Residents cite door‑bell vandalism, dog waste and youth nuisance at Community Board 11 meeting
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Summary
Multiple residents and board members told Community Board 11 about local quality‑of‑life problems including repeated door‑bell ringing and property damage, dog owners not cleaning up waste, and a disputed ethics complaint; board staff said it would follow up.
During the gallery session on June 30, several community members raised recurring quality‑of‑life concerns and an allegation about a board ethics process.
Carol Bailey described repeated incidents of children ringing her doorbell and said one group broke glass and damaged a gate. She said police response had been slow and that a report filed June 24 could not be located when she followed up. "We have the police officers who came to my house and they cannot be away with me," she said, asking for help from the board and staff to follow up with the NYPD.
Another speaker, Abdul Shahid, asked the board to address people who allow dogs to defecate in front of his house, asking for signage or enforcement. Several speakers raised related neighborhood concerns about trespass and vandalism; board staff offered to collect contact information and follow up with police and city agencies.
Separately, a resident identified as Grace (recorded during the meeting as an ethics complaint) said an unresolved complaint brought to the board's ethics committee involved named board members and merchants associations; leadership advised her to pursue the matter through the ethics committee or to the borough president or the city's Conflict of Interest Board (COIB) if the committee did not resolve it.
Why it matters: These public comments illustrate persistent quality‑of‑life issues — vandalism, youth mischief and dog waste — that residents told the board require consistent enforcement and agency follow‑up. Several speakers said they had tried police and school channels without satisfactory results.
Follow up: District manager Jeremy and borough president staff offered to coordinate with the NYPD and city agencies; board staff said they would collect contact information and pursue follow-up actions.
