Van Nest Neighborhood Alliance Meeting

  The monthly meeting of the Van Nest Neighborhood Alliance went off a little later than usual, because the President and Vice-President were stuck in a subway snafu. Pictured above in the back row are 49th Precinct commanding officer Captain Andrew Natiw (center) with the NCO and community Affairs officers. Left back row if VNNA past President Shradhanand Pirtam. Front roe (l-r) VNNA officers Treasurer John Messinger, President Bernadette Ferrara, Counsel Robert Nolan, Vice-President Sharlene Jackson-Mendez, and Secretary Marion Manfredi.

 The meeting began with Captain Natiw of the 49th Precinct going over crime numbers which he said have continued to decrease in the area. complaints came up about three buildings where suspicious actions were said to be going on. Captain Natiw said he is doing the best he can with the amount of officers assigned to the area, bringing up the two NCO officers who patrol the area in question. Romian Enea of Councilman Torres's office said that Councilman Torres was aware of the three houses in question, added that the city is using the three buildings for a special use, and said that was all she could say at this time. Several other questions were asked of Captain Natiw who gave a warning about double and triple parking, saying that those cars would now be ticketed. 

Ms. Romina Enea Deputy Chief if Staff to Councilman Ritchie Torres explains about the three addresses in question.

 Councilman Mark Gjonaj, State Senator Alessandra Biaggi, and Assemblywoman Karines Reyes sent representatives who spoke. 87th Assembly District Leader John Perez spoke about the upcoming special election for Public Advocate, and answered some questions as to why there were problems in the November 2018 election where the ballot scanning machines broke down at an unusually high rate. May 10th will be the annual VNNA fundraiser at Maestros Caterers, and you can check the VNNA Facebook page for more information.