Safe Stop expands to 35 locations in Brownsville’s Pitkin Avenue BID
In the spirit of today’s National Night Out Against Crime festivities, Brownsville’s Pitkin Avenue Business Improvement District (BID) joined Brooklyn District Attorney Charles Hynes in announcing the addition of 35 new businesses to the roster of Safe Stops in Brooklyn.
The recently revamped Safe Stop program is a reboot of Brooklyn’s previous Safe Haven program, and aims to nurture stronger communities by designating registered businesses as safe stops where residents can go in case they are lost, unsafe, or otherwise facing some sort of momentary emergency.
“We are always looking for ways to make Brooklyn safer. Sometimes people who need help don’t know where to turn,” said Hynes. “Now, if someone is lost, has a medical emergency, or is a crime victim, they can go into any of these Safe Stop locations where merchants… will be trained to know where to refer people and how to help them.”