This prostitution is getting out of hand, when you leave st raphaels hospital at night they are out there trying to sell there bodys, where are the police. or do they overlook them. when Chief Lewis was here he would never allowed that. he would print the johns and the hookers name. now it look likes its okay to do that. its sad. no respect at all.

I agree 100% with cheryl, I live by St. Rapheals and there's quite a few prostitutes out here and one day one was standing out there for almost an hour and during that time several cops went by and didnt do anything. Theirs one thats white, about 5 feet short brown hair with glasses, I see her on Chapel from Sherman down to Norton almost every day. There really needs to be more undercover stings to not only catch the prostitutes but the johns as well.

What an ignorant comment by Concerned Mom. White, black, green, red, Asian, Mexican, WHO THE HECK CARES? THIS IS ABOUT PROSTITUTION, NOT RACE. The one I witnessed was black, and even her black john-to-be told her to keep walking, and he yelled at her that she was igorant, she was so foul-mouthed and disgusting.

I really feel for the Jewish families that walk these streets, as they always have. Back in the day, I bet they never thought their children would be exposed to disgusting, filthy hookers in Beaver Hill.

It's a disgrace, regardless of race. SHAME ON YOU, Conerned Mom.

The reason I gave a description of what the prostitute looks like is because police monitor this site and can keep an eye out for her. By the way I AM WHITE and am tired of not being able to walk in my own neighborhood because johns assume Im a prostitue.

...can't imagine somebody just walking down the street minding their own business would be percieved as a prostitute. Perhaps a change of clothing, a bath or some dental work is in order?

Yes, Whores-be-gone, your response to concerned mom was way out of line. She was providing a description, not a judgment. I also fail to see how this affects Jewish families more than others. Do we have some sort of genetic disposition that makes prostitution more offensive to us? As you noted, this thread is about prostitution, not race (or religion, I might add). Personal attacks also contribute nothing to solving a problem.

Perhaps, as Mr. Hooker suggests, signs would help. I'm on the other side of Beaver Hill, so I don't know how much of this goes on. But if it's a major issue, come to the next management meeting and bring it up. That's what the management meetings are for.

SCF is a great tool but it requires that those that can do something about it actually participate in the process. As many have noted, I do not believe that our alder is very active on SCF, or much at all from what I've seen so far.

PS. I'm not sure if anybody has noticed, but there is an option to add images and video. Not that I'm advocating photographic vigilantism, but videos of these prostitutes might help convince our district manager. Lt. Bombalicki , last I checked, but they do keep moving them around on us and I haven't made it to a meeting in over a year.

You know Will ur ignorant, I do bath and dress normally for my age. It does happen not all the time but on occasion a man will slow down while Im walking to get my daughter off the bus than I threaten to call the cops and they speed away. And secondly Im not the problem the prostitutes and the johns are, instead of bashing me we all need to work together and stop this from happening.

just saying...

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Interesting: Look in the "Crime Log" section of the Independant. I have yet to see an arrest for prostitution or pandering. Do they group these crimes in with "loitering"? Or do they purposely leave it out so as not to draw attention to those areas?

lets please have respect for one another. If not we are not solving any issues were just making more. Strength in numbers is better so lets work together no matter what our race is. God made us all in his image, so lets get rid of the prostitutes.

I want to talk to our new Alderwoman to get her side of the story on our neighborhood. She lives right down the street from me as well. So lets make an effort to contact her or maybe she will she our post and have a meeting for Norton pkwy. And far the prostitution and drug selling it has to stop!! My son is about turn one years old and I don't want him to come outside and play in the place that I grew up in because of the drug addicts next door and the drug dealing right in front of us in broad day light while kids are outside watching them. I am a strong Christian individual who believes with prayer and help from our churches and their leaders we overcome and take back Norton st to the suburbs it used to be.

What Wil said was ignorant. I am a white woman who frequently walks all over New Haven. I am NOT A HOOKER, I DO NOT DRESS LIKE ONE, YET I, TOO, HAVE BEEN SOLICITED. I wear my hair up in a bun, I do not wear makeup, and I am pretty covered up, yet since I am walking alone through the GHETTO, people assume I am a hooker. I have had men ask if I "was working," and I was just being friendly to one man, making conversation, only to find out he assumed I was a hooker. This was in the winter, I was all covered up with a heavy winter coat and snow boots!

As for whomever suggest contacting our alderwoman, why don't you go ahead and do that and see how far you get. We post issues here at See Click Fix all the time, but when has she ever taken note, posted in response or called for public meetings to address our concerns? She has her own agenda, that is obvious.

Curious...There are two addresses, are they walking and pandering in between those locations or do they live in the houses?
What time is this occurring? Where are the johns parking with them.
There may be neighbors that are not aware of this activity. Someone should write a letter and distribute it to the residents to be vigilant and confront these pigs and piglets. Take pictures and video. Call for the police to sit and write their reports at that location. Everyone assumes it's still quiet over there. That end of Norton was for the most part always quiet don't let it change. My mom owned, 383-385, the big yellow house on the corner for 23 years before we moved, I enjoy driving through and remembering my preteens into adulthood in that neighborhood. ( Not one of the greatest memories)The occasional addict would sit on the corner and smoke dope and my mother would throw water on their car, they'd leave in a big hurry after that. People think because it is quiet over there that no one is watching...Be the watcher and do something about it.

Sorry whores be gone was just speaking her opinion, opinions are like a$$ holes everyone have one. on this blog we should all be able to get along. I'm black and the blacks prostitutes are terrbile also. when I leave the hospital at night they are walking up and down and there so call man be some where close. I guess someone said the jewish people because every since I was 5 yrs old, the jewish people live along ella grasso, norton st, carmel st. I would deliver newspapers to them. and I remember because it was either a friday or saturday they could not handle money. Mr Geer the Geer brothers which are jewish are doing plenty for us in beaver hill. and I appreciate that. they are the ones that are trying to get us a grocery store at the old shaws. race dont have nothing to do with it. its blacks, white, spanish hookers out there. I think the person was just using the description so the police would look for them. so please dont get on the offensive side. I'm black and it did not bother me. we want these people caught, and yes lets all give description of these hookers. the hartford courant just put all there pictures the paper. and fox news show there pictures. they cant be that ashame. if they were they would have some class. and who wants to spread AIDS around here more. we have enought. yes give them up. when I leave the hospital I will be calling the police. especially on sherman & chapel thats where they hang out, and they be in man cars in that parking lot. where the patients that are going to that brick building suppose to park. but at night there are no patients so the hookers go there. yes lets give there description its sickening. if we had Capt Bombalicki in this area this would NOT go on. 5-22-2010

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I'm sorry my comment above I wanted to print I'm black and I dont even walk no street. when I leave the hospital I go right to my car.

I think the color of anyone's skin has nothing to do with this whole situation. The fact of the matter is this is a problem that has gone on for years and it needs to stop. Some people have suggested this to do as a community and others have just been plain rude. Some of you really sound ignorant! I live in this area and work at the hospital also(not that this matters) but I also look to solutions.

I have been reading these post and I am sad because the problem it not with prostitution anymore, it seems to be about race and education of the reader. This is why the leaders of our community do not respond or take residents of this town seriously because of this back forth negative comments toward one another. We have to stay focused on the problem at hand without offending one another. And for whatever it is worth, I graduated from Hillhouse High School, I always lived in the suburbs of Beaver Hills and I am less than a year from graduating college. So it doesn't matter what school you went to. Ignorance comes from intelligent as well non- intelligent individuals.

Thank you.

To defend oneself against accusations of streetwalking is not ignorant. It is, however, ignorant of anyone to assume that just because a woman TAKES A WALK in HER OWN HOMETOWN, on the streets of New Haven, that she MUST be a hooker.

At this point the issue needs to be addressed seriously by the NHPD, who, according to commenters here, simply could care less about the issue. The NHPD is always saying that residents need to co-police. Well, I am about to start doing that. Let this be a warning to all prostitutes - if you come down my block and solicit, I WILL make every effort to see that you are apprehended. Let THE LAW take care of you, since we obviously cannot depend on Claudette to do anything about this.

I voted last time; did you? Maybe next time we're voting in the alderperson, people will consider what has been done about the issues of CRACK WHORES in Beaver Hill.

I frequently see prostitutes walking by my house. Very annoying, and yes, finding condoms and crack bags on our lawns affects the quality of life in this neighborhood.

I like the idea of putting up signs. I also like the thought of actually taking photos and recording video. I'm not going to put up with this anymore.

Do you have a neighborhood watch, or do you just post these comments online? Can you take photos with digital cameras, then email them to the police, while calling 911? I don't have hookers i my neighborhood (that I know of), but I do have a large teenage drug addict issue...

Amen to what BJean said...if our police and politicians do nothing..we have to VOTE THEM OUT! (not the police, but the cronies in City Hall)

Morris Cove Mom brings up a good point - are people using this site to complain? Or integrating it into police and community action?

It's one thing to post problems, but expecting to sit back and wait for police and other officials fix everything is irrational. There are only so many police in this city, and citizens far outnumber them. Step up, and step outside to help out.

Edgewood, it's a combination of both. One benefit of the site is to document issues. And while I agree that it's not realistic to expect to post something and see action in every case, that is precisely what is supposed to happen in many cases. You should be able to post about a pothole or downed tree limb and expect the appropriate parties to respond. When it comes to broad, community issues like this the desired response seems a bit less clear cut. Ideally a post will get people talking and catalyze some sort of coordinated action. At the very least, I would expect our alderwoman to be reviewing and responding to issues in our ward and I'm very disappointed at her level of inaction since being voted into office.

So what is the solution in this case? I don't think that confronting crack-addled prostitutes is an effective or safe approach. I have and continue to encourage those who are experiencing these issues first-hand to come to the management meeting. Here you can speak with your neighbors and your local police district manager. If you aren't able to come, you should speak with others and organize some sort of representation at the meeting. This is a good place to catalyze action, but you are correct in that it needs to move on from there. If not, it is mere complaining.

Lastly, I've said it many times in connection with posting community issues, but unless you have a very good reason not to, please try to use your real name. We're neighbors and bound by a common interest in our community. It's tremendously productive to get to know one another. It also make us far more civil to one another.

1. Use our real names, why don't we include our home addresses as well, that way we can be targeted by those who don't like what we're fighting for!

2. CLAUDETTE DOES NOT CARE. Obama got elected, now anyone and everyone thinks they would make a good "representative."

3. Management meetings? When do these take place? If these were publicized, more people would show. I suspect that whoever is running these meetings doesn't really want large amounts of people showing up, cos then they might actually have to do something about the many, many issues plaguing New Haven's neighborhoods.

I don't know when or where these meetings occur, so why don't you share times, dates and places with us.

Worried about the throngs of web-enabled, enraged prostitutes and pimps hunting you down due to your opposition to open prostitution? Sorry, that sounds an awful lot like an excuse to continue launching attacks on other from behind an anonymous account. That or clinical paranoia. Aside from which, if you're actually interested in coming to a management meeting, wouldn't you be similarly exposing yourself to reprisal attacks from street walkers? Or would you wear a mask? Would you contribute in a calm and respectful manner, or just shoot down suggestions and continue to vent your frustrations?

As for Claudette, I don't know whether or not she cares. She may well. But she is certainly ineffective.
If that's the case, so much more a reason to get involved rather than sniping at people from behind a keyboard. So next election, help campaign for someone you like. If there's nobody you like, run yourself. Either way, vote. We had less than 500 votes cast in the last aldermanic election from what I remember.

As for the management team, management meetings are staffed by residents like you and I. People who live in the district and want to address issues. It's not a political club or some secret cabal. You can "suspect" all you want,or you can come to a meeting and find out. Though it is much easier to assume that everybody is corrupt and evil, so why bother trying.

Members of the management team are taking time out of their lives to work on community issues. Why would they not want to solve issues or have people show up? Have you ever actually made an effort to find out where the meetings are? Here, let me Google that for you...

http://tinyurl.com/37b3w4s

Meetings are held every 3rd Tuesday of the month at 7:00 p.m. at the Whalley Ave. police sub station. Same time and place for as long as I can remember. Once you've been to one, you will receive emails for every meeting. Here's a link on the City's web site about how to attend these very secretive, very elite meetings.

http://www.cityofnewhaven.com/police/Districts/beaverhill.asp

How would you suggest they be publicized? Frankly, this thread is going nowhere. It seems to by your thread, and you seem far more interested in being enraged and taking shots at people than solving anything.

If you want change, vote for me in the next mayoral election. I will work hard to regulate prostitution. These types of problems will come to an end. Imagine a better life, then make it real.

I agree this thread seems to be going nowhere. And it seems a little fishy. The original poster targeted the issue on the block the Alderman lives on, then goes on to continually call her out for her inaction. What exactly do you expect her to do? These people (BOA) are basically volunteers in our community, and if you follow the news, you'd know this particular alderman has been pretty busy recently. I'm not surprised she hasn't gotten around yet to listening to you complain about "crackwhores". Instead of focusing your rage at one individual, why not build a coalition of your neighbors, many whom would probably support this issue if it weren't presented so negatively. Good luck.

Anonymous, while I agree that the thread is not productive, I don't think that it is intentionally politicized. Most people I speak to have been unimpressed with Claudette's work to date, and it's perfectly normal to express frustration with the person who is supposed to be your conduit to the city government.

As for alders being "volunteers," they do get paid a small stipend. But that's not really the point. Being a volunteer doesn't excuse you from doing your job. If you're not prepared, able, or willing to do your job, don't "volunteer" in the first place. And the BOA has a tremendous influence on how the city is run, if they do their jobs. I'm not about to excuse any alder from taking the job in anything other than the most serious manner.

OK, I'm abandoning this tread for all but entertainment value. Let's get some more overcapitalized rants!

The meetings - exactly what I was was indirectly getting at . I don't know about everyone else, but my neighbors and I receive fliers about the community meetings at 7PM every 3rd TUESDAY at the WHALLEY police substation (caps for anyone who missed it the first time). I've heard they can be helpful - especially if people go.

As for anonymity, it's a safety (not social) issue for for multiple reasons. Aforementioned neighbors and I are acquainted and share information.

I agree that this thread has become unproductive. Race and politics are pointless in the discussion unless someone has spotted Mr. DeStefano working a corner. No, the rumors on Craigslist are likely not true. ;)

I've never once received a flyer regarding any meetings. And I have lived here A LONG TIME. If your meetings were so effective, things would be different in Beaver Hill.

Since we have a new alderwoman I have been waiting for her to walk the block in which she lives to tackle some concerns or just to see if we have any issues. She walked the streets everyday when she was campaigning. And I have lived here over 30 years and it has gotten worse on Norton st and Pkwy.

Just like a politician - it's all about the campaign. Once elected, you hardly ever see them doing anything.

We've both been here on Norton for decades, and it is so sad to see our neighborhood go downhill. It really all began in the early days of crack, late 80's to early 90's. That's when break-ins began, and longtime residents began to move out of New Haven because of fear. It has declined steadily since.

I recall my aunt from Queens, NY coming here to visit us. She always loved to walk up Norton Parkway because the properties were so beautiful - kept well, landscaped well, etc. She died 25 years ago, but if she were alive today to see what our neighborhood has become, she would be horrified. Now, as more and more people move out of the neighborhood, mostly out of fear and disgust, the new homeowners do little to nothing to keep up their properties. Some of them don't even mow their lawns. What was once an actual destination for out-of-towners is now a disgrace.

And now, we have to deal with prostitutes soliciting on the streets? I'm so saddened by all of this.

While I was outside sitting on my porch today I saw a guy in a red car drop off a hooker. He was ging up a driveway but then someone was walking down it so he drove to the next house and dropped her off there. The hooker ran down the street like crazy in her high heels. Sickening.

While I was walking down Norton today on my way to Walgreens I saw a used condom in front of someone's house, just touching their lawn. Disgusting. I would have picked it up and thrown it away, but I was not wearing any disposable gloves.

How brazen that this issue persists despite the substation a block away. This says so much about the ineffective NHPD! They should at least be using john decoys.

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Has any progress been made on this issue? If the neighborhood's properties are littered with used condoms or signs of drug use on a regular basis, it is definitely going to be depressing property values in this area. Homebuyers have many more options these days than they did a few years ago, and many of them will be avoiding areas with trash or other signs of urban blight.

If these issues are a threat to property values in the entire neighborhood, which it sounds like they are, neighbors might start by trying to organize home owners on some of the surrounding blocks, like Ellsworth and Colony.

I encountered a prostitute today, walking up Norton St toward Norton Parkway. When I got in my car I followed and watched her. She understood and moved on. Next time I will get out my phone and snap pictures.

The weather is getting warm, I encountered 2 unfortunate trafficked prostitutes today on my hour long walk in the 'hood.

This issue was recategorized from Uncategorized to Policing Issue.

Police take notice. Watch the cars that park on the hill along Moreland Road between Ellsworth and Norton, in particular, watch for a silver sedan with a woman sitting for hours chatting on her cell phone and throwing trash out the window. The next day you find liquor bottles and condoms. She is there in the afternoon and in the evening until after dark.

Has anyone done anything about the whore? And what about the increasing Gang presence. I hear they have moved into formerly nice homes in Beaver Hills along Norton and Glen. What is going wrong with this once beautiful neighborhood that nobody is doing anything to stop this?

All the comments about our absent alderperson, Jill Marks, are correct. She campaigned claiming she was such a concerned mother (with no other qualifications), and can anyone name one thing she has done to better this neighborhood? Her publicity claims that she answers every email and every phone call. But I have emailed her and called her several times since she was elected, and she never replied once. I went to the Management Team Meeting once on Whalley Ave., thinking that it might accomplish something, but people complain and you know nothing will be done. Jill Marks came a half-hour late and made some self-serving empty remarks, and that was the end of it. Vote her out next time!

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