Posted on 02/15/2020 4:11:49 PM PST by karpov
They’re the Real Housewives of Fighting Crime.
A band of Manhattan moms are trading luncheons and playdates for political lobbying and police meetings — all in the name of protecting their kids from rising crime, bail-reform loopholes, aggressive panhandlers, and what they see as a general return of lawlessness.
The 2,600-mother movement formed on the Upper West Side in the fall, when a string of high-profile muggings and a playground shooting put the family-oriented neighborhood on edge — and one woman decided to do something about it.
“My background is in finance and non-profit. I’m not like an activist or a crusader. I’m home with three kids,” said Upper West Sider Elizabeth Carr. “I started in the last year feeling like we were seeing homeless encampments pop up, regular panhandlers in our face … and walking through clouds and clouds of marijuana smoke with my kids at 8 a.m.”
After the October gunplay at the Samuel N. Bennerson II Playground, Carr put out a call to action on various parent Facebook groups, and “NYC Moms for Safer Streets” was born.
Armed with branded literature, a professionally produced website and personal stories of coming face-to-face with unruly youth and mentally-disturbed New Yorkers, the moms secured meetings with a slew of community leaders, from state lawmakers and Gov. Cuomo’s office to NYPD brass and City Councilmembers.
“We came together as just a group of parents who have seen a considerable change in our neighborhood, and obviously the shooting was a major incident, but there has been a deterioration for some time,” said Nicole Palame, an Upper East Side mom to a 5-year-old girl and 7-year-old boy.
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“This is the real war on women, why does deblasio hate women?”
Don’t blame Wilhelm... they voted for him.
They’ll find the culprit staring at them in the mirror.
Is David a man? Unsure.
Probably. Hairy chest, five o'clock shadow.
Wonder how long it will be before the NY elites start calling these Housewife organizations “GANGS.”
No don’t go to every stop deblasio goes to and heckle him and force him to answer, protest at city hall, heckle his wife at every function, she’s a women.....I think. No form an anti crime group...........dopes! you get what you vote for! Want to get crime under control, get rid of the rats on the top floor and put them in the basement where they belong
They have no idea the lawlessness they will be experiencing. Since the government is in full anarchy mode so will the people.
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