Car Racing Through Bay Ridge – May 2020
Did you hear the cars screeching through the neighborhood last night?
Yup. It’s a wide open area and no one is watching.
Last night, about a dozen cars were racing along Shore Road and up and around on 3rd Avenue and some on 5th Avenue too. It started after 11:30 pm and continued into the morning hours.
@NYPD68Pct these type of degenerates need to stop. Lucky he didn’t come back for a second pass. #bayridge #dragracing pic.twitter.com/KcVL3dgXQu
— Brooklyn Shot (@GetShotinBKLYN) May 15, 2020
The only way to stop this is to do away with the existing Neighborhood Policing Program. The police are doing what they are asked to do – answer e-mails.
Everyone hears it happening except the police…because they are in the precinct.
Sitting at home, it sounds like the Grand Prix outside. Can hear the idiots going all around the streets in the distance. #bayridge
— Jen????Wysokowski (@KnitterJen) May 16, 2020
A Bay Ridge resident shared on social media that she called 911 because she heard drag racing near her home earlier this month. The 68th Precinct called her back yesterday (weeks later!). E-Policing doesn’t work for instances where actual law enforcement is needed. Lee called 911 months ago, they didn’t respond – he called back. An officer from the 68th Precinct Neighborhood Policing Program did not contact my husband to follow up (they are supposed to follow up on all 911 calls).
Brannan and Gounardes have met with the Captain over several issues and there is no change. The Captain doesn’t live in this borough and isn’t vested here.
Councilman Brannan wants to tweet about the issue, but tweets are useless. Brannan needs to call for an end to neighborhood policing. This situation has been going on for over a year now. Brannan knows the program isn’t what he initially described to him because Councilman Brannan told us that this would bring the beat cop back to the streets.
Why isn’t Brannan calling for an end to the neighborhood policing program? This program may be wrapped up with the mayor and Brannan can’t speak out against his friend. We can’t think of any other reason why he would turn a blind eye to this.
Senator Gounardes also doesn’t do anything about the broken program – just a lot of promises about street safety. All Gounardes did was get the ticket cameras put up – everyone knows where they are, avoids them and speeds on other streets now. Andrew has been in office for almost two years and wasn’t about to make any change for our neighborhood.
Hugs,
marlene
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