The Presentation for the 1st Kingston Neighborhood Watch infomational Mixer on April13th, 2010 at the Kingston library

1. WELCOME to the 1st MEETING Thank You All for Joining Us at the Kingston Library. We know that you all have busy lives, but glad that you know that it is very important to be here and to Care about our Community.

3. We all value a sense of security as a vital feature of the neighborhoods where we live.

4. One in four people enjoy building the formal and informal links that strengthen safety.

6. What’s so great about Kingston?

7. What’s so great about Kingston? It’s Absolutely Beautiful Here! We have everything from the Mountains to the River

8. What’s so great about Kingston? We are an Historic City! New York’s First Capitol, dating a back to the Revolutionary War! With Amazing History & Architecture

10. Influences of Culture and Arts from NYC , Woodstock, UPAC, etc.

11. Fabulous Restaurants sparked by both locally grown foods and the CIA

12. Surrounded by incredible nature , parks, preserves, etc.

14. What’s so great about Kingston? Right now, Kingston is Going to Hell in an Hand Basket!

15. Recent Concerns In Kingston Let’s Just Begin with 2010

16. Recent Concerns In Kingston 1/11 Resident of Abeel St. was shot once in the leg with a small-caliber handgun in his apartment.

17. Recent Concerns In Kingston 1/11 Resident of Abeel St. was shot once in the leg with a small-caliber handgun in his apartment. 2010 January 1/30: Woman on Elmendorf Street beaten by boyfriend causing severe head injuries.

18. Recent Concerns In Kingston 1/11 Resident of Abeel St., was shot once in the leg with a small-caliber handgun in his apartment. 2/4: Bandit wrestled with a clerk at the Quick Chek on Albany Ave. all for cigarettes 1/30: Woman on Elmendorf Street beaten by boyfriend causing severe head injuries.

19. Recent Concerns In Kingston 1/11 Resident of Abeel St., was shot once in the leg with a small-caliber handgun in his apartment. 2/9:Charles King Jr., 21, was fatally gunned down in front of 119 Cedar St. 1/30: Woman on Elmendorf Street beaten by boyfriend causing severe head injuries. 2/4: bandit wrestled with a clerk at the QuickChek on Albany Ave. all for cigarettes

20. Recent Concerns In Kingston 1/11 Resident of Abeel St., was shot once in the leg with a small-caliber handgun in his apartment. 2/10 Resident of Delaware Avenue was stabbed in his chest with a butcher knife in his home. 2/9:Charles King Jr., 21, was fatally gunned down in front of 119 Cedar St. 1/30: Woman on Elmendorf Street beaten by boyfriend causing severe head injuries. 2/4: bandit wrestled with a clerk at the QuickChek on Albany Ave. all for cigarettes

21. Recent Concerns In Kingston 1/11 Resident of Abeel St., was shot once in the leg with a small-caliber handgun in his apartment. 2/9:Charles King Jr., 21, was fatally gunned down in front of 119 Cedar St. Mid February: series of burglaries in the town of Ulster and in Kingston 1/30: Woman on Elmendorf Street beaten by boyfriend causing severe head injuries. 2/4: bandit wrestled with a clerk at the QuickChek on Albany Ave. all for cigarettes 2/10 Resident of Delaware Avenue was stabbed in his chest with a butcher knife in his home.

22. Recent Concerns In Kingston Mid February: series of burglaries in the town of Ulster and in Kingston 1/11 Resident of Abeel St., was shot once in the leg with a small-caliber handgun in his apartment. 2/9:Charles King Jr., 21, was fatally gunned down in front of 119 Cedar St. 2/20 Beating and Mugging of Greta on the Corner of Wall St. & St. James 1/30: Woman on Elmendorf Street beaten by boyfriend causing severe head injuries. 2/4: bandit wrestled with a clerk at the QuickChek on Albany Ave. all for cigarettes 2/10 Resident of Delaware Avenue was stabbed in his chest with a butcher knife in his home.

23. Recent Concerns In Kingston Mid February: series of burglaries in the town of Ulster and in Kingston 1/11 Resident of Abeel St., was shot once in the leg with a small-caliber handgun in his apartment. 2/20 Beating and Mugging of Greta on the Corner of Wall St. & St. James Late Feb: beating and mugging a 23-year-old city man on Prince Street. 2/9:Charles King Jr., 21, was fatally gunned down in front of 119 Cedar St. 1/30: Woman on Elmendorf Street beaten by boyfriend causing severe head injuries. 2/4: bandit wrestled with a clerk at the QuickChek on Albany Ave. all for cigarettes 2/10 Resident of Delaware Avenue was stabbed in his chest with a butcher knife in his home.

24. Recent Concerns In Kingston Mid February: series of burglaries in the town of Ulster and in Kingston 1/11 Resident of Abeel St., was shot once in the leg with a small-caliber handgun in his apartment. 2/9:Charles King Jr., 21, was fatally gunned down in front of 119 Cedar St. 2/20 Beating and Mugging of Greta on the Corner of Wall St. & St. James 3/18: KPD officer shot a teenager who had attacked him with a Taser 1/30: Woman on Elmendorf Street beaten by boyfriend causing severe head injuries. 2/4: bandit wrestled with a clerk at the QuickChek on Albany Ave. all for cigarettes Late Feb: beating and mugging a 23-year-old city man on Prince Street. 2/10 Resident of Delaware Avenue was stabbed in his chest with a butcher knife in his home.

25. Recent Concerns In Kingston Mid February: series of burglaries in the town of Ulster and in Kingston 1/11 Resident of Abeel St., was shot once in the leg with a small-caliber handgun in his apartment. 4/8: Gang Related Gun Shooting on Furnace St. in Midtown 2/20 Beating and Mugging of Greta on the Corner of Wall St. & St. James 2/9:Charles King Jr., 21, was fatally gunned down in front of 119 Cedar St. 1/30: Woman on Elmendorf Street beaten by boyfriend causing severe head injuries. 3/18: KPD officer shot a teenager who had attacked him with a Taser Late Feb: beating and mugging a 23-year-old city man on Prince Street. 2/10 Resident of Delaware Avenue was stabbed in his chest with a butcher knife in his home. 2/4: bandit wrestled with a clerk at the QuickChek on Albany Ave. all for cigarettes

26. Recent Concerns In Kingston Mid February: series of burglaries in the town of Ulster and in Kingston Add in All the Unreported Muggings 1/11 Resident of Abeel St., was shot once in the leg with a small-caliber handgun in his apartment. 4/8: Gang Related Gun Shooting on Furnace St. in Midtown 2/20 Beating and Mugging of Greta on the Corner of Wall St. & St. James 2/9:Charles King Jr., 21, was fatally gunned down in front of 119 Cedar St. 1/30: Woman on Elmendorf Street beaten by boyfriend causing severe head injuries. 3/18: KPD officer shot a teenager who had attacked him with a Taser Late Feb: beating and mugging a 23-year-old city man on Prince Street. 2/10 Resident of Delaware Avenue was stabbed in his chest with a butcher knife in his home. 2/4: bandit wrestled with a clerk at the QuickChek on Albany Ave. all for cigarettes

27. Recent Concerns In Kingston Mid February: series of burglaries in the town of Ulster and in Kingston Add in All the Unreported Muggings 1/11 Resident of Abeel St., was shot once in the leg with a small-caliber handgun in his apartment. 4/8: Gang Related Gun Shooting on Furnace St. in Midtown 2/20 Beating and Mugging of Greta on the Corner of Wall St. & St. James 2/9:Charles King Jr., 21, was fatally gunned down in front of 119 Cedar St. 1/30: Woman on Elmendorf Street beaten by boyfriend causing severe head injuries. Add in the Blatant Known Drug Dealings 3/18: KPD officer shot a teenager who had attacked him with a Taser Late Feb: beating and mugging a 23-year-old city man on Prince Street. 2/10 Resident of Delaware Avenue was stabbed in his chest with a butcher knife in his home. 2/4: bandit wrestled with a clerk at the QuickChek on Albany Ave. all for cigarettes

28. Recent Concerns In Kingston Mid February: series of burglaries in the town of Ulster and in Kingston Add in All the Unreported Muggings 1/11 Resident of Abeel St., was shot once in the leg with a small-caliber handgun in his apartment. 4/8: Gang Related Gun Shooting on Furnace St. in Midtown 2/20 Beating and Mugging of Greta on the Corner of Wall St. & St. James 2/9:Charles King Jr., 21, was fatally gunned down in front of 119 Cedar St. 1/30: Woman on Elmendorf Street beaten by boyfriend causing severe head injuries. Add in the Blatant Known Drug Dealings 3/18: KPD officer shot a teenager who had attacked him with a Taser Late Feb: beating and mugging a 23-year-old city man on Prince Street. Prostitution & Crime 2/10 Resident of Delaware Avenue was stabbed in his chest with a butcher knife in his home. 2/4: bandit wrestled with a clerk at the QuickChek on Albany Ave. all for cigarettes

29. Recent Concerns In Kingston Mid February: series of burglaries in the town of Ulster and in Kingston Add in All the Unreported Muggings 1/11 Resident of Abeel St., was shot once in the leg with a small-caliber handgun in his apartment. ARE YOU SCARED? 4/8: Gang Related Gun Shooting on Furnace St. in Midtown 2/20 Beating and Mugging of Greta on the Corner of Wall St. & St. James 2/9:Charles King Jr., 21, was fatally gunned down in front of 119 Cedar St. 1/30: Woman on Elmendorf Street beaten by boyfriend causing severe head injuries. Add in the Blatant Known Drug Dealings 3/18: KPD officer shot a teenager who had attacked him with a Taser Late Feb: beating and mugging a 23-year-old city man on Prince Street. Prostitution & Crime 2/10 Resident of Delaware Avenue was stabbed in his chest with a butcher knife in his home. 2/4: bandit wrestled with a clerk at the QuickChek on Albany Ave. all for cigarettes

30. Don’t Be Afraid: Be Empowered The easy answer is to do NOTHING about it .

31. Don’t Be Afraid: Be Empowered We can get as ANGRY as we want, but that is NOT going to make it Safe!

32. Don’t Be Afraid: Be Empowered Or we can all just sit around and COMPLAIN! (pssstt…that’s not going to help either!)

33. Don’t Be Afraid: Be Empowered or we can DO something about it!

35. Lakewood, CO: Burglaries dropped 77 percent after Neighborhood Watch was implemented.

37. Reduces FEAR of crime in the community

38. Improves crime reporting by citizens

39. Increases surveillance in the community

40. Prevents and reduces crime

42. Reduces FEAR of crime in the community

43. Improves crime reporting by citizens

44. Increases surveillance in the community

45. Prevents and reduces crime

47. Neighborhood Watch Programs: #2) and then the pure Safety of NUMBERS Like the flocking of birds and shoaling of fish: by being part of a large group, individuals face less risk of falling victim to predators than they would if traveling alone.

48. The 6 Million $ Question: How ? #1 Open your door and get to know your immediate Neighbors!

49. The 6 Million $ Question: How ? #1 Seriously, get outside. Sit on your porch. Say hello to people walking by. Leave your porch light on

50. The 6 Million $ Question: How ? #2 Pay attention to what you see happening in your area!

52. Someone looking into windows and parked cars

53. Loud noises

56. A stranger sitting in a car or stopping to talk to a child

57. Abandoned cars

59. The 6 Million $ Question: How ? #3: Communicate: Share the knowledge, share the wealth; What you know does little good if you keep it to yourself, so we are putting methods of communication in place. This way you can DO something with what you know! Communication Chains

60. Communication Chains #3:Understand the Neighborhood Watch Communication Chain and how it works: Regular Watch Members: report knowledge to the local Block Steward and communicates down the chain to other neighbors. Block Steward: report up the chain to the Ward Steward and communicates down the chain to Watch Members. Ward Steward:Ward Stewards organize and communicate between the Block Stewards and the Neighborhood Watch Executive Board. Neighborhood Watch Board: Overseas the Ward Stewards and communicates with appropriateCity organizations such as KPD, KSD, etc.

61. The 6 Million $ Question: How ?

63. Call the police immediately!

65. Describe the suspect: sex, race, age, height, weight, hair color, and distinctive characteristics (facial hair, scars, tattoos, accent, etc.).

68. Youth can teach younger children how to stay safe and can organize events for other youth.

69. Seniors can observe from their homes and make phone calls. Everybody should have a responsibility, be it small or large.

71. Get along well with people and listen constructively?

72. Use good communication and negotiating skills?

73. Can you delegate tasks and let go of control?

74. Conduct meetings effectively and efficiently

75. Have a long-range vision of neighborhood and community improvement

77. Help provide help for seniors and activities for youth

78. Hold block meetings and provide Information

79. Welcome new neighbors and newcomers

80. Coordinates check-ins for shut-in residents

81. Helps to identify block problems and arrange to fix them

83. What types of activities have residents noticed? Which activities are positive, which are negative?

84. What can be said about activities of concern? Where, when (what time of day or week)?Report Back to the Kingston Neighborhood Watch so we can Identify those actions for which solutions are apparent and those that need investigating.We will find help!

86. Are you involved with other community service organizations or groups that can work with the KNW on mutual goals?

87. Can you donate needed items, money, time or skills?

88. Can you attend fun community functions?

90. Identify your house on the Kingston map.

91. Pick an area you feel comfortable monitoring and communicating with.

92. Meet your Neighbors and Community members.

94. What you can do NOW! We can easily Watch what goes on in the area covered by the circle.

95. What you can do NOW! On the opposite side of the block, our friends have it covered.

96. What you can do NOW! Behind us, we know more folks from the kids School.

97. What you can do NOW! Farther down our Block, there is another neighbor watching out.

98. What you can do NOW! And another..

99. What you can do NOW! ..and another..

100. What you can do NOW! Now imagine, if there was even more neighbors making a point of watching out for each other!

102. Use SeeClickFix.com to report areas for concern like known drug activity or safety issues. Also a great iphone app!

103. Join a committee that you are interested in.

104. Leave your porch lights on!

105. Follow the Kingston-NY-Neighborhood-Watch.com website or on Facebook for news and information.

108. Kingston Common Council and Alderpersons

109. Ulster Country Sherriff's Department

110. Kingston Uptown Resident’s Alliance

111. Kingston Public Works

112. KingstonCitizens.org

113. Youth organizations Boys and Girls Club

114. KingstonLandlord Support.org

116. Out of the Box So we would like to find and help facilitate a solution! Possibilities include: Reopen the Skate park at the YMCA Maybe a new Park like the Saugerties one at Forsyth? Engage the help of other skateboarders from Kingston who have grown up here, are now adults, but still identify and sympathize with the problem.

117. Watch Partnerships “Crime prevention is a pattern of attitudes and behaviors directed at reducing the threat of crime and enhancing the sense of safety and security, to positively influence the quality of life in our society, and to develop environments where crime cannot flourish” Source National Crime Prevention Council - 1990

118. Together We Can: Make Kingston into the Community We want it to be! Wouldn’t that be nice!

119. Thank You “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.” Margaret Mead .

120. Thank You info@kingston-ny-neighborhood-watch.com http://www.kingston-ny-neighborhood-watch.com 845-339-2640 or cell 845-332-7009