Police put skywatch on Washington and Sterling

this is the kind of big brother ish I can tolerate. They've been doing this in London on a massive scale forever. It's not like FISA where the federal government is eavesdropping on your personal space. This is to law enforcement what instant replay is to pro sports -- might only have a limited effect most of the times, but could make a HUGE impact once in a while. Let them watch.

It is more than just an idle camera; there are two officers who man the device at all times. One sits in the observation booth and one stays on ground level.

Given that there's an enormous amount of private video being taken, what's the worry with the police getting in on the act? At least police are publicly accountable.

bohuma wrote: This is the second piece of good news I've had today. The other piece is that the closing for our condo on Sterling place (between Washington and Classon) is to be December 15. A law abiding citizen has nothing to fear from vigilant law enforcement. If you'd seen some of the lowlife drug dealer's hanging out in the playground on Park Place between Washington and Classon, you'd want increased surveillance too. My apartment will overlook that playground, and I'll have a camera trained on that playground at all times until every last drug dealer is safely secured at Riker's Island.

Are you sure they are drug dealers because last time i checked my brothers and his friends don't sell drugs yes they do drink beer but they don't sell it. Remember you are moving to our neighborhood. was born and raised in this neighborhood we built it up just because you can afford to come live here now doesn't mean you have to bad mouth people you don't know. Remember to be nice to your neighbors and they will be nice to you. disrespect your neighbors and you won't be a neighbor anymore.

Are you sure they are drug dealers because last time i checked my brothers and his friends don't sell drugs yes they do drink beer but they don't sell it. Remember you are moving to our neighborhood. was born and raised in this neighborhood we built it up just because you can afford to come live here now doesn't mean you have to bad mouth people you don't know. Remember to be nice to your neighbors and they will be nice to you. disrespect your neighbors and you won't be a neighbor anymore.

If your brother and his friends are drinking beer in a playground, then they need to grow up and get the hell out. This neighborhood is as much yours as it is that of the Irish, Italians, Dutch and Native Americans that came before you.. meaning not at all. Here's a tip.. I'm a home owner, so welcome to my neighborhood. Now pull up your pants and put that frikkin 40 away before I have you arrested, punk.

danielle123 wrote: To quote John McEnroe, "you cannot be serious."
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Keep thinking that the police won't zero in on you because you're "doing nothing wrong". Ha.

I feel like I've just stumbled upon the George W. Bush wing of Brooklynian.

Exactly. Once the violent crime stops, they'll find something else to use it for--like parking tickets. Truth.

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Ok madman first all did i say they were drinking the beer in the park. I said they do not sell drugs. There was no mention of beer being drunk in the park. Second last time I checked my family has lived in this neighborhood and owned our buildings since 1908. congrat's you finally own a home. Just don't go around blabbing about people in the park you don't know a thing about. Two of those guys your talking about came back about a year ago from iraq and one just inlisted and is schedule to leave in two weeks to fighting a war to keep your dumb ass safe. Thats really great. King without a crown you should just walk into the play area you might just find all of those men are married and they are there with their children. all of them have been friends since they were in kindergarden that very same school P.S. 216 elijah G stroud. Sometimes people just need to get more facts before they talk. Hint: There is an detectives unit across the street from where they sit if it was a problem don't you think the cops would have done something about them. Obviously their not doing anything wrong. but according to the both of you (madman and King with outa crown)they can not hang out with their friends and have their children bond with each without being cast as drug dealers or men sitting in a park that only children so go to. Thank you now i see why my neighborhood instead of getting better is getting worse. drugs are gone but idiots are coming.

Everyone that contributes to these blogs need to focus more on important issues like how the city has proposed to stop the 48 bus running on the weekends, overnight. The 45 bus will not run after 11pm on week nights and weekends. There will be no 71 bus service at all. or 65 bus service. These are things you need to focus on and how to sign the petition to stop the city no everyone wants to focus on who sits in a park.

I imagine this 'threat' being spoken loudly in a nasally voice, veins protruding from forehead, simultaneously as you typed it out on your keyboard.

It's not a threat. I will report anyone I see drinking on a children's playground. If you find that threatening, then you are the one with a problem. Oh, and you imagined wrong. But if it makes you happy, go ahead.

The "Irish, Italians, Dutch, and Native Americans" moved to the area for legitimate reasons

Nice bit of self-righeousness, declaring legitimacy on historical shifts in populations. Maybe we should all check with you before we decide where to move. You seem to know what's best for everyone else.

Conversely, when one's home purchase is based solely on following 'trends' and the approval of others, there's a lot less claim of 'community' to be had, as well as, I predict, a lot less longevity.

Yeah.. when I was pretending to look for a safe, clean place to live in New York with good access to transportation and amenities like groceries, etc... what I was really doing was following the latest fad in a blind attempt to be fashionable. As if PH/CH is even close.

Again, a really nice piece of pompus prose. I imagine you attempting to peer into the soul of people you pass on the street, fooling yourself that you understand anything about anyone. Passing judgements from some self-appointed moral high ground.

You are a piece of work. You probably also take credit for Obama's win, and couldn't immagine that someone like me would donate the maximum and travel to battleground states to canvass door to door on the weekends.

Nah. You know everything about everyone else.

Good luck trying to make Crown Heights 'your' neighborhood.

It already is. I must be lucky.

madman wrote:

Yeah.. when I was pretending to look for a safe, clean place to live in New York with good access to transportation and amenities like groceries, etc... what I was really doing was following the latest fad in a blind attempt to be fashionable. As if PH/CH is even close.

You went looking for a "safe, clean place to live in New York" and wound up in Crown Heights? lmao.. You've obviously been getting some stellar advice from those around you, so you don't need to hear any more from this 'know-it-all.'

Anyway, for your future endeavors, you should know that the entitlement-based attitude you're sporting makes folks like you disliked by (1) the people whose community you've entered, and, more importantly, (2) the cops. That's not a very good combination. But you'll find out eventually. 8)

madman wrote: I think we are all entitled to have children's playgrounds free of alcoholics and drug abusers.

With the exception of parents, of course.

whynot_31 wrote: [quote=doctorj][quote=madman]I think we are all entitled to have children's playgrounds free of alcoholics and drug abusers.

With the exception of parents, of course.

Yes, the rules state that adults must be accompanied by a child.

And yet, are strangely silent on the matter of the adult's state of mind. Shoes must be worn at all times though. And don't attempt to drive a toy train or tractor or operate other heavy machinery if affected.

Moufaisbad -- from her photo -- looks like she's been assaulted, so you would think that she would like this sort of "big brother" stuff. Holy christmas... that photo could be the poster for a women's shelter.

Sky Watch is probably not so good for open house days or property values in general. In addition, has its effectiveness even been measured? I'd bet the precinct measures it against whether it gets the local block associations off their back with regards to complaints about crime, lol. Like someone said above, it probably just moves the crime up the street or around the corner.