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uptowngirl
uptowngirl

Mugger wrecks havoc on the Upper East Side

This report gave me cause for alarm as the incidents all seem to have taken place in my' nabe' so as to speak,an area which is known to be extremely safe as it is the vicinity of Gracie Mansion.

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/ny_crime/2010/11/25/2010-11-25_mugger_wreks_havoc_on_manhattan_streets_robs_five_women_since_wednesday.html

Has anybody else noticed a spike in crime in their neighborhood?
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ajadedidealist
ajadedidealist 2yrs+
I know private school students in those area can be targets for nonviolent muggings: easily identified by their uniforms, wealthy, often carrying expensive gadgets, and young/scared enough to simply hand over their possessions when asked, without proof of a gun, knife, etc.
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hhusted
hhusted 2yrs+
That is all NYC residents need is more violent people around. I sure hope the police find the mugger and stop him.
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BroadwayBK
BroadwayBK 2yrs+
That's strange...isn't it the time of year when criminals are supposed to recede into the depths of their warm apartments?
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NeverSleeps
NeverSleeps 2yrs+
Yes - there has been a lot of purse snatching and wallet stealing in Park Slope! I wonder what the deal is...
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uptowngirl
uptowngirl 2yrs+
@Everyone Petty crime doesn't bode well for NYC I wouldn't want the crime ridden 70's to return for sure.
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NeverSleeps
NeverSleeps 2yrs+
@ajadedidealist What's a nonviolent mugging? Is it when your purse-snatcher says please and thank you?

@uptowngirl I don't know if it's as bad as all that - petty crime happens all the time. I often hear stories of people's acquaintances being mugged, but it seems to me these things are only in the news when there isn't much else going on.

@everyone In addition to the purse snatching going on in Park Slope, someone thought it would be fun to torch some garbage cans a few blocks from where I live: http://www.brooklynpaper.com/stories/33/49/ps_firebomb_2010_12_3_bk.html Oy vey.
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uptowngirl
uptowngirl 2yrs+
@NeverSleeps I know petty crime happens all the time but the neighborhood in which these muggings have taken place is known to be extremely safe. Gracie Mansion is located within it and even though Bloomberg doesn't live there there is much policing unless all this has changed recently with the cut backs in the NYPD and hence crime is on the rise.
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hhusted
hhusted 2yrs+
Whatever the reason or purpose is for the crime, this city needs to curb it somehow.
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