"All nine sexual assault victims have something in common according to police; they're all petite white females wearing skirts attacked at night."
(clip from 72nd Precinct Community Council meeting,
Tuesday, September 13th)
Free walks home to female- and LGBTQ-identified community members. South Slope/Greenwood Heights/Windsor Terrace on Thursday through Sunday nights, between 8:00pm and 3:00am.
"Safe Walk volunteers can provide 'pick-ups' at local establishments and subway stops and will provide 'drop-offs' anywhere in our catchment area (between 9th and 30th Streets and between 2nd and 8th Avenues in Brooklyn)." This program is run by Safe Slope.
RightRides offers women, LGBTQ individuals, and gender nonconforming individuals a free, safe, late night ride home on Friday and Saturday nights from 11:59 PM - 3 AM, (early Saturday or Sunday morning).
They pick up and drop off in these Brooklyn neighborhoods: Bedford-Stuyvesant, Boerum Hill, Borough Park, Bushwick, Carroll Gardens, Clinton Hill, Crown Heights, Downtown Brooklyn, Flatbush, Fort Greene, Gowanus Canal, Greenpoint, Kensington, Lefferts-Gardens, Park Slope, Prospect Heights, Red Hook, Sunset Park, Williamsburg, Windsor Terrace.