STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- As fireworks persist to tick-off Staten Islanders, especially affecting borough residents with auditory processing disorders and sensitive pets, a trove of used pyrotechnics in West Brighton was found by a nearby resident last week.
The photos show various fireworks strewn across the sidewalk and street in front of Corporal Thompson Park in West Brighton. The remnants of the display — colorful pieces of debris scattered on the ground both inside and outside of the park — was cleaned up shortly after the photo was taken, the Advance/SILive.com observed.
From the North to South Shores of Staten Island, borough residents say they have noticed an uptick in fireworks being fired off in their neighborhoods — helping spark a rise in 311 complaints on the Island, the Advance/SILive.com previously reported.
However, while complaints have soared across the city in recent weeks, officials have cautioned that 311 expanded its system in late June 2019 to allow customers to submit complaints online, which was expected to lead to an increase in the subsequent data.
It is not immediately clear what has led to the supposed-increase in fireworks on Staten Island, and borough residents have been left with more questions than answers. Some New Yorkers have theorized that the fireworks are related to recent protests against police brutality, with others pointing toward the effects of coronavirus restrictions.
Authorities have seized thousands of dollars worth of pyrotechnics in the wake of Mayor Bill de Blasio’s announcement to create a task force centered on weeding out fireworks suppliers in the city as well as in neighboring states.
The Sheriff’s Office, FDNY and the NYPD are a part of the force that consists of more than 40 officers from each department, including 12 FDNY Fire Marshals, the NYPD Intelligence Bureau and deputy sheriffs.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo also said State Police would join in on New York’s crackdown against fireworks.
Last week, Fire Marshals arrested two Queens residents on Staten Island possessing $2,800 worth of illegal fireworks.
Previously, the NYC Sheriff’s Office arrested and charged 10 people after a massive bust on Staten Island uncovered a litany of fireworks and three alligator carcasses.
In a separate bust, the FDNY nabbed two Queens residents with more than $6,000 worth of illegal fireworks on the Staten Island Expressway.
In a written statement, the NYPD said: “Fireworks are illegal in New York City.”
“If you use fireworks, you or someone else can get seriously hurt. To anonymously report the delivery, sale or storage of illegal fireworks, we encourage members of the public to call 911 for crimes in progress or 311 to report information,” the statement read.
As they have in years past, the NYPD is offering a reward up to $1,000 for Staten Islanders who provide information leading to the arrest and conviction of persons possessing or distributing fireworks.
An NYPD flyer offers New Yorkers a reward for any information leading to the arrest and conviction of a person possessing or distributing fireworks. (NYPD flyer)
"load" - Google News
June 30, 2020 at 05:13PM
https://ift.tt/2VxQhoq
As fireworks arrests continue, load of used pyrotechnics found in West Brighton - SILive.com
"load" - Google News
https://ift.tt/2SURvcJ
https://ift.tt/3bWWEYd
Bagikan Berita Ini
0 Response to "As fireworks arrests continue, load of used pyrotechnics found in West Brighton - SILive.com"
Post a Comment