NEIGHBORHOOD NIGHT WATCH: ARE WE DOING IT?

Berman, i messaged Vince and he states he posted a thread asking for volunteers but that the moderator here erased it. I just do not understand why he is standing in the way of progress. Vince has already gathered 7 volunteers and is hoping to gather more support. Being that the moderator is intent on watching Rome burn it is safe to say we will not get any help from this forum. From my understanding Vince is holding a meeting next Sunday at P.S 321 in regards to the Night watch group and its development. Reach out to him for more details.

Clarence.

Danny, you are correct.

Not only did they not have bicycles back then, but the Fall of Rome was a pretty complex thing.

There are adherents to single factors, but more people think Rome fell because of a combination of such factors as Christianity, decadence, and military problems. Even the rise of Islam is proposed as the reason for Rome's fall, by some who think the Fall of Rome happened at Constantinople in the 15th Century. Here I am writing about a roughly fifth century fall of Rome (or the western division of the Roman Empire).

source: http://ancienthistory.about.com/od/fallofrome/tp/022509FallofRomeReasons.htm

By the way, here's some info about when bicycles were invented:

Vehicles for human transport that have two wheels and require balancing by the rider date back to the early 19th century. The first means of transport making use of two wheels, and thus the archetype of the bicycle, was the German draisine dating back to 1817. The term bicycle was coined in France in the 1860s.

source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_bicycle

Curtis Sliwa admitted that he had fabricated several of the Angels' exploits, including a false allegation that he had been kidnapped in 1980 by off-duty transit officers. As well as admitting to "faking several kidnapping attempts on himself to make himself seem more valuable to the public" he said in later statements.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curtis_Sliwa#Controversy

http://www.brooklynian.com/forums/topic/question-on-safety-1

lol ToxicLatte mention park slope isn't safe and people should move to lower manhattan lol, umm it not a magic place that criminals don't go to. in a economic down turn most places get criminals to to rob or steal from you.

normally it effects poor areas worse than rich areas. alot of people shit where they live, easier to get home to. lower manhatan is no different than other nabes with the same economic bracket.

only reason some folks notice things happening in park slope and prospect heights more so is per sq mile there is more bloggers and writers in this area than rest of nyc combined.

can some mod do a ip and check see if its a alt of someone posters here.

http://brooklynian.com/forum/listings/we-need-to-stop-feeding-the-damn-pigeons

http://www.brooklynian.com/forums/topic/question-on-safety-1

no need to "wake up". dramatizing doesn't really work. crime is about the same as it is for other neighbourhoods with the same income levels as park slope. as i state only reason people notice here more is park slope and prospect heights has way too many bloggers and writers per square mile/block than any other place in nyc for some reason.

You keep telling yourself that there is no boogey man...I am sure that it works for you but it does not work for me. Look around on the threads and you will see how many crimes have been documented. According to you nothing has changed in Park Slope and you are just peachy with the current way of things are. I will not stand around and await the next mugging or property theft. Perhaps you are happy bragging that your were mugged for the 30th time and use that as a badge of honor but I am not cut from the same cloth as you. I refuse to be a victim anymore. You sir sadden me and that is why I don't want you involved in anything regarding the Tenant Patrol. You have a defeatist quality about yourself that I do not want festering among my friends. Do what you do best and hide in your apartment hoping that things will eventually get better. Maybe you should take a walk in Harlem and add to your tally of muggings. I am sure that looks great on your resume.

WhyFi said:

Can I come to the meeting to point and laugh if you talk the same way IRL?

I'll bring the popcorn!

back in the day, if there were muggers in the area and such me and friends would bring out the bats and go for a walk, no cops were called etc... they didn't come back. but this was back before the 90's Disneyfication of nyc .

but the times have changed. you'll end up in jail etc...

if you guys really want to do something model yourselves after these guys. pretty effective.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shomrim_(volunteers)

LongTimeSloper said:

I don't see anything on the PS 321 website about this?

Hence, the caption under Curtis Sliwa's photo, and the idolization of him by Toxiclatte and Vincentinthebay is all the more appropriate.

armchair_warrior said:

i stil think they're all the same posters .

AW-

I suspect you are on to something.

Maybe we should get together and go into law enforcement?

Afterall, the police look good when they are smarter than the non-professionals. And Chief Wiggum looks good compared to Sliwa.

AW-

Most cops are hard working.

I made the reference to Chief Wiggum because even he is able to solve some crimes better than many Sliwa-wanna-bes.

Shomrim, on the other hand, does seem to provide a public benefit. ...but I suspect that Vincentinthebay and toxiclatte would not be welcome.

Until this thread, I never knew bicycles weren't invented until 1817.

What did the people who lived along Prospect Park West complain about before then?

whynot_31 said:

Until this thread, I never knew bicycles weren't invented until 1817.

What did the people who lived along Prospect Park West complain about before then?

Those damn horses and their horse manure!

Seriously? Who would care about that? Do they feel it's equivalent to a rusted-out car or refrigerator in the front yard of a double-wide trailer? The Park Slope HIllbillies?

Various folks on my block keep bikes or strollers chained outside of their houses all the time.

I think they're risking theft, but I never imagined anyone would steal (or vandalize) for purely aesthetic reasons.