Blood On The Streets
On my way to the west side highway bikeway this morning, I passed this scene at the intersection of 9th Street and Bleecker.
The area was roped off by the police and there was blood and blood stained clothing on the sidewalk in front of The Bread Factory Cafe.
It seems that some kind of shooting or stabbing happened last night.
It makes you feel weird in the belly huh? I remember my experience with a fresh violent crime scene, it screwed me up for a good while, then again, in my case it happened in my buiding....
Posted by: jackson | June 01, 2005 at 11:22 AM
I see stuff like that nearly everything now that I live in Rio de Janeiro... after a while you start noticing less, like it was happening in a parallel world.
Posted by: Giordano | June 01, 2005 at 03:39 PM
"Every day", not "everything"...
Posted by: Giordano | June 01, 2005 at 03:40 PM
remind me again why you love living in n yc... and raising kids there?
Posted by: steve | June 01, 2005 at 04:30 PM
Art, music, shopping, restaurants, life , fun......
Murder is not a local phenomenon, I believe you'll find it in other places....Tell me where you live Steve, I'll find you a violent crime there.
Posted by: jackson | June 01, 2005 at 04:49 PM
of course you can find violent crime anywhere and everywhere, jackson. but its not more... in your face in nyc? doesnt fred's incredibly blase take on that crime scene say something? he posted about it with no more emotion than his latest mp3 of the week. i'd argue that's a real nyc phenomenon.
dont get me wrong -- i genuinely love new york, but do you really feel that living there and bringing up kids there is the same as anywhere? i live in brookline, mass, where i am happy i get sufficient "art, music, shopping, restaurants, life, fun". Surely you're not suggesting I should expose myself and my kids to more bloody street crime to get more museums, boutiques and bistros...?
Posted by: steve | June 02, 2005 at 06:07 AM
When kids came along, Fred and the Gotham Gal left town for the burbs, and guess what, they hated it, the kids as well, so they moved back, and they are much happier, and so am I because I don't have to take a train to see them. This city is our home, and the kids are smarter for it. I think New York City is a grat place to raise kids, and plan to do it myself someday.
Posted by: jackson | June 02, 2005 at 11:57 AM