I was happy to read this this morning. Apparently this crew was involved in the shooting outside of JR: https://www.axios.com/local/washington-dc/2023/07/06/kennedy-street-crew-dc

+1. Lived here 30 years. This is the worst I’ve seen it.

Yes. Troubling.

Anonymous wrote:While I am aggressively anti-crime and think that the way tenant cities are headed in regards to criminal justice is a travesty, I lol a bit at this thread. When I grew up Tenleytown was an absolute mad house when school would get out, and it was a lot more hood kids, gangs, etc. Pre-addition Wilson used to be a nasty spot — graffiti and trash everywhere. M not sure if it’s backslid at all, but I still can’t imagine tenley in 2023 being worse than tenley in the mid and late 2000’s.

I’ve worked in Tenleytown for 20 years and it is completely different now than then. That was just rowdy kids and chaos at the crosswalks. Not ideal but not that much of an issue.

Completely different from today.

While I am aggressively anti-crime and think that the way tenant cities are headed in regards to criminal justice is a travesty, I lol a bit at this thread. When I grew up Tenleytown was an absolute mad house when school would get out, and it was a lot more hood kids, gangs, etc. Pre-addition Wilson used to be a nasty spot — graffiti and trash everywhere. M not sure if it’s backslid at all, but I still can’t imagine tenley in 2023 being worse than tenley in the mid and late 2000’s.

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Anonymous wrote:Actually, I just looked

https://electionresults.dcboe.org/election_results/2022-General-Election

Frumoin received almost 76% of the vote. The Ward average going back is closer to 70-72%, so he actually outpolled historical norms.

Next time, please post with facts.

Yep, he outpolled Mary by a few points.

Also, the snowflakes on this forum are ridiculous. Yes, there are a few homeless people who have taken root in areas around the Tenley retail area. They generally don't bother anyone. One of them has been here for like 10 years. Walking around the Tenley neighborhoods, what do you see? People out in their yards, neighbors walking or biking around. It's quiet. It's clean. It's ... upper middle to lower upper class. Is it some cloistered, gated community with cul-de-sacs? No. And if you want that, then gtfo of the city and move to the burbs.

Mary eventually came to the correct realization that Ward 3 was on a dangerous crime trajectory and made a series of passionate and courageous statements (for a DC Democrat) on the subject. Frumin, a retirement aged career politician who ran for Congress, amazingly does not appear to have ANY thoughts on the crime crisis. He’s just “listening”, as usual. I think most folks have fairly low expectations of the Council who are collectively an unimpressive lot with almost no possibility for gainful employment outside elective office. There was some hope that Frumin could be a counterbalance given that he has no ambition for higher office. But, so far he’s been an absolute disappointment on our block which had three stolen cars and one of the looted CVS.

Anonymous wrote:Actually, I just looked

https://electionresults.dcboe.org/election_results/2022-General-Election

Frumoin received almost 76% of the vote. The Ward average going back is closer to 70-72%, so he actually outpolled historical norms.

Next time, please post with facts.

Yep, he outpolled Mary by a few points.

Also, the snowflakes on this forum are ridiculous. Yes, there are a few homeless people who have taken root in areas around the Tenley retail area. They generally don't bother anyone. One of them has been here for like 10 years. Walking around the Tenley neighborhoods, what do you see? People out in their yards, neighbors walking or biking around. It's quiet. It's clean. It's ... upper middle to lower upper class. Is it some cloistered, gated community with cul-de-sacs? No. And if you want that, then gtfo of the city and move to the burbs.

Actually, I just looked

https://electionresults.dcboe.org/election_results/2022-General-Election

Frumoin received almost 76% of the vote. The Ward average going back is closer to 70-72%, so he actually outpolled historical norms.

Next time, please post with facts.

Anonymous wrote:Like many elected officials, Frumin mistakenly took his election as a mandate when his R opponent actually received a high percentage of votes for this area, including mine. He leans progressive, which is fine, but he adopted the more extreme progressive/libertarian agenda of some of his primary opponents and it is hurting him with his base. Crime is a top concern in ward 3, schools are a second, and he better pay attention if he wants to get reelected. And people in Chevy Chase and Cleveland Park do not want their neighborhoods to become like NoMa, Why can't DC have different kinds of neighborhoods?

This is false. You can go back to Polly Shackleton and Jim Nathanson and on to Kathy Patterson and Mary Cheh to see that the relative percentage of votes received by Frumin was consistent with Ward 3 voters back to the beginning of Home Rule.

Anonymous wrote:Oh come on. Nowhere near half were wearing the shirts you claim. While Frumin is an idiot whose few policy ideas are harvested from his former primary opponents, but he isn't an advocate for criminals.

Are you looking at the right video? "Committee on the Judiciary & Public Safety, Public Hearing, Brooke Pinto, Chairperson," they added a few so it's not longer second and third from the top. If people here don't have time to watch it, I invite them to spend 30 seconds clicking around. Anyone who does will immediately see the exact same pro-criminal shirt (it's the black t-shirt with white lettering) worn by a large percentage of the witnesses at the hearing.

Like many elected officials, Frumin mistakenly took his election as a mandate when his R opponent actually received a high percentage of votes for this area, including mine. He leans progressive, which is fine, but he adopted the more extreme progressive/libertarian agenda of some of his primary opponents and it is hurting him with his base. Crime is a top concern in ward 3, schools are a second, and he better pay attention if he wants to get reelected. And people in Chevy Chase and Cleveland Park do not want their neighborhoods to become like NoMa, Why can't DC have different kinds of neighborhoods?

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Anonymous wrote:Carjacking just down the road from Tenleytown last night near the Cathedral/Eaton. Insane.

More info plz?

Not sure this is it, but possibly related:

“The Second District is investigating a Robbery that that occurred in the 3300 block of Macomb Street NW at approximately 11:58 p.m. on Sunday the 25th of June. If anyone has information about this event please contact the police.”

Does anyone know what our Councilman doing on crime? Countless armed crimes and looted stores in recent weeks in his Ward. Yet, his Twitter is mainly full of interesting, but completely irrelevant, facts about long ago racism.

What do you expect a councilmember to do about crime? They are not the police. They can sponsor funding for police (which Frumin has done) and they can pass laws, but beyond that, what do you expect?

Oh, I don’t know. Perhaps use his elected platform to draw attention to the issue and increase the drumbeat that serious action is needed? Show up to one of the multiple daily crime scenes? Invite the Judiciary Chair to Ward 3 for a public meeting? I mean he’s sent 11 Tweets this year on pool closures and ZERO about crime. I’m not sure he’s the the right guy for this job.

With the exception of the Judiciary Chair idea, he has done the other things. People were complaining that the pools haven't been opened so he apparently is responding to those as well.

And I saw this a minute ago...

Seems like he is doing his job.

The time to “hear from experts” on the most pressing issue in his Ward was BEFORE he ran for the seat. The sight of a 65 year old man with a lifetime of experience having no fully formed ideas on just about any issue is sad to watch. The residents of Ward 3 don’t have time for him to get on the job training. This is not what leadership looks like. Why did he even run for this job?

Your obsession with these people is really, really weird and frankly kind of creepy.

Eight CVS stores have been looted in broad daylight in his Ward this year. Multiple armed carjackings. Countless thefts and property crimes. Seniors afraid to walk the halls of their once quiet apartment buildings. It is right to mock and shame him for his silence and ambivalence. Frankly, it’s creepy he just sits by and watches.

CVS looting is happening everywhere. That isn't unique to DC...

You sure about that? My local CVS definitely hasn’t been looted and I can even leave my bike parked and unlocked in front of it while I’m there.

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Anonymous wrote:And I saw this a minute ago...

Seems like he is doing his job.

Did anyone watch this meeting? You can see it here (second and third from the top): https://dc.granicus.com/viewpublisher.php?view_id=2

I didn't watch all 7 hours, but I went through and listened to about 50 of the speakers, and the vast majority of them were advocates for criminals who were arguing that the criminal justice system in D.C. is far too harsh. About half of the speakers were wearing the exact same “Protect Second Look, Care Not Cages” t-shirts.

Oh come on. Nowhere near half were wearing the shirts you claim. While Frumin is an idiot whose few policy ideas are harvested from his former primary opponents, but he isn't an advocate for criminals.

Anonymous wrote:And I saw this a minute ago...

Seems like he is doing his job.

Did anyone watch this meeting? You can see it here (second and third from the top): https://dc.granicus.com/viewpublisher.php?view_id=2

I didn't watch all 7 hours, but I went through and listened to about 50 of the speakers, and the vast majority of them were advocates for criminals who were arguing that the criminal justice system in D.C. is far too harsh. About half of the speakers were wearing the exact same “Protect Second Look, Care Not Cages” t-shirts.

Tenleytown has gotten dirtier and less safe over the last 10 years or so.