Comments by "girl from the bronx by way of el barrio" (@girlfromthebronxbywayofelb7288) on "Eyewitness News ABC7NY" channel.

  1. Other coverage indicates that there was a HUGE social media response, so I think a lot of people were looking for this guy. I got the sense that he got the message quickly that he wasn't going to be able to get away with this. Adopt your own cat next time.
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  2. Also, I don't know why they called it a bodega. Most bodegas don't sell hookahs. Maybe it's a smoke shop? Some smoke shops are selling things that they shouldn't these days. Not all stores, but.....
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  3. I had a neighbor who did that once too. People are ... What can I say? Get your own pets, people!
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  4. BTW Mayor Adams cancelled swim lessons for kids this summer. Really?! I know there is a lifeguard shortage, but that's a brainless move. Every child who graduates from swimming classes is just a bit safer, and more importantly has more respect for the water. Because they remember that if those swim moves were hard for them in their local pool, swimming in the ocean is that much more challenging. Also creating positive bonds with lifeguards across several weeks, instead of just a person with a whistle. Restore the swim lessons now. Really.
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  5. What did we do? The USA provides weapons to netanyahu. Netanyahu has been in power since 1996. Why? If he knew how to keep peace and security in Israel and Palestine, things would be better by now. Btw what happened to netanyahu's corruption trial? Israel is putting us in a vulnerable position because we are now getting stuck defending a long term alliance despite wide spread bombings on civilians.
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  6. Adams, most disappointing mayor ever. And I voted for the guy. Just photo ops and more photo ops. A wasted salary. If he wants to be a cop again, why doesn't he apply? I bet they have vacancies.
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  7. NYC doesn't have mass shootings in schools; we are dedicated to strict gun control. Gun control works. Local affairs and foreign affairs are absolutely linked, especially in a city made stronger by immigrants like NYC. Isolationism doesn't work, never has never will.
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  8. The cat didn't follow him, the cat ran away from him. That's why it took two tries for the guy to grab him. No abandoned street cat looks fat like that cat. Use your common sense.
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  9. Wow, super dangerous to ask the public to interact with rats and ask them to try to kill them, getting bit and scratched and infected with all the vermin that pests carry. Wow. I am just amazed at the lack of thought in this truly dangerous comment. Hope you don't have children.
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  10. I feel your pain. We had a feral cat on our block that all the neighbors took care of. She had her own little house, ate all her favorite foods. She lived to be 16 years old. She wasn't my cat but.... I do miss her a lot. I hope the mystery of your missing cats gets solved. Please hope that someone adopted them. Our cat was really feral so she would scream and scratch if someone tried to take her. If yours were friendly, maybe someone adopted them. Be well, stay strong.
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  11. Murdering someone with lethal force that as a former Marine he would have been trained to understand....because the person yelled at you? Because they scared you with scary words? Really? Luckily, a jury will decide if the laws of NYS allow such a thing. NYS is not a stand your ground state, thank goodness. Here in NYS you must use your brains. What if they had just gotten the guy off the train at the next stop. What if the passengers themselves moved to another car? If it is not a locked train, that's pretty easy to do. Then he can rave and calm down on his own in the car. This is the F train, a local train that pulls into a new station every few minutes. Did they contact the conductor? No one used their brains here, especially not the Marine. Let's see what a jury says.
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  12. They said they were selling hookah. Maybe this is more of a smoke shop, not really a bodega? Some shops have been padlocked recently because they are actually selling stuff they are not allowed to sell. There is a questionable store I know, and I avoid that whole block when I can, because there's almost always some confusion, some arguments, some something extra. I feel bad that this lady needed to work that job. Some of these stores are ....more than stores.
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  13. Actually, not true. Since what he had actually done was use threatening words, there was not a need for "self defense". The "self defense" move, therefore, was actually an offensive attack. Too many people are playing strange movies on a loop in their heads that cause them to imagine that behaviors not permitted in "the wild west" are okay. "Stand your ground" nonsense has a lot to do with this corrosive mindset. Guess what, NYS is not a stand your ground state, for a reason. In NYS, it is recognized that your brain is the best crime prevention tool. So many options were available besides murder. The F train is a local train that pulls into a new station in minutes. Get the gentleman off the train at the next stop. Contact the train conductor at the next stop, or sooner by walking through the cars to the conductor's booth. Look through your backpack and distract the man with a snack. Who doesn't carry a snack in their bag?? The riders in the subway car can all move to another car, leaving him to rave and calm down on his own, and again use that opportunity to contact the conductor and the transit police. I am desperately disappointed that New Yorkers did not use their brains here. This is not an act that the spirit of NYC supports. Use your brain, and deescalate. It works.
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  14. I am so so sad right now. 🦉
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  15. That issue is more complicated than it seems to you. Palestinians want to live in Palestine. They do not want to be evicted from the little bit of land they have left. 1967 and 1948 taught them that if they leave they won't be allowed to return. Therefore, other Arab countries like Jordan and others are hesitant to participate with Israel in something that might become another version of our Indian Removal process in the 1800s. No one wants to live in a refugee camp in someone else's country, a refugee camp they may never be released from. Palestinians want to live in Palestine. Arab nations understand that. Here's an idea. Israel is a small country with limited space. Within Israel, there are diverse populations that must learn to live together. Must. Like 8 million NYers sharing the same subway system. It can be done. Stop the bombs, that's the first step. Water, food, medicine, start over with new prime ministers on all sides. Enough with the generations and generations of vengeance.
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  16. I'm confused. I've seen these teams for the select buses that use tickets, but how do they do this on regular buses that don't require tickets? Wish the reporter had provided information.
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  17. Every neighborhood has been impacted. Definitely have seen rats even on the upper east side. The rat explosion started with the pandemic, but obviously it was not a priority then. It just took too long to double back and handle the problem. Now Adams is finally getting around to it, after the city council passed some new ordinances around rat control and garbage pick up schedules.
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  18. Yes, part of the secret is to swim parallel to the shore, don't try to swim straight in. If you swim parallel, you have a better chance of breaking away from the outer pull, and reach a calmer sector. Then you swim in to shore again. However, there are also areas of water that have unique currents that swirl in weird ways, so ... Know where you are swimming!! If these kids were not trained swimmers, that could explain a lot. Parents, look into swim lessons at the NYC parks department pools during the summer. The lessons are usually free, but you do have to sign up. Totally worth it, and these lessons might give your child a fighting chance if something happens.
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  19. That's called gun trafficking. Just caught some people from North Carolina doing that recently.
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  20. God bless our next mayor. I cannot wait to vote Adams out. What a major disappointment he is. 🗽
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  21. Some rescuers definitely do go too far. On my block there was a feral tuxedo cat who was spayed and well cared for by the block, fed her favorite foods. She lived to be sixteen years old. She had a little house near the school. There was this woman who kept on trying to "rescue" her, but since she truly was feral, it was really just dangerous and upsetting. She would bite and scratch and scream . Meanwhile , why can't you just let her stay in her house and sit out on the grass in front of the school when it's warm. No, had to constantly be bothering the cat trying to "save" her. Finally, they put a detailed sign near her house telling everyone to just leave her alone, that she doesn't want to be "saved." Ask around first so that you aren't "rescuing" someone's pet. I've seen people scooping up cats that have collars and look clean and fat. That's an independent cat out for a stroll, not harming anyone, knows her way home. A true stray looks hungry, dirty and dusty from the streets. Come on, use your common sense.
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  22. Amendments to the constitution are difficult at best. Please familiarize yourself with the ERA amendment. BTW, let's find a way to revisit ERA and be as explicit as possible about privacy protections, reproductive healthcare, etc.
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  23.  DonnellOkafor-pd7yn  No hookahs are not illegal. However, some smoke shops have been found to sell more than hookahs; some have been padlocked for this. One such shop is on my block, so..... This young lady may have been working in a fairly edgy place. Maybe....
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  24. Hey, Mayor Adams, hire more building inspectors. In a city with an obscenely wealthy real estate industry, can you honestly say that it cannot be done? Don't want to make your real estate friends angry? Don't want to risk that they might not support your next campaign? Hire more building inspectors and serve the people of NYC for a change; stop serving the real estate industry. 🗽
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  25. The rendition of taps.... beautiful, haunting, truly a cooperative experience, a call and response. Not a single soul in NYC was untouched by 9/11. We will never forget, we can never forget. Rest in Power. 🗽
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  26. The Central Park birders really love this guy. He has quite a community. He might be annoyed by too many cameras, but ... Maybe it's good that he spent so many years with humans in the Central Park Zoo. He seemed to have a good experience there because he doesn't seem to mind being around humans, at a distance.
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  27. Rockaway has a reputation for being particularly tricky. For years .... Only certain sections, please ...
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  28. This network is also very sloppy on reporting. An interview on another news platform, CBS I believe, shared an interview with a friend who went through foster care with Mr. Neely. This was a young man who lost his mom to a murder at approx age 13. He survived the foster care system. Although he struggled with understandable depression, he also chose to dance and perform. His life did not have to go this way. Shame on all of us for allowing this to be the ugly reality of too many young people who fall into the clutches of the foster care system. This really is a crime on many levels. Mayor Adams, are you paying attention? Are you planning to do anything about this? Can your wealthy benefactors in the real estate industry help out? What if this young man had a room with a mini fridge and a microwave that he could retreat to after a day of performing? What if renting a room was something that a person without a lot of money could afford? What about that??? Mayor Adams, do right by this young man and so many others like him. Do your job.
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  29. Actually crime rates have been going back down as more guns have been taken off the street. So.... Mayor Adams is a terrible mayor on affordable housing, sanitation and rat control, but he does seem to know something about policing I guess. Before the pandemic, NYC was enjoying historically low crime rates. Strict gun control got us there. During the worst of the pandemic, several things deteriorated as we grappled with thousands and thousands of deaths stalking us thanks to the mismanagement of COVID by the pumpkin headed grifter. After the grief, comes the healing and the comeback. Adams, step up with a affordable housing plan.
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  30. Two state solution; new prime ministers with backgrounds in diplomacy and cartography. Negotiate the maps and stick to them. No more illegal settlements, no more 7 day wars. The next time the maps "change" it will be clear that it is an invasion of another nation's sovereign territory. Learn to live together.
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  31. There actually is a large shelter already in place for a long period of time on Randall's Island. Not saying that's a long term solution, but this island has been used in various ways for quite a while. Maybe you don't know NYC very well? The ultimate solution is real immigration legislation out of Congress, and truly affordable housing for NYC not a tangle of paperwork for a few affordable apts in a luxury building.
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  32. Disrespectful, your "joke" isn't a joke, but you might be the joke. History is not on your side.
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  33.  @chadmarino2741  Your prior statement didn't post in the thread, sometimes a sign that the statement is a little off and the writer doesn't want others to read it. Your post mentioned "surfboard related violence." You then went on to say "When the constitution was written, those old white men didn't know about assault surfboards." A joke about assault weapons? Not funny. This story is about two young people who lost their lives in the bay. I find your prior post entirely inappropriate. You could explain, or you could apologize. Or you can be a more careful writer.
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  34. Flaco is a Eurasian owl, not native to NYS.
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  35. Introducing a non native invasive species into an eco system is usually unsafe.
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  36. So sorry for your loss. Please, help your other friends and classmates, get free swimming lessons this summer by signing up at NYC parks and recreation public pools. The classes are usually in the morning starting right after July 4th. Start asking around now so that you can sign up on time before all the slots get taken. The program should be back on track now that COVID isn't such a big issue. Please ask! Then you and your friends will know what to do if something happens. And never swim in waters you don't know without a lifeguard. If there's no lifeguard stand, there's a reason for that. Please be well, be safe.
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  37. Palestinians don't have their own country. That's why the two state solution is absolutely necessary. Please pay attention.
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  38. Huzzah Flaco! 🦉
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  39.  @jmfia2391  You don't feel bad that children died? I'm going to try to pretend that you didn't say that.
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  40.  @neilhamill318  Wow, cool idea! My dad taught us all how to body surf off the Jersey shore. Taught us a lot about how waves behave, so you had less fear but also more respect for the power of the ocean. There was also a little bay in that town, but my mom didn't really like to take us there. This tragic story reminds me why.
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  41.  @neilhamill318  Important for all of us to respect the oceans these days. Plastic, pollution, responsible fishing, etc. Be well, be safe.
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  42.  @neilhamill318  🐚🐟😎
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  43. These are refugees and asylum seekers, not undocumented migrants. OMG. Asylum seekers basically get on line and surrender to border guards. Protected by international law and USA laws. That's why it's so sad that Abbott claims he cannot handle this. Vote Abbott out for better border management. And ask him to return the federal monies Texas receives for immigration services he is incapable of providing.
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  44. These seem to be homeowners who own multiple properties and don't seem to monitor the properties closely. How is it possible that some stranger has been in your house for more than 30 days and you don't know? Wonder if they are clearing the snow, monitoring for pests, mowing the lawn, etc. If you are lucky enough to own second and third homes, vacation homes, etc monitor and maintain those properties.
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  45. Used to be typical to ask a neighbor to watch your home if you go on vacation. In addition, these ring cameras seem to inform you right away if someone comes to your door. Strange they wouldn't receive a phone call before 30 days that something is different/weird. Let's be honest, we also know that there are owners with multiple properties or homes that were inherited from relatives, and the snow never gets shoveled, the lawn is overgrown, the garden has become a hang out for vermin. I suppose I should be happy for someone who owns multiple empty properties they are too busy to care for, while thousands of USA residents are sleeping in their cars, or worse. Let's be honest about the chaotic state of the current USA real estate situation.
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  46.  @whiteghost9637  If you expect a reply, post your comment to the thread.
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  47. And border states need to share the federal monies they receive for immigration services.
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  48.  @leonardwolf1820  Congress is decades overdue on immigration legislation. That's why the entire immigration structure for our hemisphere is in disarray. We are basically working with a concept from Reagan's time. Plus the mess from four years of the pumpkin headed grifter who basically made sure that no one's application got processed. 💙🌎🗽
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  49. I don't think this is his year, but I really really like Mr Williams! I hope he continues to stay in the public eye so he can get more statewide name recognition.
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  50. Wow, you didn't pass social studies class in middle school did you? NYC has never processed millions of immigrants? Really? And we continue to work with immigrants. We have robust ELL programs, emergency room access at public hospitals, etc. We do the work. However, Abbott is not trying to work together on a problem. Abbott is creating a distraction from his failing reelection campaign for governor. Vote Abbott out! 💙. In addition, border states receive federal funds to assist with immigration services. If Abbott can't do the work, he needs to refund the money to the feds so it can be shared with NYC. Thanks. Don't forget, vote Abbott out, a politician incapable of getting big things done. 💙🗽
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  51. Refugees and asylum seekers are not undocumented migrants or "border jumpers". Refugees are protected by international law and USA laws.
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  52. Wow, suspended Jewish Voices for Peace? Wow. Especially given the role the Columbia campus played during the anti war movement against Vietnam... Wow.
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  53. Border states receive federal funds for immigration services. Return the monies to the feds if you can't do the job.
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  54. This type of owl is not native to NYS. Eurasian owl.
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  55. Actually there is a NYC bus that stops directly in front of Icahn stadium and connects to 125th street in minutes. I think you don't know very much about NYC? However, valuable to know that border states receive federal funds to assist with immigration services. If Abbott can't do the job, he needs to return the funds to the feds so they can be redirected to NYC. Thanks.
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  56. Let him be remembered through Flaco's law? How hard can it be to add decals to windows?? Totally worth it. Rest in Power Flaco. 🦉🗽🦉
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  57. Refugees and asylum seekers are not undocumented migrants. USA law and international law protects refugees. Thanks.
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  58. How about Congress passing immigration legislation that is decades overdue? Democrats pass legislation, even big intractable problems like infrastructure. Republicans clown for C-SPAN. Choose wisely when you vote. 🌊💙🌊🗽🌎
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  59. Yes! What to do when you are fatigued. So important to prevent panic!
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  60. Orchard Beach forever!!
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  61. Obviously you know nothing about NYC. Do you even know where Randall's Island is? How it is used? Thanks, you gave me a really good laugh. I needed that.
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  62. Fairly certain you are referring to Roosevelt Island. Randall's Island contains a homeless shelter, a sports stadium, and several sports fields. Maybe they are permanent residents of the psychiatric facility? I'm guessing you are not in close touch with your relatives?
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  63. I agree. Truly affordable housing is key for everyone. Unfortunately, the real estate industry is the primary underwriter for virtually every political campaign in NYC. What if the city council could vote on campaign reform and affordable housing in the same session so that essential link can be made crystal clear. Right now, affordable housing is all about these tangles of zoning requirements and ULURP proceedings and complex applications for a few apts in a wealthy coop building. Enough. Lower the rent. Unlock the warehoused apts. Enough!
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  64. On another news platform, a friend from his time in foster care spoke up for him. Mr. Neely lost his mother to a murder when he was a young teenager approx age 13. It does seem that this young man survived the loss of his mother, survived the foster care system, struggled with understandable sadness and depression, and for a time chose to channel his immeasurable sadness and grief into performance and dance. Wow. What a tragedy. When did we become a society that thinks it's okay for a 13 year old to struggle in this way? We know we can do better. Shame on all of us. This is a human tragedy on so many levels. A young marine veteran is probably struggling with a bunch of stuff too. Why was killing someone the way to go here? A total tragedy, but not necessarily a tragic "accident". New York City is better than this. We need to reassess right and wrong here, and commit to doing better.
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  65. The problem with NYC these days is there are too many people here who were not raised here and just don't get it. Too many tourists, too many suburbanites. Your brain is your first crime prevention tool, ask any cop about that. Use it. If a person is yelling at you, no eye contact and ignore. You move to another car. The two big guys who were scuffling with him on the floor, they would have felt if he had a weapon. If he does not have a weapon, what threat does this hungry dehydrated man present to a Marine veteran? The passengers who chose to kill him could have instead restrained him and dumped him off the train at the next stop. The F train is a local train that pulls into a new station every few minutes. Did anyone contact the conductor? Did someone have a snack in their bag to offer the man to distract him and potentially calm him down? That's just the short list. Any real subway rider has seen these strategies work during their commutes. Filming someone getting choked on their phone, that seems to be the strategy that this group of passengers went for. Wow. Well, at least they have something for their Instagram story. Just shameful.
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  66. UrbCrafter: I am confident that this Marine veteran took an oath to uphold the Constitution, not an oath to kill a mentally ill individual in the middle of an episode. I am confident that this Marine was instructed carefully to understand the lethal power of the restraint strategy he applied incorrectly to this gentleman. This gentleman was an American citizen who needed support, and many elements of his society failed him from the age of at least 13. This gentleman was not this Marine's enemy. But now he gets to explain his behavior to a jury.
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  67. cazmaniandevil: Of course, because a middle school response is what the pain and grief of this terrible tragedy requires. Let me know what your pastor thinks about the situation. Maybe your anger management counselor has an opinion? Just really confident that you don't ride my subways, so...enjoy.
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  68.  @dorisbove2210  I'm glad to know that you got the counseling that you needed to process your tragedy. I'm guessing that some of your extended family stepped in to provide support when you needed it? I'm glad that your mother was only abused, but not murdered, I guess? I'm not sure what kind of trauma competition this is here, but.... Perhaps your state has an amazing and nurturing foster care system that was a positive experience for you? I hope that you have not simply buried your trauma under denial, because unfortunately studies show that children who experience abuse often grow up to become abusers themselves. I hope that you have a positive ongoing relationship with a trained counselor. Going it alone on trauma can often have unfortunate consequences at unplanned moments in life. I wish you the best. I'm glad to know that you are a super woman who doesn't need any help with healing. I hope you will continue to be the caring life affirming person you are, sharing your kindness with all of your friends and neighbors. Amazing!
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  69. UrbCrafter: Can't help you with the legal knowledge you need to disentangle some of this word salad. I just would love to be a fly on the wall when you try to explain to a law professor that a mentally ill individual in the middle of an episode is a domestic terrorist. What amendment covers the justified execution of a mentally ill person by any random citizen who chooses to choke him from behind because he was yelling? Maybe a constitutional law class in a community college would be edifying? Enjoy the acquisition of new learning.
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  70. UrbCrafter: "...and even in some cases ..." This is not one of those cases. This Marine was not a good Samaritan because he was protecting no one from a physical assault that did not happen. He was the one who assaulted the mentally ill individual. Understand? NYers hear scary words all the time. Most of them should be ignored. Most NYers choose to deescalate. Most NYers would have moved to another car. This Marine from Long Island did not. Beyond unfortunate. He will have to explain it to a judge and jury. You cannot dismiss his case.
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  71. They should post signs for swim lessons right next to the warning signs. Asphalt Green had a program they called "water proofing" that worked with public schools to provide swim lessons as part of the physical education program. Plus free swim lessons at NYC parks and recreation public pools during the summer. These programs should be available more widely, especially in some of these Queens neighborhoods where this is a yearly problem.
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  72. Refugees and asylum seekers are protected by USA law and international law. The USA is not a rogue nation. However, Abbott clearly does not know how to process migrants, even refugees who basically get on line so they can surrender to border guards. Hmm... Maybe Abbott is not a good fit as the governor of a large state like Texas? Vote Abbott out, gun safety, reproductive healthcare, public education, border management, Vote Abbott out 🌊💙🌊🗽
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  73. Abbott is trying to redirect the conversation because of his failing bid for reelection as governor. Vote Abbott out. 💙
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  74. The largest protest was sponsored by Jewish Voices for Peace. Please pay attention.
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  75. The rat population exploded during the pandemic. This is a huge problem. If you don't know that, you don't live here.
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  76. You may want to have a more complete chat with your grandfather. You sure you want to say that immigrants from Italy had no access to public schools in NYC and USA? Entire class photos prove otherwise. Settlement house programs? Public hospitals? City College? No such thing as people entering legally with no paperwork. No ability to work without a work permit and a parole of some type. Immigration is a complex issue, but mythology makes it much worse. Also, today's immigrants work and pay taxes too. In fact, immigration has decreased in the past several years, and our worker shortage problem is a direct result of that decrease. Hatred of immigrants helps no one.
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  77. No knowledge of the dangers of pest and vermin control. Sad
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  78. Sometimes these stores attract a different type of customer. More edgy, more volatile. Just saying... They're not always looking to buy milk or potato chips. A smoke shop is not a "bodega" as such, although some will sell sodas and some snacks.
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  79. Exactly. No affordable housing for most; two and three extra homes for owners who don't monitor their properties and don't realize that a stranger moved in 30 days ago. Hmm ...
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  80.  @waynewayne9693  Thank you for your well considered words. Buffalo is better than that little boy. Honor the lives lost, because they all seemed to be joyous family people. Love the family they left behind. 💚 Forget him, he's gone. His only job now is to make prison a better place. Let's see how he does. Buffalo moves on with love and grace. 🗽💚🗽
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