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Some New Yorkers reportedly complained thatan influx of drugsand other obscenities overwhelmed their once chic and upmarket neighborhoods. I'm here.
In Manhattan's Chelsea neighborhood, once known for its hipster condominiums and lavish restaurants, drug users have begun using syringes openly in the streets, Violence, nudity, smoking and even smoking are pervasive. sex dens, reports her Fox 5 in New York.
"What's worse is that it's not just at night, it's during the day," Vivek Batra, owner of the neighborhood co-op, told Fox 5. I found a pipe, found a needle in the street, children are playing here.
The Fox 5 News crew also documented someone injecting a syringe into his arm in the basement laundry room and someone openly smoking what police believed was a meth. .
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Residents of the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan say the area is overrun with drugs and drug addicts. (Fox 5 New York)
These were not isolated incidents, residents told the station.
"For the last three years,people have taken drugs,had sex in the basement, broken into, and committed various types of break-ins." There are people walking around this block,” said Chloe, a resident mother. She told Fox 5, "Basically, the area doesn't feel safe for children.
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“We use the 311 app. We were able to arrest people within hours," Chloetold Fox New York."The problem we see is that often they can't detain the person, so sometimes they can't carry out the arrests that we need."
64} Even if police catch and arrest a suspect, the NYPD cannot keep him in jail, according to NYPD Commissioner Robert Gault.Gault told Fox 5 that there have been arrests and drug arrests this year, but changes in bail laws have resulted in criminals being brought in and put back on the streets.
} "Arrests by our patrols are now up 37% year-to-date. And if you look atdrug arrests, they're also up 37% year-to-date," Garut said. . "So we're arresting individuals and bringing them in, but unfortunately they're right back there and the addiction hasn't gone away.
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"The police said they were trying to do their part and basically had their hands tied," Batra said. "All they can do is arrest them and write a report. They will run away in a few minutes and come back here again." 86}
NYPD Capt. Robert Galt says his department has arrested a suspected drug user New bail laws before putting them back on the street. (Fox 5 New York)
And there are no more legal limits to villains, the police chief said, adding that his female suspect shared an example. The department was arrested for 151 previous arrests.
"You mentioned an elementary school on 21st Street. Our men were there today. They arrested a repeat offender with a long criminal record and brought her "This is an individual. She was in possession and was being watched. Smoking meth under the scaffolding next to the school," Gort said. "She was brought in and, according to the law, she qualified for a desk appearance ticket and left the station building hours later."
New York City Mayor Eric Adams searched for three suspects who viciously attacked } has expressed frustration with this problem, describing it as "catch, release and repeat".
And in the absence of blatant crime on the streets, Fox 5 reported that another concern for residents was physical threats and intimidation.
Laurie, a bartender and resident of the area for his 44 years, said that a drug user sat on his doorstep so he could work all night and then go to his own house. He told the outlet that he would not be able to enter.
"When she got home between 4:00 and 5:00 in the morning, they were hunched over, and they were terrified, 'How are they going to get upstairs?'" she said. "They were doing drugs, tweaking, tipping their toes and smoking crack."
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op owner who also shared a similar account and threatened a knife-wielding man last week. It is said that it was done.
"They get aggressive and say, 'I'm going to cut you, I've got a knife.' Last week someone held a knife at me," Battra said. "I was gardening here and I tried to chase away someone who was urinating in the car and he pulled a knife at me. I had to call the police and turn back."
Residents who once cherished the area have been forced to endure waves of crime or have been displaced.
"It's dangerous and I want to get out," Raleigh said.