Brooklyn, NY – On the streets of Crown Heights and Bedford-Stuyvesant, nearly everyone has a crime story to tell.
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The law-abiding residents of Brooklyn's 79th and 71st precincts say that while much of the city is enjoying a drop in crime, they're virtual prisoners in their homes.
They welcome Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly's plan to beef up the police presence, but are skeptical it will work.
"We don't just need more police around here. We need a goddamn army," said Ruckle, who lives in Bed-Stuy.
In Crown Heights, Gordon yearns to take a simple evening stroll. "When I'm in the house, I don't go back out," she said.
"It's not pretty out here," said another resident of Crown Heights. "A simple gathering can turn into a shootout. … Any given minute, anyone can get hurt." [NY Daily News]
We used to hear gun shots almost every night where I live in Crown Heights. The gunshots practically disappeared when Guilliani became mayor and we have hardly heard any since.