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- From: ray.normandeau@factory.com (Ray Normandeau)
- Subject: MACHINE GUNS IN HUD PROJ.
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- NYC Housing Authority Police 718-729-4199
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- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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- Queensbridge Carnage Coverage Continues
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- First Machine Gunning of the week at Queensbridge Houses
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- What is the first machine gun attack of the week at Queensbridge
- Houses in Long Island City, Queens is also the second shooting of the
- weekend at that crime plagued Housing Project.
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- Friday September 11, 1992 saw the first shooting of the weekend which
- resulted in one victim. A gun was recovered by the Police. Further
- details were issued at that time on a computer bulletin board.
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- Sunday September 13, 1992, multiple calls were received by 9-1-1
- reporting shooting going on at Queensbridge Houses. Tenants reported
- bursts of machine gun fire. Several locations were given in the
- multiple calls. There were reports of several victims, but the
- arrival of police found nothing. Finally a victim was found inside
- 40-14 10 Street in a second floor apartment. The victim who had been
- hit in the torso had not wanted to wait outside for medical
- attention.
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- It is unknown how many victims there really were, as parties to
- shoot-outs are sometimes transported out of the area by
- collaborators.
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- It is known that police made several arrests and as some tenants were
- going to bed, police were searching the roof top of 41-16 12 Street
- for more perpetrators with guns.
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- Thankfully, there has not been a publicly reported homicide at
- Queensbridge Houses since August 26, 1992 when a well dressed murder
- victim with shirt and tie was shot in the head three times in a
- hallway at 41-11 10th Street. The building had an unlocked lobby
- door. The US Department of Housing and Urban Development has stated
- in a letter that the New York City Housing Authority leaves lobby
- doors unlocked as a form of punishment for tenants.
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- The elevator at 41-10 10th Street had been in the process of
- renovations since early July and some tenants took the elevator of
- the crime scene building to the top and then crossed the roof to
- 41-10 10th Street. Some tenants allege that this was done at the
- suggestion of Queensbridge Houses Manager Scott Krikawa. Krikawa was
- removed following that murder.
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- Queensbridge Houses tenants have voted for the Fruit of Islam as a
- paid security force. The New York City Housing Authority was
- considering this until, the ADL of B'nai B'rith sent out letters of
- opposition to the New York City Housing Authority and to Jack Kemp,
- Secretary of the US Department of Housing and Urban Development in
- Washington. Now HUD and the NYC HA refuse to discuss this any further
- and the carnage continues.
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- Perhaps if there was better accounting of money sent to the NYC HA
- for crime fighting in the projects, the tenants wouldn't be seeking
- outside security assistance. HUD employees allege that Kemp is
- mismanaging the HUD budget.
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