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This was recently posted Brooklynian.com:

Is it me, or is the drug dealing on St. John’s and Franklin out of hand? Perhaps it is me, because I am around during the day and I see it. But as clear as day I see hand offs, and guys going to their stash in nearby garbages. I guess I am just surprised by how obvious it all is. Are the cops on the take or just don’t care?

A number of follow-up comments suggest this is indeed a hot-spot. Anyone have anything to add about the history and current status of this location? This is the 77th Precinct’s turf: What have people’s experiences been with them? Maybe these new streetlights will ameliorate the problem.


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  1. Some people don’t seem to mind drug dealers as long as they leave them alone, however, when two drug dealers decide to shoot it out for some stupid reason and a lone bullet finds its way to a child and kills them. Your not as safe as u think.

  2. Just to chime in here. I live a block away from that intersection. There is drug dealing on the corner, no doubt. And that isn’t good. But I can’t say I’ve ever been hasseled while walking by or felt threatened.

    However, the photo illustrating this post is misleading. It’s got the creepy fisheye look b/c it’s from Google streetview. That Chinese restaurant is usually open, and is a pretty welcoming spot without even the requisite plexiglas window. Only 10 yards away, you’ve got a karate studio that’s filled with kids every afternoon. And a 24-hour recently renovated “organic” (sort of) market. And around the corner, there’s Franklin Park.

    There’s more to this neighborhood than drugs and crime.

  3. You want this drug dealing in brooklyn to stop? Tell Charlie Hynes to start prosecuting these people instead of pleading the cases to nothing. Brooklyn next to the Bronx has the worst proseuction rate in the 5 boro’s (check the internet its true). Im a ret. NYPD Detective, your state legislature wants to get rid of the Rockefeller Drug Laws that put these guys away for a long time. As far as the cops being on the take, that is total BS. Start electing some crime fighters in Brooklyn & Albany instead of bleeding heart lberals and you might see drug dealers actually go to jail. Typical drug dealer is out in 3 days and dealing again on the street. Its a joke…