![]() ![]() Veronica Newsome, a seventh-floor tenant said, “I have a 19-year-old grandson, and I’m scared to death.”Īsked about tenant complaints, the New York City Housing Authority issued a vague statement. “The lights are always out, for the past three years,” said Angela Moore, who shakes her keys in the hallway so people can hear her coming. in East New York, were frightened long before the shooting of Akai Gurley, 28. Residents of the complex, at 2724 Linden Blvd. “The Pink Houses are among the most dangerous projects in the city, and their stairwells are the most dangerous places in the projects.” “Dimly lit stairways and dilapidated conditions create fertile ground for violent crime while the constant presence of illegal firearms creates a dangerous and highly volatile environment for police officers and residents alike,” said Patrick Lynch, a police union president. Pink Houses, which tenants say is completely neglected by the city.Ī simple task like fixing a light bulb went ignored for three weeks before Thursday, when a police officer killed a man in an unlit stairwell. Living in fear at the dark & deadly hellhole housesĭark hallways, a lack of security cameras and spotty elevator service are par for the course in Brooklyn’s notorious Louis H. Jurors will hear cop's statement to partner in fatal stairwell shooting ![]() Jury selection starts in trial of cop's fatal stairwell shooting Girlfriend recounts Akai Gurley's final minutes Man wounded, woman clings to life following Brooklyn shootingĬorrections officer arrested for dealing drugs ![]()
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