six shots? Underhill and Prospect Place

Second hand info: They were related incidents. It is my understanding from a friendwho lives a few doors from the incident who talked to the cops that one guy fired into the car of another. The car tore away, but an arrest was made. And at about 12:30 a search warrant was being prepared to enter a building from which one of the shooters alledgedly emerged and then re-entered. It was described as a grudge match.

The children and parnets in the playground were swiftly herded into the little brick house by the quick thinking playground attendant.

It was, I am told, on the 6:00 news. Hope the Precinct keeps on head up on this stuff. Hasn't been happening here for quite along time...not since the awful crack days of the early 80's.

im not sure what people are talking about. i only moved here a little over a month ago and i've heard of a few shootings since then.

oh yea, i know most of the people on this board have lived in the neighborhood longer than me. that's why i was surprised to hear people saying they hadn't heard about this type of thing in a while.

Underhill_MT wrote: [quote=mr. met]im not sure what people are talking about. i only moved here a little over a month ago and i've heard of a few shootings since then.

I'm sure when people reference not hearing about this kind of crime in awhile they're referring to a little longer time period than the month you've been here. You'll see quite a few people here who have lived in the neighborhood for years. I've been here only 2 - I still feel like there's been an increase in crime in the past 8 months or so compared to the first 16.

I think part of it is the readily available information on this site. I live right by where both of the shootings posted here happened. This one, I was sleeping and heard nothing. The second one (on Prospect) happened while I was at work and therefore would not have known about it unless someone told me. Before this site you relied on what was in the newspapers, you nosey neighbor, or the corner bodega filling you in on the happenings of the neighborhood. Before (over 10 years ago) it was just "in your face" at all times so you couldn't miss it.

pnlop wrote: I was walking to the playground with my kids around 11:20am, right after it happened. After hanging out at the crime scene for a few minutes we decides to walk to the Mount Prospect playground and as we crossed Park place we saw a woman being taken in handcuffs by two officers. It seemed that they got her out from one of the row houses on Underhill between Park Place and Sterling. I don't know for sure if it is related but it seemed very probable.

I don't know if it's related, either, but I live on Underhill between Park & Sterling and I work at home. My desk is right by the front windows. I heard some yelling and hollering outside, but didn't think much of it because teenagers with no sense of their own volume often walk up the block. But then I saw the cops walking that girl to a squad car. But I didn't get a chance to ask them what the deal was.

I've heard the same things as yikespjk: the police have identified two suspects and have also identified a house that may be the center of some of the recent trouble on Underhill this year.

Also, the 77th precinct says they are getting 38 new cops through the city's Impact program. Underhill is not in the Impact Zone, though the extra cops should allow them to put some extra patrols on Franklin.

Subject: shootings/drug dealers

The row house referred to earlier is at 164 Underhill right off of Sterling. The girl who was handcuffed lives there. This is a drug dealing house, which brings this kind of violence to our blocks, playgrounds and children. Let's all be aware of this.

Keep an eye on the house and you'll see what I'm talking about.

By the way, you're very funny but this really isn't anything to joke about.

Subject: Re: Precinct Meeting

bendix wrote: Last night at the 77th Precinct Community Meeting, the cops said that the person who got shot at was a resident of another precinct. He's been involved in criminal activities in this other precinct and he recently witnessed a shooting there. He came to the Heights to visit his girlfriend, who is the person that people saw being led away in handcuffs.

welcome bendix - thx for reporting from the precinct meeting!

Subject: That Impact Zone

Someone had something smart to say about that on the meeting thread. Here it is:

homeowner

PostPosted: Tue Jan 15, 2008 7:26 pm
With respect to Operation Impact, the new officers are assigned to the area of Pacific to Eastern Parkway and Nostrand to Frankin from 11:30am to 2:30 am. Several of the residents spoke to the Inspector about increasing that time, especially on the weekends to address issues related to fights and muggings that occur on Fridays and Saturdays as people are on their way home from a night out.

I was kind of depressed about that. City Council member Letitia James was there and her office is involved in trying to get the Impact Zone expanded. She's working with something called the Prospect Heights Association…

I've been hearing shots every couple of days here on Prospect and Classon... it's still Crown Heights, it sucks, but this is where we live. I hope it gets better, but it is what it is right now.

Subject: Re: shootings/drug dealers

Ryland Cooper wrote: The row house referred to earlier is at 164 Underhill right off of Sterling. The girl who was handcuffed lives there. This is a drug dealing house, which brings this kind of violence to our blocks, playgrounds and children. Let's all be aware of this.

Looks like the house allegedly connected to some of the dealing/shooting/arrests on Underhill in recent months is now up for sale (to be delivered vacant):

http://newyork.craigslist.org/brk/rfs/618521294.html

note- the house pictured is definitely 164 Underhill....although the broker lists the location as Underhill and Prospect.

BKChickie wrote: $1.4 mill for a former drug-dealing house that needs extensive renovation (and if that phrase is in the listing, then you know it is extensive indeed). Are the landlords the ones buying the crack?

There's a 3 family brownstone further down the street that's across from the playground going for $2 mill, fully renovated, delivered vacant. Sounds crazy to me...especially w/a drive by taking place right out front!

BKChickie wrote: $1.4 mill for a former drug-dealing house that needs extensive renovation (and if that phrase is in the listing, then you know it is extensive indeed). Are the landlords the ones buying the crack?

No, the people who are going to swoop in to drop $1.4 mil on it are the ones on crack, and there is no shortage of people willing to drop as much money as possible on these buildings as everyone knows.

prospectus wrote: Okay, fess up—how many of you read a long way into this thread in shock and outrage before you realized it's the same thread about gunfire that we all reacted with shock and outrage to back in January? I got about ten posts in before I figured it out…

I agree. Time for this to go to bed.