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- From: ray.normandeau@factory.com (Ray Normandeau)
- Newsgroups: alt.activism
- Subject: NYC HA & SHOOTINGS
- Message-ID: <20038.504.uupcb@factory.com>
- Date: 22 Nov 92 19:49:00 GMT
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- Organization: Invention Factory's BBS - New York City, NY - 212-274-8298v.32bis
- Reply-To: ray.normandeau@factory.com (Ray Normandeau)
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- CONTACTS:
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- Ray Normandeau 718 392-1267, Queensbridge Tenant Council
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- New York City Housing Authority Police Base 718-729-4199
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- NYC HA Director of Management Donald Matthews 212-306-3254
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- Press Release Computer: 212-274-8110, (J)oin Newsgroup #5
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- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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- Two More Shootings Today at Queensbridge Houses
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- QUEENSBRIDGE HOUSES, November 22, 1992, Normandeau Newswire- There
- were two more shootings today at the notorious Queensbridge Houses in
- the shadows of the Queensboro Bridge, in Long Island City, Queens.
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- Around 1:08 AM today there was a lot of machine gun fire resulting in
- a slew of calls to 9-1-1 as well as to the New York City Housing
- Authority Police Base.
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- At 1:14 AM police were chasing a possible perp into 41-08 12 street
- and onto the roof. The perp was then able to go over the roof to
- another building and escape.
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- Why was the perp able to get into the building so easily? The lobby
- door was probably unlocked.
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- It is New York City Housing Authority policy to leave some lobby
- doors unlocked as a form of punishment for tenants. This has been
- documented by the US Department of Housing and Urban Development.
- Altho the New York City Housing Authority General Counsel has advised
- tenants to take up such issues with NYC HA Director of Management
- Donald Matthews. Matthews simply won't return calls.
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- At 1:23 AM police found two shooting victims at 41-05 Vernon
- Boulevard Apartment 4B. One victim was shot in the back, the other
- victim in the leg.
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- Tenants had recently complained about a an outdoor light outage in
- front of that building to Donald Matthews. Matthews refused to return
- calls. It was only after a former crime victim from 41-04 Vernon
- faxed Matthews "Please either reply to my communiques or have someone
- show cause why you should not become a party to litigation were
- injuries to be sustained as a result of your not responding to this
- problem" did anyone respond, and it was not Matthews who responded.
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- The two shooting victims of Sunday November 22, 1992 now brings it to
- a total of AT LEAST FIVE PEOPLE SHOT so far at Queensbridge Houses in
- November 1992.
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- In August there was a homicide in a 10 Street building with an
- unlocked lobby door for which Donald Matthews was a contributory
- factor if he ignored complaints from that building also.
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- The Queensbridge Tenant Association membership unanimously voted for
- the Nation of Islam to be chosen to provide security at Queensbridge
- Houses. This position is supported by the Queensbridge Tenant
- Council. Due to ADL protests, the Nation of Islam has not been able
- to come in and the carnage continues.
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