Posted on 06/10/2011 6:34:03 AM PDT by crosshairs
Mayhem broke out on the Brighton Beach boardwalk when a gunman opened fire shooting five people, two of which are in critical condition at this time.
Trouble at Brighton Beach this time of year is not new. “These kids come not to swim, they come for turf fights,” Pat Singer, president of the Brighton Beach Neighborhood Association told the Post.”It’s a problem every year. It’s really hard on the businesses. All day long, all you see are hundreds of teenagers. Of course you’re going to have problems.”
A police source also told the Post, as he was pointing to empty Olde English malt liquor bottles littering the area, “”It was a bad combination of guns, heat, beer and angry young men,”
I live in Northern NJ and went there once last summer to look around. It was actually early spring and still cool and we had a nice walk. This year (and for evermore) I think I’ll give it a pass.
Rule of thumb: If you can reach a beach by subway, don’t go there. There is a reason why native NJ/NY citizens pay $$$ for a cab ride to other, less connected, beaches.
Good rule of thumb. I have a car. The only reason I went to Brighton Beach one time was just to see it.
Good rule of thumb. I have a car. The only reason I went to Brighton Beach one time was just to see it.
It cannot be whitey - if it were whitey it would already be mentioned in the news reports. There is no mention of the race of the perps, as such, it is not whitey.
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