I have had issues with a drunk guy sleeping on my stoop and between the two doors of my building and they literally have done nothing based on my complaints. I have had people shooting up in my doorway. The drunks have gotten unruly now, and the first time I reported a particularly surly one (he swears at me every time i try to step around him to go home), they walked with me to the stoop and flat out told him I reported him so now he knows who I am, where I live and what I look like. Yeah, thanks, guys. That was a smart move.
He still sleeps there and has gotten progressively worse and worse with swearing at me and telling me he is going to "get me". I called a second time and I heard them outside chatting with him and doing nothing, he just moved to the stoop next to mine.
These guys have open containers all the time and one stands on the corner shouting and swearing literally all day long. The cops will walk right by him as he hurls racist slurs and profanity. I think they don't want to do the paper work.
I have gotten to the point where I don't even want to call and feel uncomfortable and unsafe. When he is there, I don't want to come out and step over him and risk disturbing him to a slew of vulgarity. Thanks for nothing 83rd!
I understand that there are unsavory characters that have been here way longer than I have and so I have let a lot go (probably about 95% of the times that it happens) but when they become aggressive I would think the cops could at least patrol once in a while to keep an eye on things. Did I mention that the precinct is on the same block as my apartment? So it's not a huge ask to have them stroll down half a block to check in.
Don't bother calling, they don't pick up and direct you to 311 which directs you to 911. read more