Another strip club denied
Platinum Pleasures is the latest strip club to be shut down in Hunts Point.
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Crime / Police
Crime rises, but cops hope for better
Gun violence slightly up, car theft way down The streets of Hunts Point and Longwood are a bit more dangerous this year than last, according to statistics compiled by the 41st Precinct. But as 2012 moved toward its end, the crime rate was falling, allowing police to hope that they [...]
Crime / Police
Mourners march in memory of Destiny Sanchez
Hunts Point vigil calls for end to killings Over 100 people gathered yesterday to mourn outside the Barretto Street building where 15-year-old Destiny Sanchez was found strangled to death and doused in bleach over the Thanksgiving weekend. Mourners brought candles, flowers and teddy bears to the vigil that was arranged [...]
News / Transportation
Fuel shortage forces long lines
In the aftermath of Sandy, gas is scarce in Hunts Point While angry New Yorkers endured long waits in line to cast their ballots at disorganized polling sites on election day, some were just as frustrated with long, snaking lines that had formed for a very different reason: the shortage [...]
Crime
Strip club under fire
Residents and politicians want Club 11′s license revoked After a string of violent incidents occurred outside Club Eleven, a strip club on Randall Avenue, many outraged members of the community are calling for the club’s liquor license to be revoked. Saying the club’s supervision of its operations are inadequate, the [...]
Environment / Parks
Sandy blows through Hunts Point
Hurricane damage light, but some waterfront businesses hit While Superstorm Sandy forced 350,000 New Yorkers to temporarily evacuate their homes as it tore up the east coast on Monday, most residents and businesses in Hunts Point and Longwood escaped relatively unscathed. But a few businesses in the low-lying area near [...]
Crime
Building patrols spark controversy
Hunts Point residents speak up about Operation Clean Halls, the program that allows police to patrol inside apartment buildings and to stop residents and demand to know their business and see their identification even in their own homes.
News
Strip club using McDonald’s for parking
Residents angry strippers, customers are using local parking lot Strippers and the customers who pay to see them dance at a recently opened club in Hunts Point are parking under the golden arches of a nearby McDonald’s and residents are not lovin’ it.
Crime
Demonstrators protest media’s depiction of slain neighbor
Some 80 protesters lit candles and erected “No Cop Zone” posters at a makeshift shrine on the corner of Hoe Ave. and Aldus St. on Friday evening, June 8, where Abduel Garcia, 24, was shot and killed early last week. On Monday, June 4, around 6:45 p.m., Garcia was found [...]