Burglaries, especially residential break-ins, in Greenpoint and North Williamsburg are up this July compared to last year, according to the NYPD.
There have been 22 in the past four weeks in the 94th Precinct, compared to just nine in the same period in 2019. Burglaries across North Brooklyn, an area the NYPD defines as ranging from Greenpoint to Brownsville, have also exceeded last year’s numbers.
Jane Minehan, who lives in Greenpoint, can directly attest to…
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