south side of Eastern Pkwy?

Subject: Re: franklin ave

mobina wrote: when i crossed the parkway once i was amazed in the difference between the 2 sides. the side that i live on has the drug dealers who say good morning to you. the other side has drug users who look like they want to kill some one. they have the bloods and the crypts hanging out on the corners everywhere. how can this be? what does it take for the police to notice this? does someone have to get robbed or killed? why is it when i go to kingston ave the police from the same precient are on every corner? makes me wonder

I have a cousin that lives near downstate hospital. She said they're selling condos nearby for around 400K. Having seen that neighborhood, those brokers have got to be crazy :roll: Who the hell is going to move into those condos with the rampant lowlife around that area?

My 2 cents:

I'm on EP btwn Franklin and Classon as well for ten years- I've seen so much change (Brooklyn Museum renovation was a like a mirage when it first unveiled...), but damn, Franklin is like a stubborn child that refuses to grow up. It makes me sad because I feel like the people who congregate daily on the sidewalk tend to be the people who just never move on in life- NOTHING changes there- at least that's how it sometimes seems.

Add to that, the high school kids- 2 schools worth at 3pm swarm that entire block Monday through Friday.

Have to say though, that the Shuttle changed a lot of things for most of the people living on my block. We can just bypass that whole corner, and coming home super late at night (MANY times), you wouldn't believe the difference 200 ft make.

BTW, Mobina- I believe it's Crips.

F. AAAAAAAAAAAAAAA RRRRROOOCCCKKK!

Subject: Facinating conversation

Interesting how perception can be so different.

I love the area at the corner of Franklin and Bedford.

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