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Impact Zone

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We are still collecting signatures to keep the impact zone on Franklin Avenue.

Impact is the NYPD program that deploys foot patrol to communities in the City where the need is the greatest. Learn more.

For the past year Franklin Avenue has benefitted greatly by being an Impact Zone; it has made our neighborhood a much safer place to live and work. Crow Hill Community Association has worked very closely with the 77th Precinct to help insure that this program is a success, but we have learned that there is a strong possibility that we may lose this additional police protection.

We are asking EVERYONE to weigh in on this issue, NYPD needs to hear our voices or the Impact Zone will move to a more vocal community.

The first thing you can do, is sign our petition.

But we urge you to do more. Please also send a letter to Chief Gerald Nelson.

We have prepared 2 types letters, choose which is best for you:

  1. Short & Sweet: a pdf version that you can print out (if possible, on to your own stationary). Sign and mail: resident version or merchant version or
  2. Customizable: a document that you can download to your word processing program and customize. customizable version

Please mail your signed letter to:
Chief Gerald Nelson
Patrol Borough Brooklyn North
179 Wilson Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11237-3742

More information on what being an Impact Zone means.

Please inform your neighbors to act as well.

IMPORTANT LETTER WRITING CAMPAIGN

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UPDATE 7/20
The Impact Zone WILL remain on Franklin Avenue
(see next post)

By this time, you probably know a young man was shot in the leg on Franklin Avenue, Saturday afternoon at about 2:30.
What you might not know is that Commissioner Kelly is planning to pull the Impact Zone from Franklin and Nostrand Avenues at the end of the month.
This means we will lose the increased foot patrol that has had such a positive effect on our community since January.
We got the first Impact Zone as the result of a very strong letter writing campaign.
We need to do another immediately!!!
Even while our neighborhood continues to improve, this is the 3rd shooting on Franklin since the middle of May.

We urge you to write a letter asking Commissioner Kelly to keep the Impact Zone on Franklin Avenue. You can either print the PDF version to sign and send, or you can download the .doc to customize with any personal concerns.

PLEASE do it today.