Has Au/tenley town gotten seedier? Lots of homeless and random people

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:In the past 4 years Tenleytown has gotten seedier, sketchier and less safe.

Are you serious ?

Minor rise in minor crime, but nothing like your post suggests. I know that the AU area CVS has issues and some car break-ins, but still very safe 24 hours a day.

Have you lived here for 4 years ? If so, could you please share some examples that reflect your post ?

Thank you in advance.

[Anonymous]

I'm not the OP, but I've lived in the neighborhood for 10 years and experienced a "first" this fall since people are asking for examples. While eating outside on the deck at Guapo's, a man approached tables seated at the edge and began helping himself to the lunches of patrons. He then took a chips basket, and was stuffing chips in his mouth while continuing to graze from plates around the perimeter of the deck. A waiter approached him and asked him to put it back, to which the man yelled, "How about I f***ing kill you?!" and stormed off. Fifteen minutes later police returned the chip basket. Did the incident keep me up that night? No. Will I be bringing my toddlers to eat outside again anytime soon (as we often do)? No. I feel bad that the wait staff has to deal with this.

It's indisputable that there has been an uptick in hostile occasions in the neighborhood. Luckily it is still pretty busy and I don't feel unsafe right now but it is heading in that direction.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:In the past 4 years Tenleytown has gotten seedier, sketchier and less safe.

Are you serious ?

Minor rise in minor crime, but nothing like your post suggests. I know that the AU area CVS has issues and some car break-ins, but still very safe 24 hours a day.

Have you lived here for 4 years ? If so, could you please share some examples that reflect your post ?

Thank you in advance.

I gave one earlier in this long thread as have many. But you've chosen to ignore.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:In the past 4 years Tenleytown has gotten seedier, sketchier and less safe.

Are you serious ?

Minor rise in minor crime, but nothing like your post suggests. I know that the AU area CVS has issues and some car break-ins, but still very safe 24 hours a day.

Have you lived here for 4 years ? If so, could you please share some examples that reflect your post ?

Thank you in advance.

I gave one earlier in this long thread as have many. But you've chosen to ignore.

No, I didn't ignore your post; I just haven't read the whole thread & have not experienced any significant rise in crime beyond broken car windows.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Don't worry everyone, Frumin is focused on the real issues like gas stoves:

https://twitter.com/CMFrumin/status/1726990089098801211

Good god. He might be the most tone deaf elected official in DC’s history.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Don't worry everyone, Frumin is focused on the real issues like gas stoves:

https://twitter.com/CMFrumin/status/1726990089098801211

Good god. He might be the most tone deaf elected official in DC’s history.

Has he moved on from pickle ball as his priority?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Don't worry everyone, Frumin is focused on the real issues like gas stoves:

https://twitter.com/CMFrumin/status/1726990089098801211

Good god. He might be the most tone deaf elected official in DC’s history.

Because he occasionally tweets about stuff other than crime?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Don't worry everyone, Frumin is focused on the real issues like gas stoves:

https://twitter.com/CMFrumin/status/1726990089098801211

Good god. He might be the most tone deaf elected official in DC’s history.

I actually don’t think he has any clue what’s going on on his social media accounts. My take on the guy is that he is 100% checked out, because he is too lazy to be a politician. This is 100% the work and initiative of his social media guy, who is a committed ideologue.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Don't worry everyone, Frumin is focused on the real issues like gas stoves:

https://twitter.com/CMFrumin/status/1726990089098801211

Good god. He might be the most tone deaf elected official in DC’s history.

I actually don’t think he has any clue what’s going on on his social media accounts. My take on the guy is that he is 100% checked out, because he is too lazy to be a politician. This is 100% the work and initiative of his social media guy, who is a committed ideologue.

His comms guy is a committed Urbanist but is not an ideologue.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:In the past 4 years Tenleytown has gotten seedier, sketchier and less safe.

Are you serious ?

Minor rise in minor crime, but nothing like your post suggests. I know that the AU area CVS has issues and some car break-ins, but still very safe 24 hours a day.

Have you lived here for 4 years ? If so, could you please share some examples that reflect your post ?

Thank you in advance.

I gave one earlier in this long thread as have many. But you've chosen to ignore.

No, I didn't ignore your post; I just haven't read the whole thread & have not experienced any significant rise in crime beyond broken car windows.

So you asked for examples which have already been posted but you are too …lazy? …to read them? Then why ask?

[Anonymous]

The police need to start enforcing so-called "minor" offenses like aggressive panhandling, car break-ins, public drinking and drug use, verbal/physical assault, indecent exposure. Yes, Ward 3 does not have the violent crime of other wards, but we have to keep this seediness at bay unless we want to invite violent crime. Matt seems to have come around to this -- finally -- but we need more police funding and more officers. Everyone should write to their CMs about this weekly. Keep the pressure on.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:In the past 4 years Tenleytown has gotten seedier, sketchier and less safe.

Are you serious ?

Minor rise in minor crime, but nothing like your post suggests. I know that the AU area CVS has issues and some car break-ins, but still very safe 24 hours a day.

Have you lived here for 4 years ? If so, could you please share some examples that reflect your post ?

Thank you in advance.

This was clearly Matt Frumin’s initial attitude. As an AU Park resident on the District’s western edge he probably felt everything was pretty much under control in Ward 3. But his eyes and ears have been opened in recent months.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:In the past 4 years Tenleytown has gotten seedier, sketchier and less safe.

Are you serious ?

Minor rise in minor crime, but nothing like your post suggests. I know that the AU area CVS has issues and some car break-ins, but still very safe 24 hours a day.

Have you lived here for 4 years ? If so, could you please share some examples that reflect your post ?

Thank you in advance.

This was clearly Matt Frumin’s initial attitude. As an AU Park resident on the District’s western edge he probably felt everything was pretty much under control in Ward 3. But his eyes and ears have been opened in recent months.

Until homeless start living in Turtle Park he will continue to ignore the crime and voucher issue.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:In the past 4 years Tenleytown has gotten seedier, sketchier and less safe.

Are you serious ?

Minor rise in minor crime, but nothing like your post suggests. I know that the AU area CVS has issues and some car break-ins, but still very safe 24 hours a day.

Have you lived here for 4 years ? If so, could you please share some examples that reflect your post ?

Thank you in advance.

This was clearly Matt Frumin’s initial attitude. As an AU Park resident on the District’s western edge he probably felt everything was pretty much under control in Ward 3. But his eyes and ears have been opened in recent months.

Until homeless start living in Turtle Park he will continue to ignore the crime and voucher issue.

Why shouldn’t there be tent encampments in Turtle Park? Ward 3 should be more welcoming and inclusive for all!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:In the past 4 years Tenleytown has gotten seedier, sketchier and less safe.

Are you serious ?

Minor rise in minor crime, but nothing like your post suggests. I know that the AU area CVS has issues and some car break-ins, but still very safe 24 hours a day.

Have you lived here for 4 years ? If so, could you please share some examples that reflect your post ?

Thank you in advance.

You'll get mad really fast if people start updating this thread every time there is a carjacking in Ward 3. There were three attempted and one successful last weekend.