Doing Donuts on Shore Road
A Shore Road resident tweeted the picture above and below to Councilman Justin Brannan after becoming frustrated with people doing donuts in Bay Ridge. Imagine having to listen to this all night?
Just in case you aren’t from Brooklyn or wondering what the term “doing donuts” means –> The tire marks left on the street while doing a speed turn resemble donuts. Councilman Brannan shared this photo on April 22nd:
Today, Channel 2 Covered this story here
Henry Rosoff of WPIX 11 News picked up the story and has videos of people doing donuts.
See Video here
See video 2 here
The real question here is: Will Captain Robert Conwell of the 68th Precinct do anything about it? My guess is no.
Captain Conwell isn’t that responsive to the community. In Dyker Heights, Conwell promised more traffic enforcement and parents haven’t seen any change. Maybe he is too busy or just doesn’t see driving issues a priority.
Last Spring, many new police officers were assigned to Bay Ridge through the community policing program. Where are the police officers for that Shore Road/Pier zone? It seems like the officers stay in the police station because residents here don’t see them.
One time we thought we saw an officer on the street. My husband caught up to him to ask him a question. The officer said he wasn’t part of the program and was just ticketing cars (we have plenty of those). We have never seen any beat cops in Bay Ridge.
People have been doing donuts in that area for a lonnnnnnnnnnng time. I am sure the 68th Precinct has known about this for a long time.
Hugs,
marlene
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