Community Board 10 Police and Public Safety Meeting Actually Discussed Public Safety
Community Board 10:: Police & Public Safety Committee was actually good this week because they discussed public safety and not just liquor licenses.
1. They began with a liquor license for Hanna Sushi at 524 86th Street. If you like sushi, Hanna Sushi has very fresh sushi. The restaurant is clean and peaceful.The application was approved with standard stipulations CB 10 always puts:
- No alcohol service until SLA license is issued
- No BYOB
- Owner/manager must be on site
- No outdoor music or smoking
- Doors/windows closed when music is playing
- Noise must comply with NYC Noise Code
- 20% visibility into the establishment
- CB10 must be notified of any operational changes
2. NYPD Presentation on Scams & Fraud, especially those targeting seniors.
Real Example;
- Woman received a fake PayPal email ? called the number in the email
- Scammers convinced her to send money
- Later, scammers posed as NYPD detectives, claiming they needed cash to “catch the criminals”
- A fake “detective” picked up cash from her home
Red Flags for Scams:
- Emails or calls creating fear and urgency
- Requests for:
- Cash
- Gift cards
- Bitcoin
- Gold bars
- Instructions to withdraw money for “investigations”
- Anyone claiming to be NYPD asking for money (this never happens)
3. Manhole Incidents – 72nd Street
- Repeated incidents of people entering a manhole on 72nd Street between 13th and 14th Avenues
- Suspects described themselves as “urban explorers”
- Two arrests made
- Alexa Aviles is the Council representative, so Andrew Gounardes should have spoken to 72nd Street and the community by now.
- DEP inspected the sewer system—no damage found
4.Rumors About Police Uniforms
- Question raised about police uniforms found in Greenwood Cemetery and online rumors of terrorism
- NYPD confirmed:
- No intelligence or credible threats
- No reports involving impersonation using police uniforms
5. Apartment fire at 7040 Colonial Road
- One reported injury
- Firefighters also injured
- No fatalities confirmed at the time of the meeting
You can watch the meeting here:
Hugs,
marlene
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