youth in residential care in the late 90s, I've visited many of the NYCHA sites listed. Since then, some have probably gotten better, while others may have gotten worse.

I wonder where Albany Houses ranks in terms of crime at NYCHA sites....

pragmaticguy

I suspect that much of the crime from the Albany Houses isn't committed on the site so maybe that's why it's not on the list. Many people from there come into my office for faxes, copies, notary and they all seem pretty nice so if it's the younger people doing it I figure they're going about it in the neighborhood but not necessarily on housing authority grounds.

whynot_31

Many of the most crime ridden complexes are much larger than Albany, and/or have another complex adjacent to them.

....contributing to insane turf battles between youth crews.

Albany Houses certainly isn't the Polo Grounds. I really dislike the Polo Grounds.

whynot_31

Press on what locals will be doing, and are doing, instead:

http://m.nydailynews.com/opinion/citizen-partners-crimefighting-article-1.1860981