Someone Tried to Enter Our Building
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outeraccelerator - I'm female.
This stuff happens pretty often in my building. Mostly guys who are in no way threatening, but are chilling outside and like to 'escort' my friends and I around.
A while ago though I was coming up the stairs and there was someone standing at the top looking down. Super creepy. He didn't live in the building and I just sort of pushed past him saying "You scared the $*@! out of me!" as I went by. (He did). Anyway, it turns out that he had tried to get into a couple of apartments that night, but I never saw him again.
This thread is exactly why it pisses me off so much when people prop the door when they are having parties. New people move in and think it's all good, but they haven't been here for years seeing the things that go down. It's still brooklyn. -
yeah, neither doors to enter our building close on their own... meaning, they are never locked nor secure. WTF?! plus, i hate when strangers knock on my door for no reason on the off day i get to sleep in... then i wonder, would i have been broken into if no one were home? :shock:
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vanilla wrote: yeah, neither doors to enter our building close on their own... meaning, they are never locked nor secure. WTF?!
That was the case at my last place, which wouldn't have been a problem except for the idiot former fratboys who lived upstairs from me and routinely left the door ajar (it locked automatically, but only if you closed it all the way), and my idiot roommate, who routinely forgot to lock our door. I didn't have any luck getting the imporance of locking our door through my roommate's thick skull (part of why I eventually moved out), but at least were fortunate that we had a great landlord, so I talked to him about it. After unsuccessfully trying to get the guys upstairs to start closing the front door, he installed a thingy at the top that made the door close itself if left ajar.
You should ask your landlord to do this right away. Use the words "rape" and "liability" liberally. -
I'm just checking this thread now after a few days, so first of all, thanks to everyone who responded. I didn't realize this sort of thing was so common. And thanks to whoever posted that local precinct contact. I was thinking of trying to track down something like that, so that's a big help. I've been thinking about it a lot, and it occurs to me that although I'm annoyed at the police and quite sure this guy was up to no good (one reason I'm sure of this is that my neighbor is totally fearless about walking around at night, so if she was alarmed I'm sure this wasn't just somebody waiting to be buzzed in, etc.), I'm not sure what the police could do, since I don't think the guy had actually committed a crime yet. So if nothing else, I'd like to find out what the police can do, not just what I wish they'd done.
To whoever asked for the address of my building--I'm not comfortable posting our exact address, mainly because since this technically happened to my neighbor and not me, I'm trying to be extra-careful about her privacy. But we're on the north side of St. Marks, closer to Underhill than Washington. There aren't that many residential buildings on that block, so you can probably figure it out.
Finally--what crack house? Has there been a crack house on my block all this time and I knew nothing about it? -
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Anonymous wrote: I'm just checking this thread now after a few days, so first of all, thanks to everyone who responded. I didn't realize this sort of thing was so common. And thanks to whoever posted that local precinct contact. I was thinking of trying to track down something like that, so that's a big help. I've been thinking about it a lot, and it occurs to me that although I'm annoyed at the police and quite sure this guy was up to no good (one reason I'm sure of this is that my neighbor is totally fearless about walking around at night, so if she was alarmed I'm sure this wasn't just somebody waiting to be buzzed in, etc.), I'm not sure what the police could do, since I don't think the guy had actually committed a crime yet. So if nothing else, I'd like to find out what the police can do, not just what I wish they'd done.
There are three buildings closest to that side of the block (Closest to Underhill). The use-to-be-crack house is sometimes advertised on craigslist for $745K, but it has been vacant completely since September (According to NOK Marshalls and a police caravan escorted everyone out). The parking lot is open 24 hours and the abandoned properties directly across the street from the parking lot are owned by the same guy who owns 93 underhill (According to some local neighbors) and they are in the process of building luxury condos.
To whoever asked for the address of my building--I'm not comfortable posting our exact address, mainly because since this technically happened to my neighbor and not me, I'm trying to be extra-careful about her privacy. But we're on the north side of St. Marks, closer to Underhill than Washington. There aren't that many residential buildings on that block, so you can probably figure it out.
Finally--what crack house? Has there been a crack house on my block all this time and I knew nothing about it?
I get a good vibe from that block (People always out sweeping and lights always on) as I walk to and from work and I am always greeted by some of the occupants of those buildings (I guess I've become a familiar face for them).
Since reading this post, though, I have been more alert and cautious when walking on that block or any -
Subject: "this is brooklyn"
I just read your posting about the man who pushed into a woman's apartment building. THis is really unfortuante and scary at the same time but one should always be alert and careful.
I've lived in Brooklyn all of my life and none of these things have ever happened to me. You have to be street smart and be aware of your surroundings at all times. If someone is trying to get into your building and you dont' know them...keep it moving. Go into a store and ask someone to walk you home, or walk away and make a phone call. THis is a big city and crimes, drugs, crackhouses, etc are a fact of life here; just as it is in any large city. You just have to be extremely cautious and aware. -
I agree with brooklynite. after awhile it becomes second nature. You can't trust people. I have lived around here for close to 30 years without push in, home invasion, strangers following me upstairs. (knock on wooden head for luck) Stay awake folks. And keep those brooklyn locks on your windows guys.
*a brooklyn lock is a pieced of 2 x 4 placed diagonally atop your window sash in such a way that it prevents an intruder from pushing up your window from outside and gaining entry to your apt. Especially useful for AC windows. -
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