Brooklyn
Cops Want Crime Watchers on 34 Bushwick Blocks
Tobias Salinger |
The new block associations could address many issues but would emphasize crime prevention. Some neighbors question whether crime is truly a threat.
Residents on Gates Avenue between Evergreen and Central Avenues in Bushwick say this vacant house is a frequent location of crime. The 83rd Precinct is encouraging residents of the block and 33 others in Bushwick to form block associations in an effort to stop crime collaboratively.
The new block associations could address many issues but would emphasize crime prevention. Some neighbors question whether crime is truly a threat.
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