Old Astoria Neighborhood Association...

Old Astoria Neighborhood Association (OANA) www.OANA-NY.org

Phone:347.730.6137|Email:Info@OANA-NY.org|Facebook.com/OANA.NewYork

October13,2015

Resolution:

HistoricallythePeninsulahasalwayshadthemostviolentcrimeinthe114thPrecinct.Justrecently,therewereshootingwithintheAstoriaHouses(Includingamothershotwithaninfantinherhands),gunplayon2ndStand27thAve,aretiredPortAuthorityPoliceOfficerbeatupfortryingtostopthugsfromendangeringchildren,break-inson9thSt,amurderon12thSt,deadbodyinAstoriaPark,etc.Accordingtothe114thprecinct,violentcrimeisup200%.

OANAisresolvedtosupportCommunityPolicingandCCTVInstallationonHalletsPeninsula.

a/EstablishapolicesubstationwithinHalletsPeninsula

b/Establishfootand/orbikepatrolswithinHalletsPeninsula.Only throughdirectpersonalcontactthroughFootandBicyclepatrols,(Asin theNYPD’s“NCO”<NeighborhoodCommunityOfficer>)program)can thedistrustbetweenthePoliceandtheCommunitytheyservebe eased.WhenthereisseparationasthereiswhenPoliceOfficersspend mostoftheirtimeinPatrolcars,misconceptionandan“Usversus Them”mentalitythrives.

c/Whileweknowthatgivencurrentbudgetissuesthecreationofapolice substationmaybeunattainableintheshortterm,wewouldproposeat leastapeninsulawideCCTVsystem,similartowhatisalreadyrequired byNYCHAbecreated,withamannedmonitoringsystemaccessibleto NYCHA,NYPD,Citizenwatchgroups,DevelopmentManagement,and electedofficials.Thishopefullycanbeacombinationofpublicand

Old Astoria Neighborhood Association (OANA) www.OANA-NY.org

Phone:347.730.6137|Email:Info@OANA-NY.org|Facebook.com/OANA.NewYork

privatemoney.Thiscanaccomplishsomeofthesamegoalsas“Stop andFrisk”providedwithoutanypossibilityofdiscrimination.

PleasenotethattheaboveresolutionwasalsopartofOANA’stestimonytoCityAgenciesandElectedOfficialsduringtheAstoriaCoveURLURP.

Regards;

RichardKhuzami:President

KevinHernandez:VicePresident

DianeKontzoglou:Treasurer

CC:CouncilmanCostaConstantanides

AssemblywomanAravellaSimotas

StateSenatorMichaelGianaris

CongresswomanCarolynMaloney

JohnMavroudis:AlmaRealty

HelenaRoseDurst:TheDurstOrganization

MathewWashington:TheDurstOrganization

EdwinNegron:NYPD114Precinct