I am convinced that I am living in Beirut. Almost every day there are new postings (http://www.crownheights.info/) about burglaries and muggings in the neighbourhood. It has reached a stage where I am afraid to go to the laundromat (a man was shot in the face opposite the laundromat 2 weeks ago). The following pictures are a mere snapshot of all the drama thats been going on in Crown Heights in the last 2 weeks. Talk about a picture being worth a thousand words. Sometimes I just gawk at the pictures, wondering if I am looking at scenes from a movie. But alas, no, they were taken a few blocks from where I live.

YES that is blood on the pavement from where the guy was shot in the face.

This guy was being apprehended after attempting to break into an apartment here 2 days ago.