a lot of drugs on dean

hey, i'm a former poster but i haven't posted in a long while. i've seen some disturbing things in the neighborhood recently and wanted to give people a heads-up.

a few weeks ago i was walking home from the subway and saw someone throw a backpack out of an apartment window on dean street b/w nostrand and bedford to a man standing below. he caught it, walked down the block, and met another man. i walked directly next to them (they didnt seem to care) and saw the first guy line up 4-5 ziploc sandwich bags, each about 1/3 full of white powder.

yesterday, same place, same two guys, except this time about 15-20 (literally) of the same sized bags were lined up along the curb in front of a car. again, this are ziploc sandwich bags 1/3-full of white powder. i'm no drug expert, but i think this could be A LOT of money (like 10s of thousands?).

this is in broad daylight around rush hour. there are kids playing in the street. i just thought this was worth reporting.

whoa. i hope you also thought it was worth reporting (discreetly) to the police?

i told some cops after the first time.

to be quite honest, i'm a bit nervous about it. this seems pretty major and i've seen at least one of these guys around my neighborhood just walking around.

im sure one of the cops on this board will see this thread. that's enough for me.

Yeah, that's pretty dismal, especially if it's so blatant. I'm not an expert either but I don't think the amount you described is anything to scoff at either. Although I haven't had any major problems with the neighborhood I do try to avoid Dean, especially late at night, just because it's very empty and desolate in certain parts. I do live near Dean and New York though which isn't so bad (actually there are two churches there which are always active which helps).

actually, that block (dean bw nostrand and bedford) is one of the nicest in my area. beautiful rowhouses and no garbage on the ground.

The more empty part of Dean at night that you are thinking of dapearl9 is further west, like past Franklin, methinks.

Yeah although I think it's near Franklin too but I may be mistaken. It's not too bad during the day but I'll go south to St. Marks if I have to at night, or if the schedule's right just take the Bergen or Dean St. buses depending on which direction I'm going.

You know, funny you should mention it- I was walking to a lurker friend of mine house (who lives on Dean btwn Nostrand and Bedford) but on Franklin I've been seeing some people who do not fit in. One guy looked like he drove up straight from Virginia: cowboy hat and boots, straggly, not some hipster coyboy, this guy was the realy McCoy. Then, I saw this punk couple (piercings up the wazoo, dishelved, not resident-types). They were all looking around like, "where's this place again?" kinda looking.
Also similiar in that they were STRUNG OUT. They were nasty, dirty, and emaciated. There has GOT to be a heroin spot around there somewhere and more than a few people know about it if they're coming from other parts....

Uhm....HELLO! You live in BROOKLYN!!! WTF you expect a church pie sale and square dance? A parsnip cook off? A country club?

Anonymous wrote: Uhm....HELLO! You live in BROOKLYN!!! WTF you expect a church pie sale

Yes, this.

and square dance?

Not this.

A parsnip cook off?

Definitely this. No ifs, ands, or buts.

A country club?

Umm...no, I guess not this.



But that aside I expect people to care about their neighborhood and their greater surroundings in general. It is easy to turn a blind eye and say, "Oh well," that's how it is," but I expect people to want to try to be aware of where they live and try to make it a better place. There aren't evil people out there looking to intentionally make the world a worse place, normal people practicing apathy does that better than they ever could.

Anonymous wrote: Uhm....HELLO! You live in BROOKLYN!!! WTF you expect a church pie sale and square dance? A parsnip cook off? A country club?

You know, there are other options in between "a church pie sale" and "full-scale drug shopping on the corner." And frankly, I think anyone who belittles someone speaking up about drug activity with "what do you expect, you live in Brooklyn" is just as bad as the dealers. If not worse.

sorry, didn't realize i should just shrug at the sight of upwards of a pound of heroin or cocaine lying on the sidewalk.

Anonymous wrote: Uhm....HELLO! You live in BROOKLYN!!! WTF you expect a church pie sale and square dance? A parsnip cook off? A country club?

I will send outlanders amongst you. A man, and a woman. And these outlanders will be unbelievers and profaners of the holy, but the man will sorely test you, for he has great power, even greater than that of the Blue Man!

The Blue Man, yes! The Blue Man!

And just as he was offered up unto him, so shall be the unbelievers!

Make sacrifice unto Him! Bring Him the blood of the outlander!

Praise God, praise the Lord! Praise God, praise the Lord! Praise God, praise the Lord! Praise God, praise the Lord!

Er, I mean to say, piss off outlander.

Subject: case closed

That's not drugs it's RAT POWDER. Two exterminators have lived on that block for years. They have treated most all of the houses in the neighborhood with those ziplock bags. I still have a couple of extra bags myself.

Thanks to them our block is rat free. No need to call the cops on this one.

dapearl9 wrote: [quote=Anonymous]Uhm....HELLO! You live in BROOKLYN!!! WTF you expect a church pie sale

Yes, this.

and square dance?

Not this.

A parsnip cook off?

Definitely this. No ifs, ands, or buts.

A country club?

Umm...no, I guess not this.

Country Club eh? Are we talking old ladies playing bridge over unbrella drinks and men in linen suits smoking cigars and talking sports? If so YES YES I do want!

Can I get this address?

Subject: Re: case closed

lkr wrote: That's not drugs it's RAT POWDER. Two exterminators have lived on that block for years. They have treated most all of the houses in the neighborhood with those ziplock bags. I still have a couple of extra bags myself.

Thanks to them our block is rat free. No need to call the cops on this one.

HA! Nice try....

Ok, ok- lkr contacted me- it seems that there is an old timer in the hood who does indeed, speak to his neighbors via his 4th floor window and hooks them up with, ahem, rat poison. He's been doing it for years...

That doesn't change Franklin Ave or the junkies I've been spotting.

This is by far the strangest thread in some time...

"Anonymous" wrote: Uhm....HELLO! You live in BROOKLYN!!! WTF you expect a church pie sale and square dance? A parsnip cook off? A country club?

You know, there are other options in between "a church pie sale" and "full-scale drug shopping on the corner." And frankly, I think anyone who belittles someone speaking up about drug activity with "what do you expect, you live in Brooklyn" is just as bad as the dealers. If not worse.
if you don't like it why you move here then?

Anonymous wrote: [quote="Anonymous"]Uhm....HELLO! You live in BROOKLYN!!! WTF you expect a church pie sale and square dance? A parsnip cook off? A country club?

You know, there are other options in between "a church pie sale" and "full-scale drug shopping on the corner." And frankly, I think anyone who belittles someone speaking up about drug activity with "what do you expect, you live in Brooklyn" is just as bad as the dealers. If not worse.
if you don't like it why you move here then?


that is so weak... "why you move here then?", would your answer be to just let drug sellers run rampant and violent crime to continue, just 'cuz. give me a break. "why you move here then?" look if you want to live in a neighborhood where you don't know if you'll make it home in one piece or if you'll get caught in crossfire from gang members running drugs, then power to you but i don't care if it's crown heights or westchester, the violence and drug activity are not okay. stop thinking about yourself and start thinking about your community...

Anonymous wrote: Uhm....HELLO! You live in BROOKLYN!!! WTF you expect a church pie sale and square dance? A parsnip cook off? A country club?

It's not a matter of expecting it to be here- shit, we're in the city, so yea, to a certain extent I DO expect it- it's reality, right? I just didn't think it would be so obvious. :roll:

You should see what happens when a neighbor borrows a cup of sugar.

you whining about it like lil punk ass bitches. this been day to day reality for us for decades. this is the reality of brooklyn. get used to it or go back where the fuck you came from. stop your mighty whitey crusade to save the world. it ain't gonna happen. been going on since before you or i were born and will be going on long after we die. if it don't suit you, vermont is probably a more appropriate living choice for you. coming to crown heights brooklyn and whining about drugs is so beyond absurd i don't even know what else to say except just because you suddenly arrived here doesn't mean the previous world instantly changes or will ever change. no you do not control the world.

Anonymous wrote: you whining about it like lil punk ass bitches. this been day to day reality for us for decades. this is the reality of brooklyn. get used to it or go back where the fuck you came from. stop your mighty whitey crusade to save the world. it ain't gonna happen. been going on since before you or i were born and will be going on long after we die. if it don't suit you, vermont is probably a more appropriate living choice for you. coming to crown heights brooklyn and whining about drugs is so beyond absurd i don't even know what else to say except just because you suddenly arrived here doesn't mean the previous world instantly changes or will ever change. no you do not control the world.

True dat, son.
...but no one here's tryin' to save shit.
And for the record, some of us didn't "just arrive here." Some of us watched you grow up.

"Whatchuwant" wrote:

True dat, son.
...but no one here's tryin' to save shit.
And for the record, some of us didn't "just arrive here." Some of us watched you grow up.

when you born? bet you i older than you.

Anonymous wrote: [quote="Whatchuwant"]

True dat, son.
...but no one here's tryin' to save shit.
And for the record, some of us didn't "just arrive here." Some of us watched you grow up.

when you born? bet you i older than you.

The mere fact that you're asking means you're not.

Strange thread...

"Anonymous" wrote: [quote="Whatchuwant"]

True dat, son.
...but no one here's tryin' to save shit.
And for the record, some of us didn't "just arrive here." Some of us watched you grow up.

when you born? bet you i older than you.

The mere fact that you're asking means you're not.
sorry you 77 years old and so bitter

Bring me the blood of the outlanders.

Folks, please take a look at this post on how to use the quote feature:

http://www.brooklynian.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=39660

It is next to impossible to follow what someone is trying to get across when the quotes in a post are so mangled that one can't tell what parts are things you're quoting and what parts are what you're saying yourself.