I grew up in DC. Columbia Heights/Mt. Pleasant was never that nice in a traditional sense (I mean since it's days of being a getaway in the 20s or whatever). But it was vibrant. It did have sketch and violence though. There were occasional pupusa and mango vendors. No open air stolen goods marts though, geeze! It had a LOT of potential in early 2000s when metro came in and it got a little safer for a minute. The new development was a disaster though. They rushed it, brought in big box, the 'plaza' wasn't maintained. Yikes. I'm shocked if they are now putting in more low income housing. There's already so much street crime affecting that exact population there. I know people who have been shot and jumped/hospitalized in CH by youth attackers. Remarkable. The mess that is CH/Mt. pleasant is a story of 'what could have been' had they managed that development and social programs in a measured, thoughtful and aesthetic way. The bones of the nieghborhood, pre-big box, are gorgeous. They've made a mess of it! This is why I am so appalled by what is happening on Connecticut Ave. And now Wisconsin. These misguided or greedy politicians, developers and lacking all accountability social programs (vouchers, looking at you!) are tragic for our city neighborhood 'fabric' overall.

I am glad they didn't raze the theater though--at least kept the facade.

Anonymous wrote:You must adore the nightly shootings then.

The stolen merchandise for sale is such a bonus.

Funny thing is the shelves at Target, CVS and Marshall’s get more and more bare.

Anonymous wrote:Where she gonna go? Who's going to pay her and feed her?

WABA or Greater Greater Washington, natch.

Where she gonna go? Who's going to pay her and feed her?

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Anonymous wrote:I will pay $100 to see a photo of her walking that gauntlet on 14th Street between DC USA and the bank on the corner at Irving. Let’s see her navigate the food stands and stolen merchandise tables with her child. Snap some video of her tasting the food that requires no permits or inspections.

Man you are one helluva racist. Of all the things going on in Ward 1 and THIS is what you care about? Poor immigrants trying to eke out a living?

There is nothing racist in the comment.

I’ve realized people like you don’t think of some people as smart enough to do better, which is why you tolerate and indulge their behavior.

Anonymous wrote:If I don’t want to see Latino immigrants put on the streets selling goods stolen by black kids all to provide flavor to your neighborhood I guess that makes me a racist.

You mean "urban vibrancy and inclusion."

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Anonymous wrote:Those poor immigrants are fueling a crime wave that employ black kids as their mules. I don’t see them ransacking the CVS but it’s obvious who’s profiting. Won’t matter soon there won’t be any stores to steal from.

Double racist I see.

Instantly crying "racist" when anyone disagrees with you about criminal justice policy is getting old. People aren't falling for it anymore. The tide is turning in this city, my friend.

People have awakened from their several years' "woke" slumber and want law and order back in DC!

Anonymous wrote:https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/dc-politics/how-dc-turned-27-million-into-400000/2015/09/25/5a33cc6a-63c3-11e5-9757-e49273f05f65_story.html

Fraud.

Did you read the article? Or just expect that others wouldn't and believe that it was inflammatory toward nadeau. For those who didnt read this article (published september 2015)

"Publicly, council members raised little opposition to the plan, but documents obtained by The Washington Post show that behind the scenes, D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson (D) chided senior aides to the mayor, saying the administration was selling the property for substantially less than its worth.

According to a draft D.C. Council report and two appraisals, Bowser's team agreed to sell the parcel at 965 Florida Ave. NW for $400,000, at least $5 million less than the assessments of two independent firms hired by the city."

It continues...

"In Mendelson’s Sept. 15 letter to Kenner, he urged Bowser’s team to do better. “I urge the Executive to use its bargaining power to improve this deal for the city,” he wrote. “The fact that there will be 107 below-market housing units and a much-wanted grocery store does not change the fact that two independent appraisals find the city’s price to be about $5.5 million below value.”

Mendelson said the money could have gone to helping end the homeless crisis, to other affordable-housing projects or to the nearly 50-year-old Garrison Elementary, one of the city’s oldest and most run-down public schools, which lost half of its redevelopment funding this year."

I will grant you that Nadeau defended this project, but to think this is some smoking gun against Nadeau and not an early hint of how our Mayor would support developers over residents is just wrong.

https://washingtoncitypaper.com/article/189681/nadeau-talks-a-good-game-on-campaign-finance-reform/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/dc-politics/how-dc-turned-27-million-into-400000/2015/09/25/5a33cc6a-63c3-11e5-9757-e49273f05f65_story.html

Fraud.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I will pay $100 to see a photo of her walking that gauntlet on 14th Street between DC USA and the bank on the corner at Irving. Let’s see her navigate the food stands and stolen merchandise tables with her child. Snap some video of her tasting the food that requires no permits or inspections.

You sound really unhinged. Walked that block myself last week and thought how much I like that part of the city.

Not unhinged. Just really tired and bothered by scammers like Nadeau who gladly take money from developers and do nothing while gunshots are a nightly occurrence. I’ve lived in Columbia Heights for 25 years. What about you? Or were you just slumming it and gracing us with your presence for a few minutes?

Crime is generally a mayor issue. Councilmembers are legilsators. What laws do you want her to pass to help address crime?

Could you share some links that show the money that Nadeau has gotten from developers. I had no idea she was making it so rich

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I will pay $100 to see a photo of her walking that gauntlet on 14th Street between DC USA and the bank on the corner at Irving. Let’s see her navigate the food stands and stolen merchandise tables with her child. Snap some video of her tasting the food that requires no permits or inspections.

You sound really unhinged. Walked that block myself last week and thought how much I like that part of the city.

Not unhinged. Just really tired and bothered by scammers like Nadeau who gladly take money from developers and do nothing while gunshots are a nightly occurrence. I’ve lived in Columbia Heights for 25 years. What about you? Or were you just slumming it and gracing us with your presence for a few minutes?

Crime is generally a mayor issue. Councilmembers are legilsators. What laws do you want her to pass to help address crime?

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Anonymous wrote:I will pay $100 to see a photo of her walking that gauntlet on 14th Street between DC USA and the bank on the corner at Irving. Let’s see her navigate the food stands and stolen merchandise tables with her child. Snap some video of her tasting the food that requires no permits or inspections.

Man you are one helluva racist. Of all the things going on in Ward 1 and THIS is what you care about? Poor immigrants trying to eke out a living?

No one is above the law. The CVS on 14th is empty and getting robbed daily while “poor immigrants” are selling deodorant and detergent on the street. And most of them aren’t immigrants.

Anonymous wrote:https://www.popville.com/

I used to live on fairmont next to the low income housing 10 years ago and it was a disaster then. Now they are building three times as many low income units on the same location. CH has way too much low income and public housing which makes the crime worse.

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Anonymous wrote:I will pay $100 to see a photo of her walking that gauntlet on 14th Street between DC USA and the bank on the corner at Irving. Let’s see her navigate the food stands and stolen merchandise tables with her child. Snap some video of her tasting the food that requires no permits or inspections.

You sound really unhinged. Walked that block myself last week and thought how much I like that part of the city.

It looks like a third world country. Crap jammed in tree boxes, people selling detergent and socks, trash everywhere. Why are those vendors above the law. CH was actually safer and better 10 years ago. I finally got out years ago, it’s crime ridden. The plaza used to be nice, the Heighta restaurant was great outdoor seating. Now it’s homeless, drunks and trash everywhere.