Brooklyn
Neighbors Launch K9WaTch to Create Safer Community
In Response to Ongoing Sexual Assaults in Our Neighborhood
K9WaTch was formed in October 2011 in response to assaults, attempted assaults, and muggings in the Kensington/Windsor Terrace area of
A group of concerned neighbors met up after connecting on our neighborhood email list, and decided to join forces to make our neighborhood safer. Dog owners and non-dog-owners alike will don brightly colored bandanas and create increased neighborly presence at subway stops and on dark streets in the evenings. Our presence as a caring neighborhood collective discourages crime by creating awareness and promoting watchfulness in our community.
WHO: Concerned Kensington Windsor Terrace neighbors and our dogs
WHAT: Party, neighbor meet and greet, and special presentation of bandanas to canine volunteers and their owners
WHEN: Saturday, November 12, 2011 from 5 pm to 7 pm
WHERE:
PHOTO OP: We will distribute our brightly colored K9WaTCH bandanas to volunteers and their dogs. K9WaTch organizers will be available for comment, and volunteers and dogs will be present as interview and photo/video subjects.