After
Council Member Oliver Koppell received complaints that school kids were
causing disturbances near Starbucks on Johnson Avenue and 235th Street,
he requested a police patrol in the area.
Koppell informed the precinct that the recent incident on May 7th
when a large crowd of school kids gathered and had to be disbursed, was
only one of
many instances of disorderly conduct at that location, including
reports he had received of fighting, smashing bottles, cursing, and
public indecency. Koppell reminded Deputy Inspector Burke that there had
been a police patrol about two years ago that successfully
discouraged kids from “hanging out” at that location.
Burke quickly responded to Koppell, indicating that he was deploying a scooter and a school van to 235th
Street & Johnson Avenue during school dismissal
hours until further notice. He further said he had been in touch with
the neighboring schools and will continue to monitor the situation
closely.
“I
am grateful for Deputy Inspector Burke’s rapid and positive response to
my request for a police presence near Starbucks on Johnson Avenue
and his reassurance that he will closely monitor the situation. I have
every expectation that the police attention will act as a deterrent to
the young people’s rowdy behavior and provide relief to the residents
and store owners in the area,”
Koppell said.
Editors note:
While this is an important quality of life issue, there are many different types of actual lawbreaking that goes on in the 50th precinct that are not covered this quickly or at all, as we have documented previously in this blog.
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