Sara D. Roosevelt Park: NYC’s New Drug Hub, Crime & Safety Battle

Addicts, displaced from Washington Sq. Park, now congregate at Sara D. Roosevelt Park due to homeless sanctuaries, leading to open drug use, burglaries, and safety fears for families. Residents decry a vicious cycle of ineffective enforcement.

” Rather than cleansing it up, the city boxed the park in with 5 homeless sanctuaries, consisting of one for parolees,” Wong said. “That sort of concentration really did not happen by crash. It developed an integrated clientele and a wide-open market for pusher to move in and squander.”

Sanctuaries and Enforcement Failures

“Rather of cleansing it up, the city boxed the park in with five homeless sanctuaries, consisting of one for parolees,” Wong stated.” Enforcement is missing until a person obtains pain or struck by a rabid junkie or unhoused individuals,” Chan claimed.” The park department has strategies to boost SDR, but without the same type of effort that was made use of in Washington Square Park, absolutely nothing is going to transform,” she said.

“The park department has strategies to enhance SDR, yet without the very same kind of effort that was made use of in Washington Square Park, nothing is going to change,” she claimed. “The community and the [community board] have essentially been shouting concerning the problem of SRK, which has actually been bad for years.

“Enforcement is nonexistent up until somebody gets hurt or attacked by a rabid junkie or unhoused people,” Chan claimed. “NYPD arrests a disorderly drugged up specific and the court tosses it out. Vicious cycle.”

Open Drug Use and Local Crime Surge

The Message formerly disclosed how loads of needles are currently unloaded at the park, with addicts shooting up in broad daylight just steps away from youngsters at the playground or moms and dads with babes in infant strollers nearby.

Junkies have actually gathered to Sara D. Roosevelt Park after obtaining started from Washington Square Park on the Lower East Side of Manhattan– and are burglarizing local shopkeeper blind to get goods to pitch for medications. Georgett Roberts/NYPost

Junkies have actually gathered to Sara D. Roosevelt Park after obtaining booted from Washington Square Park on the Lower East Side of Manhattan– and are burglarizing regional store owners blind to obtain products to pitch for drugs. Georgett Roberts/NYPost

The gripes followed The Post reported lately that crowds of addicts who were started from Washington Square Park have found a new home at Sara D. Roosevelt Park, slap in the middle of a neighborhood teaming with young family members– and hardworking sellers.