Those of you living on or around the Parade Grounds in Brooklyn have probably noticed a decline in police presence in our neighborhood this summer. That’s because after two years, the ‘impact zone’ defined by the 70th Precinct to address serious safety issues with a whole lotta beat cops, has moved on to shadier climes. Fair enough, but we still get a lot more visitors than most neighborhoods because of the athletic fields, on top of a thriving core of our very own home-grown

thugs.

Since the end of May, a group of area residents has been working closely with members of the 70th Precinct to try to reverse the spike in criminality that resulted when the impact zone moved on. We’ve been very pleased by the responsiveness of the police. Now we’d like to invite other concerned residents of the area immediately around the Parade Grounds to join us for a community meeting and briefing with the police on Tuesday, July 17th at 7:30 pm in the lobby of 25 Parade Place. The idea is to expand and organize the network of neighbors willing to use their eyes and ears and voices for the welfare of the community. Please help us to spread the word among those who care. Thank you!