Tuesday 16 August 2022 08:46 PM Manhattan neighborhood has become 'a 24-hour drug and sex den,' parents beg ... trends now
Manhattan's Chelsea neighborhood has become a '24-hour drug and sex den' according to its residents, as vagrants deal and use drugs in sight of a nearby school.
Parents told Fox 5 that their children have become exposed to nudity, sex acts and drug use while business owners deal with constant break-ins. Some said they are begging city officials and the police department to do something.
The new criminal activity is centered on West 21st Street between 8th and 9th avenues by P.S. 011 William T. Harris.
Vivek Batra, a local co-op owner, said 'you can see people over here shooting up, smoking. I find pipes. I find needles in the streets and kids are playing right here.
'What's worse is it's not just at night, it's during the day.'
Residents have reported seeing vagrants openly smoking crystal meth during the daytime and within sight of a nearby school
Local co-op owner Vivek Batra said he spent 'about $60,000' on cameras and locks to prevent break-ins, which have not been successful
Rainbow Station, an adult entertainment store on 8th Avenue between 20th Street and 21st Street, recently had a 38-year-old man found dead from an apparent overdose inside one of its private video booths.
One man caught on film in Fox 5's report is openly smoking what police said is most likely crystal meth.
In addition to what Batra sees on the streets himself, he has also caught an intruder on camera breaking into the basement of his building and stealing a bike.
'We put about $60,000 worth of video intercoms, magnetic locks,
