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Message: [QUOTE="anomander, post: 2310601, member: 2766"] Funny thing is that is all they got out of my truck both times. Got me for a couple bucks in lose change. It's not like I kept anything of value in it, knowing my surroundings. The first time they must have jimmied the door, the 2nd time they smashed in my passenger seat window with a rock. I was pi$$ed that they did that just for some coins. And you know the only reason they are doing that is for money to buy drugs. It's a vicious circle that basically all leads to the opioid epidemic. I will say that it is much nicer, as far as the people, down by you. Clinton Square and Hanover Square doesn't have the constant migration of the homeless hanging around day and night asking for money. It is good to see that they received a grant for more foot patrol. It is needed, and it works when it's there. There is this empty parking lot, down the street from the Rescue Mission, under the bridge intersecting Salina and Adams where there is typically a group of 10-20 people hanging out, selling drugs. When there is no police presence there is a constant flow of people coming and going to get their drug of choice, but every now and again you will see a patrol car parked in the lot. Guess what!!??!!! The group of people that typically hang there are gone. I mean if you aren't doing anything illegal there is no reason for everyone to disperse. My point is, that at least if there is a presence, it could help discourage the selling of drugs in the open. They have a beautifully renovated hotel Syracuse, but something is going to happen to an out of towner, that unknowingly parks in that lot, and something bad is going to happen. On Salina St, from my place (old Dey's building, above Cafe Kubal) down to the Marriott (Hotel Syracuse), other than the Galleries (which is really really nice), there are old, decrepit, run down buildings. I wonder if they are having a tough time finding investors because of the trash constantly lingering around? It's a huge eye sore. It would be nice to see them eventually renovated, and then the shelters (that are directly behind those buildings) moved to somewhere else. It would be a huge step in cleaning up last spot of downtown that is truly bad. I also don't want people to take me pointing this issue out as complaining. I love this city, and it's come so far in the past 20 years. Further than I ever would have imagined and it will only be getting better. I've gone on the downtown living tour the past 2 years and there are even more beautifully renovated homes being completed even now. I love going out after work and seeing the restaurants, bars, stores, and streets full of people. There are a lot of advantages of downtown living. I have truly enjoyed the experience and i'm happy I was able to do it. However, if I could do it again, I would have picked a different part of downtown (maybe Hanover Sq) [/QUOTE]

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