The story of New York · Wednesday, October 28
Vandalism stays high in Laurelton and Parkchester as transit alerts linger
Overnight, a hazmat call at the Liberty Av station was followed by A train delays, and several subway notices sat unchanged into the commute.
15 vandalism reports this week in one part of Laurelton
The story followed longest today is vandalism in two neighbourhoods. Three neighbouring parts of Laurelton in Queens show 15, 14 and 10 vandalism reports this week, where normal is zero to about 0.4. In Parkchester in the Bronx, there are 15 reports against about 1 a week, 6 more nearby against about 0.4, and 5 public order reports against about 0.5.
Overnight, fire dispatch logged a hazardous materials call at the Liberty Avenue at Pennsylvania Avenue subway station at 11:06 PM. Four minutes later, the MTA posted delays on the A near Liberty Av. Elsewhere, 2 train alerts near Wakefield-241 St and 1 train notices at 207 St and 242 St were still unchanged as the commute began.
In the Bronx, a structure fire call on the 600 block of Melrose Avenue in Mott Haven is still listed as active. Fire dispatch has logged no new Bronx fire calls since it came in at 3:58 AM. In Brooklyn, East New York has 78 vehicle theft reports within about 400 metres this week.
Notify NYC's Community Emergency Response Team exercise at Cadman Plaza East in Downtown Brooklyn runs today and tomorrow. Around the Lower East Side, 267 road hazard reports were logged in the past seven days, 263 of them during weekday daytime hours.