More tire slashing and keying. Came out this morn to my tires slashed, along with 3 surrounding cars. @NYPD en route. Bay Ridge, we have a problem. @JustinBrannan @agounardes @MaxRose4NY #bayridge pic.twitter.com/PA0vcVYZD3
— Steve Loff (@SteveLoff) November 20, 2019
More cars vandalized in Bay Ridge days after tire slashings: cops
Four more cars had their tires slashed in Bay Ridge — despite increased patrols in the neighborhood following a spate of vehicle vandalism, police said Wednesday.
The additional incidents come two days after 32 car owners woke up to flattened tires and keyed cars — the second time dozens of vehicles parked near Shore Road between 71st and 94th streets were vandalized in the past month.
After the most recent reports, an NYPD spokesperson said the local precinct has “deployed Neighborhood Coordination Officers, patrol officers, and anti-crime personnel to the area to conduct patrols to monitor the area and search for a suspect(s) during every tour.”
But on Wednesday, the most recent vandalism prompted outrage from locals and a response from the area’s congressman.
“Unacceptable. My team will be meeting with the @NYPD68pct @agounardes @JustinBrannan and CB10 on this vandalism,” Rep. Max Rose (D-Staten Island/Brooklyn) wrote on Twitter.
State Sen. Andrew Gounardes was on the scene Wednesday.
“I’m here now w/ approximately 10 officers from the @NYPD68Pct. They are checking for any outward facing security cameras that may have caught the perpetrator(s) on film. Later today, I am meeting with Capt. Conwell, @JustinBrannan, and CB10 to discuss status of investigation,” he tweeted.
Laura Maguire, a 28-year-old, born-and-raised Bay Ridge resident said she now avoids the stretch altogether.
“I used to park around here but I haven’t parked here since,” she said.
Police are investigating whether the incidents are related.