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                                 CONTACT: Ray Normandeau 718 392-1267

                            NYC Housing Authority Police 718-729-4199


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

               Queensbridge Carnage Coverage Continues
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       First Machine Gunning of the week at Queensbridge Houses
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What is the first machine gun attack of the week at Queensbridge
Houses in Long Island City, Queens is also the second shooting of the
weekend at that crime plagued Housing Project.

Friday September 11, 1992 saw the first shooting of the weekend which
resulted in one victim. A gun was recovered by the Police. Further
details were issued at that time on a computer bulletin board.

Sunday September 13, 1992, multiple calls were received by 9-1-1
reporting shooting going on at Queensbridge Houses. Tenants reported
bursts of machine gun fire. Several locations were given in the
multiple calls. There were reports of several victims, but the
arrival of police found nothing. Finally a victim was found inside
40-14 10 Street in a second floor apartment. The victim who had been
hit in the torso had not wanted to wait outside for medical
attention.

It is unknown how many victims there really were, as parties to
shoot-outs are sometimes transported out of the area by
collaborators.

It is known that police made several arrests and as some tenants were
going to bed, police were searching the roof top of 41-16 12 Street
for more perpetrators with guns.

Thankfully, there has not been a publicly reported homicide at
Queensbridge Houses since August 26, 1992 when a well dressed murder
victim with shirt and tie was shot in the head three times in a
hallway at 41-11 10th Street. The building had an unlocked lobby
door. The US Department of Housing and Urban Development has stated
in a letter that the New York City Housing Authority leaves lobby
doors unlocked as a form of punishment for tenants.

The elevator at 41-10 10th Street had been in the process of
renovations since early July and some tenants took the elevator of
the crime scene building to the top and then crossed the roof to
41-10 10th Street. Some tenants allege that this was done at the
suggestion of Queensbridge Houses Manager Scott Krikawa. Krikawa was
removed following that murder.

Queensbridge Houses tenants have voted for the Fruit of Islam as a
paid security force. The New York City Housing Authority was
considering this until, the ADL of B'nai B'rith sent out letters of
opposition to the New York City Housing Authority and to Jack Kemp,
Secretary of the US Department of Housing and Urban Development in
Washington. Now HUD and the NYC HA refuse to discuss this any further
and the carnage continues.

Perhaps if there was better accounting of money sent to the NYC HA
for crime fighting in the projects, the tenants wouldn't be seeking
outside security assistance. HUD employees allege that Kemp is
mismanaging the HUD budget.

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