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Red Hook Crime Link Backed by Housing Study
The State Crime Commission links Red Hook crime to poor housing with many rooms lacking light and ventilation. Officials propose model tenements in Navy Yard and a family centered club to curb juvenile delinquency while residents contest the findings and push broader community services.
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Red Hook
Ida Wambold
Flatbush
State Crime Commission
Darwin R. James
State Board of Housing
Louis H. Pink
Navy Yard
Williamsburg
Pink
Board of Housing
Brooklyn
James L. Meeks
Fort Hamilton
R.C. Church of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary