Eckington

“Office of the Attorney General announced enforcement actions against landlords in Deanwood, Anacostia, Petworth and Eckington who turned a blind eye to persistent illegal gun and drug activity.”

By Prince Of Petworth

From a press release:

“Attorney General Karl A. Racine today announced multiple actions against several residential and commercial property owners to end concentrated drug- and firearm-related activity taking place at their buildings. The Office of Attorney General (OAG) reached court-ordered settlements that require owners of two apartment buildings and two businesses in Deanwood to put in place strong new building security measures. In four new lawsuits, OAG is seeking to ensure the owners secure four apartment buildings in Anacostia, Eckington and Petworth to end drug- and gun-related nuisances. (more…)

Today’s Rental is a “bright and spacious two bedroom and 1 bathroom English basement”

By Prince Of Petworth

This rental is located at 56 R Street, NE. The Craigslist ad says:

“$2170 / 2br – 1043ft2 – Spacious Two Bed/One Bath Unit In Eckington Available Early September!

$2,170/mo

KEY FEATURES
Year Built: 1905
Sq Footage: 1043 sqft.
Bedrooms: 2 Beds
Bathrooms: 1 Bath
Lease Duration: 1 Year
Pets Policy: Cats & Dogs OK
Laundry: In Unit
Lot Size: 1620 Square Feet
Property Type: Apartment

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“man was exposing himself” around 8:45am on the Metbranch Trail; Around 1:45pm The “NoMa masturbator” was at it on the metro platform

By Prince Of Petworth


via google maps

Mark passes on from the MBT listserv:

“This morning at 8:45 a man was exposing himself while standing in the middle of the trail, between NY Ave. & R St. NE. I saw something similar about a month ago, but it was not so obvious, so I didn’t report it. I called police this morning after I got to work. Please report to police if you see this behavior — if it is the same person he seems to be getting more bold.”

From an email:

“There is a black male, about 5’8”, wearing a light blue sky denim jacket and pants, jerking off in public on the NoMa metro platform. The WMATA police have been notified. According to a nice man I was with, he is around the area often. Please stay alert. I was sitting on one of the benches as he did this in my peripheral.”

“As much as we love the DC neighborhood fireworks shows, this 4th really showed the stupidity & dangers of drunk people”

By Prince Of Petworth


Photo by PoPville flickr user Nathan Stewart

“Dear PoPville,

My girlfriend & I were walking from the Gale to McKinley, over by the corner of R & Harry Thompson Way NE, to watch the fireworks around 9pm. We got a few yards into our walk when someone decided to toss a legit firework at us. Not a sparkler, but something that would make you lose your hand. (more…)

“Doug” is back and you’ll never believe it but he “stupidly got locked out” once again

By Prince Of Petworth


“Doug” last year, more photos here

“Dear PoPville,

Just giving PoPVille a heads up-Doug the scammer is back at it. This time he’s made it all the way over to Eckington and the quiet block of Quincy Place. He came to my place around 10 pm this evening, said his name was Doug and that he is my neighbor who “very stupidly got locked out” and doesn’t have a phone. Great acting, dressed well, spoke quickly and clearly-overall very convincing…except for the fact that I have read about him on PoPville before. The pictures matched what I saw on my front door camera so I told him that I absolutely couldn’t help and that he needed to get off my porch. Thanks PoPville community for keeping me safe tonight!”

“USPS has been less than consistent the last two years — particularly on a rainy or cold day– but what we are experiencing now might top it all.”

By Prince Of Petworth


stock photo from the archives

“Dear PoPville,

I was wondering if we could get some traction on the issue we are having with the USPS deliveries in the NE neighborhood of Eckington. USPS has been less than consistent in the last two years– particularly on a rainy or cold day– but what we are experiencing now might top it all.

Over the last week, all USPS deliveries have been held, including mail & packages. Instead of notifying residents, they simply have not delivered mail and packages are marked as unable to access doorway. (more…)

“Is this or is this not a car share station?”

By Prince Of Petworth

“Dear PoPville,

At the corner of Harry Thomas Way and Eckington Place NE there are 3 parking spaces that are not metered. There’s a sign that clearly looks like a car share station used to be there but not any more. There are no “no parking” signs and the car share pavement markings have been painted over. Yet when I parked my car there a parking enforcement person was about to write a ticket as I was walking up. I tried to tell her this was clearly not a zipcar station anymore but she said as long as the old post was still there she’d write tickets.

Note that one of the spaces wasn’t even marked by a blacked out car share pavement marking.”

“Creative use of White House stationery in Eckington”

By Prince Of Petworth

“Dear PoPville,

I found the attached note on a car2go I picked up this morning in front of a row home at 2nd Street NE and Uhland Terrace NE in Eckington. I checked the area, and there aren’t any no parking, restricted parking, or handicap parking signs. Apparently this is just how Trump administration staffers are now using their Official Government Intimidation Stationery. I was very tempted to write at the bottom “This isn’t how public sidewalks and streets work – get out of our city if you want a private driveway” and tack it to their tree.”

Workafrolic, “workspace, playspace, child care, and classes” now open in Eckington

By Prince Of Petworth


1707 North Capitol Street, NE between R and Randolph

Thanks to Nakita for sending:

“Great for parents in DC at the new coworking space Workafrolic that recently opened.

Below you can find information about the classes (it’s an email one of the instructors sent out):
I’m super excited to announce that registration is now open for my program The Boot Camp by Nisa Miller at Workafrolic – a new co working space in the Bloomingdale/Eckington neighborhood located at 1707 North Capitol St NE!

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