A string of businesses on Nassau and Norman Avenues in Greenpoint have experienced break-ins and vandalism during the past week.
On Thursday morning at 2:05 a.m. an unidentified man wearing gloves and a round hat was caught on surveillance video using a brick to smash open the Norman Avenue entrance of Bagel Point (699 Manhattan Ave.),…
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at least he was wearing a mask.
Hmmm.
Bagel point is a block away from the 94th precinct, and located on the main drag in Greenpoint.
Strange that no one saw anything ..or responded.
Which allowed the same thing to happen 40 minutes later just 2 blocks away.
Perhaps what should also be “investigated” is the police response,
or lack of it.
Perhaps they were too busy at 2 am on a Thursday morning?
Just asking.
The same thing happened on Franklin Street 2 months ago, at several stores.