Community Board meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 24

Community Board 9 will have a couple of police officers speak at the next public meeting to address community concerns about crime. Come on out

1. Inspector Peter Simonetti, Commanding Officer for the 71 Precinct, will address community complaints about guns, shootings, and murders in the district, as well as, crime and drugs on Flatbush Avenue, within Community District 9....

2. Police Officer Daniel Fox, NYPD Youth Service Section, will do a Power Point presentation on gangs and gang related matters. This presentation is an effort to better educate and raise awareness in the community.

If you're concerned about these issues, come on down:

Tuesday, November 24, 7:00 pm
Middle School 61 Auditorium
400 Empire Blvd
Brooklyn NY  11225

At last night's Hawthorne block association meeting, the gang issue came up as well. We've got a lot of young boys on our block and residents want to know if there's anything we can do to avoid seeing those kids get recruited into gangs. I had to leave the meeting early but my two cents, in a word: skateboarding!