East New York

When I did proposal writing for my school district in ENY, the "statement of need" section was always the easiest part for me. the 75th precinct had the highest murder rate of any precinct in the city. The #3 train stop at Penn & Livonia was where I usually got on and off. As time went on, I became more and more comfortable there, even when I had to leave work well after 6PM. I have to admit that leaving there one time at 11PM on a holiday weekend was not the most comfortable feeling. I think, though, that crime stats there, while still high, are down compared with my time there.

Ms Whynot discovered a statistic recently that stated the safest pct in the 1980s was the Upper Eastside, and that -in 2015- the most dangerous pct (the 75th) has less crime than it.

It might take readers a moment to wrap their heads around that statement.

Pre-gentrification crime:

“This is a prime example of why I don’t let them stay out,” she said.
“We talk about the violence all the time. It’s not safe. It’s an
everyday occurrence in East New York.”

http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/13-people-shot-wild-brooklyn-house-party-article-1.2312195?cid=bitly

Will it continue after the rezonings and massive influx of new residents?

Many of the housing projects (and the immediate areas around them) are large enough that they are neighborhoods unto themselves.    The contact residents have with the outside world is disproportionately NYPD and EMS.

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/03/nyregion/9-injured-in-shooting-in-east-brooklyn.html?ref=nyregion&smid=tw-nytmetro&_r=0

The costs of housing in NYC are now so expensive, that tenants who previously could afford to move out of NYCHA are staying put.

http://ny.curbed.com/archives/2015/08/03/nycha_tenants_are_staying_put_for_longer_than_ever.php#more

It isn't clear to me whether this will result in more cooperation with the police, or what impact (if any) it will have on the areas that are adjacent to the developments.

I suspect we will know in -say- five years.

The costs of housing in NYC are now so expensive, that tenants who previously could afford to move out of NYCHA are staying put.  

Am I the only one that thinks the diner in that video looks amazing? I'm going this weekend!

Does anyone have current and/or historical photos of Highland Park?

I pass by the Arlington Village area that's cited in the article on the way home and it's really not that bad of a place and the thing is, it could probably be turned into quite a bit of affordable housing without destroying it. I don't know what the inside of the apartments look like but for the most part the outside doesn't seem too bad. Matter of fact, they look better than the same kind of housing that was built on St. Johns and Howard. Could use updating but instead of trying to get the landlord to sell, the city should be asking the landlord to rent the apartments to families that are living in shelters. Years ago, it was said that high rise apartments breed crime in some of the poorer areas and in fact three huge buildings on Prospect and St. Marks around Howard were knocked down so that low rise housing could be put up. The buildings at Arlington Village are only two floors.

http://narrative.ly/the-camera-thats-flipping-stereotypes-of-fatherhood-upside-down/