'No Crime Is Actually Happening Here And It's Amazing'

Brooklyn DA Charles Hynes announces expansion of Safe Stop program, August 5, 2013. (credit: Brooklyn DA)Brooklyn DA Charles Hynes announces expansion of Safe Stop program, August 5, 2013. (credit: Brooklyn DA)
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – The Brooklyn District Attorney has announced plans to expand a neighborhood crime prevention program that offers safe haven for anyone in trouble.
As WCBS 880’s Irene Cornell reported, longtime Brownsville residents said the Pitkin Avenue shopping area is a changed place since DA Charles Hynes launched the Safe Stop program.
There are now a total of 253 stores borough-wide that bear the Safe Stop decals, which invite anyone who is being harassed or followed or who feels unsafe on the street to drop in for help.