It's one of the most common complaints Common Councilman David Rivera hears about from block clubs and businesses: prostitution. I see it myself. Sex workers, drug dealers and their customers β as well as all the loitering on street corners and bus stops that goes along with such activities β are a perpetual problem on and around Grant Street, Rivera said. Lockwood and Mayor Byron W. Brown to temporarily move their offices to the corner of West Delavan Avenue and Congress Street all day Thursday, from a.
He will hold his weekly chiefs meeting at a mobile command center set up on the block, as well as his executive staff meeting and his monthly get-together with the Buffalo Peacemakers. In July, following a spate of shootings, Lockwood and Brown held a similar "taking it to the streets" event at a vacant lot on the corner of Theodore and Block streets on the city's East Side.
Residents complained about everything from gun violence to giant potholes they wanted fixed. They let you know exactly what's going on, and that's what I expect.
Don't hold nothing back. Give it to me. I've out come out in the morning at a. Then there are the men looking to meet the women. They drive by, then circle back. The sex worker walks over and they drive to a side street. Neighbors have also complained about aggressive panhandling in the area, and there have also been several shootings believed to be related to gangs in the area, said Chief Anthony J. Barba, who is in charge of the Northwest District D District.
I wouldn't say it's any worse than it has been in the past. In response, he has stepped up patrols in the area and the district's community police officers have been working with block clubs on strategies to deal with such crimes. Barba sees Thursday's event as another way to let the community know the police are there to listen. That's been Lockwood's goal β to build a better relationship between the community and the police.
