The 69th Precinct is moving to put the muffler on loud parties before they start for the summer.
Earlier this month, the precinct sent out an email message to area residents asking them to inform the precinct of chronic problem locations.
A Precinct thats got it Right: Pct. Aims to Curb Loud Parties
The 69th Precinct is moving to put the muffler on loud parties before they start for the summer.
Earlier this month, the precinct sent out an email message to area residents asking them to inform the precinct of chronic problem locations.
The message stressed, “By advising us in advance, we can pay special attention to those areas. Also, if you come across any flyers for house parties or backyard parties in our neighborhood, please bring them to our attention.
“Sound permits will not be issued in residential neighborhoods and amplified speakers are not authorized for parties in these areas,” the message continued. “Any information you can share with us is greatly appreciated and will help in preventing excessive parties and excessive noise, therefore lessening complaints and keeping canarsie quiet and safe throughout the summer.”
Captain Milt Marmara, the precinct’s commanding officer, said that the effort was part of the precinct’s campaign to improve the quality of life in the neighborhood.
“We want to be proactive. Instead of addressing it as it happens, we want to address where it has happened in the past, and get a head start,” Marmara told this paper, stressing, “It’s important to canarsie and important to us as a police department to address these issues.”
To that end, Marmara urged residents to contact the precinct to let them know about “illegal social clubs, converted garages where they are drinking, backyard or community driveway pay parties, unlicensed basement clubs, locations where they have parties every weekend.”
In addition, Marmara said, the precinct is looking to head off other problems as well. These include, “Any chronic locations where they are dumping stolen cars, any locations where you see possible chronic narcotics activity,” such as “people coming in and out, different people, different cars, at all hours of the day.”
What will the officers do with the information? “We’ll look at the locations,” Marmara said. “Whether we do enforcement, monitor or speak to the owners and tell them to keep it down” will be determined on a case-by-case basis, he said.
Frustrated
HALEVAY the 71st with all the clowns that run it, can follow by example. Shame on you Simonetti for doing the job you’ve (not) done. Your Pct. is a joke, a scandal and a mockery. How about addressing problems before they arise, as opposed to sweeping them under the rug AFTER they happen. Your Pct. needs a new CO and a new life. A CO who can take command and actually do something, and not only try to look good for stats. Own up, and leave.
dovid
whats with simchas bais hasoavah
ch resident
the original press release of this article should be mailed to the 71st Precinct to the attention of a few department heads!! Send it anonymously you never know what can come from it?
frustrated with the 71st
Yes, the 71st Pct should learn from them – not until someone is shot do they decide to respond when it all could have been prevented if they would have responded to at least ONE of the thirty calls they got in one hour!!!!!!!!
Wanting fresh air, not noise, by night
My experience has been that calls concerning this kind of thing are treated with low priority, i.e., “Lady, we got robbers and rapists to catch!”
(This is with the 71st Precinct.)
Please Hashem we sould return to the days where “Quality of Life” offenses get decent, prompt attention in this city.
I dread the spring and fall, when I’d like to open my windows at night for some fresh air. But then I risk losing a lot of sleep due to such parties, especially on motzei Shabbos, and the days right before Labor Day.
BigBen
We need Milt in the 71st he sounds like a guy who gets it and wants to do the job we’re paying him to do.
Sigmonttety must go. We want M&M