Wednesday, August 16, 2023

Teenage girl sexually harrassed and assaulted twice walking by Ozone Park homeless shelter

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Wednesday, August 16, 2023

1:00 PM

Laurel Hall Shelter

85-15 101 Ave

Ozone Park NY 11416

Provider-Lantern

Agency-DHS

Owner-Asher Shafran/Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Do we wait for someone to get raped before anyone will listen to us?

On July 18, 2023, a 17-year-old girl, a minor, was sexually harassed and terrified by clients of DHS/Lantern living in the Laurel Hall Shelter. We approached Lantern and asked for a meeting to resolve this situation. A meeting was set for Tuesday, August 8, 2023, with Senator Addabbo, Community Board # 9 District Manager James McClelland, the NYPD 102 Pct Captain Kivlin with community affairs, and the parent of the 17-year-old and Lantern. Ironically, the night before the meeting, August 7, 2023, the same girl was sexually harassed; this time, a police report was filed with the 102 PCT. When we arrived Tuesday, Lantern refused to meet with us after knowing that this meeting was set up for almost ten days, slamming the door in our faces and refusing to even talk to the Senator. Their excuse was DHS told them not to meet with us. UNACCEPTABLE AND UNPROFESSIONAL. Total disregard for our Ozone Park community.

 

We are holding a press conference with the parent of the 17-year-old girl to put a face to the problem and show this administration that these are real people being affected by mismanaged providers who have no regard for our community. We have had a very cordial relationship with the past management of Lantern, but the new administration has proven to be ineffective in working with our community and keeping our residents safe. If this is a sign of things to come, ALL communities must be vigilant and aware of what is happening or what could happen. This could have easily turned into another rape, but the girl lives next to the shelter and was able to free herself and get home both times.

 

A reminder that on October 2019, a 3-year-old was sexually molested by a resident of this very same shelter. DHS, under Steve Banks's and Mayor Deblasio's leadership, did nothing, nor did they try to help resolve this. At the time, an arrest was made with no help from DHS or Lantern. Warrants had to be issued as DHS refused to aid in the arrest.

We now demand Mayor Eric Adams look at everyone who was rolled over from the Banks/Deblasio days and either gets reassigned or fired. We are not going to wait for a repeat of molestation again. We are informing the city that the next time we will file a class action lawsuit holding the city, Dhs, Lantern, and the property owners responsible for all criminal activity from this shelter. You will NOT destroy our quality of life with your inability to control these clients. Many of them have untreated mental illness, and Lantern, DHS, nor NYC are doing anything to help.

 

We are also monitoring the sex apps to catch them using public areas to have sex. We have since closed 1 locations they got caught in and had them fenced up so they canot use them anymore. We also watch for the parks where they were trying to hook up there and have since turned that over to the NYPD.

DHS/Office of Intergovernmental Affairs was given seven days to set up the Community Advisory Board (CAB) Meeting, and here we are; nothing has been done. So we are now holding a press conference and allowing the mother of the minor 17-year-old to speak her voice and give a face to the sexual harassment and the inadequate way this shelter is being run. The mother has now advised us that she lives in fear and that she now wants to move.

The demands are as follows:

1-All personnel rolled over from the Banks/Deblasio administration need to be reassigned. They have proven to be inefficient, unconcerned and uncooperative.

2-We are asking for a review of Lantern's contract. What services are supposed to be provided, and what assistance are these clients supposed to have? We believe Lantern has cut corners and sacrificed our communities safety for profits.

 
3-Lantern needs to provide effective and caring leadership as the current leadership has failed our community as well as its mission statement of caring for the shelter clients while working with the community.

4- A review of how these clients are permitted to roam all over the neighborhood, stealing packages, drinking, causing havoc, and sitting on people's stoops with no programs provided by Lantern makes for more criminal activity.

5-We demand that we return to the days of the CAB meetings so that, as a community, we get to speak our voices, and they get to hear our concerns.

6-Security needs to be beefed up inside and outside this shelter. Loitering has become a huge problem surrounding this site, and security is doing nothing.

7-Lantern needs to respect our community, and we are tired of our voices not being heard.

8-We demand that the NYPD have access when necessary when a crime has been committed by a shelter client and not stonewalled by Lantern or DHS.

Sam Esposito

President

Ozone Park Residents Block Association-ozpkrba

Update: 

QNS

A furious and fed-up Ozone Park mother rallied with community leaders Wednesday, Aug. 16, outside a shelter for homeless men where her 17-year-old daughter was allegedly sexually harassed by residents twice in the last month.

Lissette Moreno joined members of the Ozone Park Residents Block Association outside the Laurel Hall Shelter at 85-15 101st Ave. and told them about the first incident that happened to her daughter on July 18, as the teenager was walking home late at night after her shift at Russo’s on the Bay in Howard Beach.

“It’s just not safe here. You have people here with mental illnesses that shouldn’t be here and if they are here, they should be on medication, they should be supervised,” Moreno said. “This shelter needs to go. It’s too dangerous for our kids,”

She said she lives on 86th Street directly next door to the shelter which is located across 101st Avenue from Crossover Baptist Church a block away from Ampere Playground. 

 “Who puts a shelter here where there are schools, where there are children? I have my daughter, she comes home from work at late hours, why does she have to be harassed by these guys?” Moreno asked. “I’m just so tired.”

She wanted her daughter to speak at the rally, but she stayed away out of fear of being targeted by the residents of the shelter. Moreno said the men are out in front of the building each night drinking and smoking and blasting loud music.

“This is a men’s shelter, so when they’re outside they want to interact with women,” Moreno said.

After her daughter was allegedly sexually molested by two men in front of the shelter on July 18, Moreno found her daughter trembling as the men were telling the teen to add their numbers to her phone. Two days later, one of the same men followed her daughter up the block. Her complaints have fallen on deaf ears and the people who run the shelter “have no compassion,” she said, adding her daughter wants to move out of the neighborhood and they are currently looking for a new place.

75 comments:

Anonymous said...

I’m looking forward to the live TV trial of The TrumpTurd gang in Georgia.
Stock up with some six packs and peanuts.

Anonymous said...

What do you expect when you let in uncivilized savages?

NPC_translator said...

Couldn't see that coming.

Anonymous said...

Add this to news you will not see on CNN today.

Anonymous said...

Wow can you believe it " I'm shocked...

Anonymous said...

Hang him high!

Anonymous said...

Should Bus them to DELAWARE. ASAP

Anonymous said...

Democrats are destroying this country so hard right now.

Anonymous said...

Suddenly Texas sending them here doesn't seem so crazy, huh?

Anonymous said...

How can you not vote for Trump after all this corruption has been revealed?

Anonymous said...

I feel like we're all being painted into a corner.
What's eventually going to happen to all of us?

Anonymous said...

Shut The Door!!!

Anonymous said...

Lot of incels around that area I bet.

Anonymous said...

Why does this feel like Rome just be for it fell? Same kind of people in charge.Just a different time.

Anonymous said...

Way to go Dumblasio!!!

Opening a single men's homeless shelter 2 blocks from an elementary school and 12 blocks from a middle school was a smart decision.

Dumblasio and McCray never thought about children being harassed and assaulted by these derelicts and criminals.

Anonymous said...

Is there a story here?

Ned said...

Need to let these young girls and young women have guns if they have no problem record
From what I seen with my own eyes almost all these migrant men are one of four things:
And that is drunks, rapists, perverts or have problems with women.
50,000 of them on the street thanks to the dumb woke mayor.
New York voters, you have literally committed suicide and destroyed your kids lives. These bastards especially like em young

The mayor was on TV calling a covid test "vetting"
Quote "to all new Yorkers as of this week they are all vetted"
Duh!! NO THEY ARE NOT!

Ned
www.nra.org

Anonymous said...

How can NYC ever recover?

Anonymous said...

This is a nice area but after years of dem policies, nowhere is safe or nice in nyc. Crime is completely out of control but hey they voted for it.

Anonymous said...

Mayor Adam you have fail this city

Anonymous said...

Such nice boys in Queens sure it was a mistake.

Anonymous said...

I have credibility issues with this story...

Anonymous said...

I'll take the usual suspects for $800, Alex.

Anonymous said...

Didn't we just see this last week and the week before and the week before that?

Anonymous said...

You’re gonna see this again tomorrow, next week, next month and next year..

Anonymous said...

Because the American voters are having the lie in the bed they made. This is what happens.

Anonymous said...

Try that in a small town.

Anonymous said...

No consequences means this type of thing will continue to escalate.

Anonymous said...

Adams is doing a great job making the city unlivable for real citizens and workers.

Anonymous said...

Well if it’s ok for TrumpTurd and Rudy, is should be ok for the Sheeple too!

Anonymous said...

All this because TrumpTurd and his voters say that “ Grab them by the pussy” is is A -ok.
Sad…

JQ LLC said...

@Anon Re: a story here

Yes, I thought I uploaded the community's letter but it didn't go through. I think there's throttling going on here.

Anonymous said...

I see @Ned is back again. Waiting for another school shooting I guess?

Anonymous said...

TDS sufferers read the article. It says nothing about backing Trump. If you can’t stick to the subject , log off and go back to bed.


Trump derangement syndrome (TDS) is a pejorative term, usually for criticism or negative reactions to former United States president Donald Trump that are perceived to be irrational, and presumed to have little regard towards Trump's actual policy positions, or actions undertaken by his administration.

Anonymous said...

Hope they are all tripled vaxed and wearing their masks..

Anonymous said...

@"“ Grab them by the pussy”

It amazes me how many right-wingers and Trump voters think that sexual harassment is normal for true red-blooded American males. When people in leadership roles promote this, it only encourages others to follow.

Anonymous said...

@ #1 Your Public schooling is failing you again !

Anonymous said...

I’m sure the alleged prep. Is innocent. He just has to present the overwhelming evidence, sometime. Maybe in 2024.

Anonymous said...

@NRA Ned,
Are you saying that it's ok for women to use a gun if someone like Trump or Giuliani tries to grope them ?

Anonymous said...

>>How can NYC ever recover?<<

It will never recover.
NYC was already still suffering from all the problem people and the 2nd and 3rd generation of them invited here during the Kennedy/Johnson era.
That was 60 years ago and we still have problem from it. Near every inmate in the city's prisons has a parents or grandparents that all came here for mayor John Lyndays "come and get it" open arms and these people are STILL generations of welfare and problems.

This new batch is even worse, what the mayor isn't saying is near all the females are pregnant, many as young as 14 years old.
Thats why the women and so called "family's" are in the city, to be close to healthcare!!!
---They will never work or contribute!!

The males are all drunks or to stupid to tie shoe laces, dont even wear shoes or sox.
The city has to give them slip on shoes and flops.
---they wont work ether.

100,000 of them is not affordable, just impossible financial burden to sustain.
Nope, the city will never recover from this without:
1: Going full communist confiscation of wealth and property to pay for it.
2: Taxes, flat taxes, VAT taxes so outrageous no person, home owner or corporation could afford
If not these people will soon turn against Americans, to crime, riots and burn the city down. Looks like that is already the case, they are burning cars in Queens village demanding private hotel rooms with all the maid service, chef prepared dishes perks services in Manhattan.
Free stuff, socialism with right to be handed a $500 a day hotel suits on somebody else's back is what they they believe the American dream is!!

Anonymous said...

@"TDS sufferers read the article. It says nothing about backing Trump"

So says some clown with "Woke, Joe Biden, Hunter Biden, Democrat" derangement syndrome. Go get yourself some green leaves from your local smoke shop!

Anonymous said...

Oh, so right-wingers aren't ok with sexual harassment anymore? I didn't get the memo. \
hen did this policy change come about?
Or is it that this policy only applies to poor offenders. Rich ones can get special treatment.
Typical.


Anonymous said...

Jethro Tull said...

Sitting on a park bench
Eyeing little girls with bad intent
Snot's running down his nose
Greasy fingers, smearing shabby clothes
Hey, Aqualung
Drying in the cold sun
Watching as the frilly panties run
Hey, Aqualung

Anonymous said...

@ "@Ned is back again"
Another vial comment that adds nothing!
Did you vote for Biden? Do you have #TDS ?
Did you get your jabs and boosters?

Anonymous said...


Quote:Thats why the women and so called "family's" are in the city, to be close to healthcare!!!

Will soon be no healthcare at all.

These statistics below are horrifying, and these statistics are for American Latina. Its even worse with these illegals.
the healthcare system and Medicaid can not sustain this.

Latina women experience unintended pregnancy at twice the rate experienced by white women.
Latinas are 17 times more likely to die from diabetes than non-Hispanic white women.
Latinas also have higher rates of gestational diabetes, which puts them at greater risk for type 2 diabetes later in life.

Get this fact:
Latina teens experienced historic lows for teen pregnancy in 2012, at 39 percent.
39 PERCENT IS LOW?

Link:
https://www.americanprogress.org/article/fact-sheet-the-state-of-latinas-in-the-united-states/

Anonymous said...

Not a migrant shelter.

Anonymous said...

Low character individuals!
Thank you Dem0RaTs....

Anonymous said...

Progressives love this as society breaks down. When there is complete anarchy they will be delighted as they sip their herbal teas and talk about how Trump is evil.

Anonymous said...

The people in nyc have a third world mentality. They elect officials based on how much handouts they could get. This type of thinking will lead to a broken city. The doom loop has just started. San Fran, here we come.

Anonymous said...

Add this to news you will not see on CNN today.

Anonymous said...

@"Progressives love this as society breaks down."

This kind of behavior is promoted by your beloved leader, TrumpTurd, and practiced by his loyal minion Giuliani. And still you blame progressives??

You obviously didn't do very well at school.
Sad ...

Anonymous said...

Rightwing Logic:
It’s only a crime when poor people do it!

Anonymous said...

Dodgers Stadium Hit By FLOODING, Christians Claim DIVINE WRATH Over Drag Nuns As Hillary SLAMS LA !

Anonymous said...

@"Another vial comment that adds nothing! "

Obviously, you are some kind of narcissist who believes your own #TDS comments are so wonderful, and nobody else should have an opinion.
Typical right wing nut.

Anonymous said...

Keep voting Blue no matter how it harms you!

Anonymous said...

Every politician in the Democratic Party along with the liberal media share the blame for the devastation we’re witnessing firsthand. They don’t even pretend to care about their own misguided but loyal voters. This administration will tell you to your face they don’t care and then leave it to their media propagandists to ignore their statements or put a nice spin on their narrative while Americans of all parties, races and genders suffer, starve and die under their watchful eyes. We need to put out differences aside and unite as one people while we still have time.

Anonymous said...

The truth hurts the left. Sad very sad...

Anonymous said...

@"Add this to news you will not see on CNN today."

How do you know? Do you watch CNN 24 hours a day ?

Anonymous said...

@"The people in nyc have a third world mentality"

Is that why the Republicans have turned into the Taliban of the West?

Anonymous said...

>We are also monitoring the sex apps
WTF? They can just go on their phones and hook up with a girl? Someone teach me this trick.

Anonymous said...

@"Every politician in the Democratic Party along with the liberal media share the blame for the devastation we’re witnessing"

I blame Trump and his gang of loyal imbeciles for instilling a low moral standard of behavior in this once great nation.

Kitara said...

@"The truth hurts the left. Sad very sad..."

I'm on the left and I don't feel the slightest bit hurt. I'm just a little surprised that rightwing nuts and Trumpanzees vote for someone who promotes sexual harassment, and then act all "shocked and outraged" when someone does this on the streets of NY.
Your fake outrage has no limits and no credibility.

Anonymous said...

@"Progressives love this as society breaks down."

This kind of behavior is promoted by your beloved leader, TrumpTurd, and practiced by his loyal minion Giuliani. And still you blame progressives??

You obviously didn't do very well at school.
Sad ...

Trump didn't shower with his YOUNG daughter. And trump doesn't go around nibbling on children. Thar award goes to your traitor pedophile in chief, Joe! And the left is the perverts who are PUSHING child mutilation and showing them pornographic books of homosexuals in school. And the left is the ones who are trying to erase the word "pedophile" from the law books and give them an acronym known as "MAP".. Minor attracted persons. And those people are also trying to join the LGBTQ community.

Anonymous said...

@"Trump didn't shower with his YOUNG daughter. And trump doesn't go around nibbling on children."

You really are a gullible QAnon creep.
Sad.

Anonymous said...

Reason #103 not to live in All Blue Cities...

Anonymous said...

Like they used to say back in early 70's, Next time You're in Trouble call a Hippie!!!

Anonymous said...

#TDS is real please get help !

Anonymous said...

Adams and Hochul are both in over their head. We can't afford them. New York should not be managed by amateurs.

Anonymous said...

I wonder how many of the offenders had been arrested and not charged multiple times? I wonder how many were released without bail? I wonder how many were on probation already?

Too many people escape punishment for the crimes they commit.

Anonymous said...

The dems are afraid their daughters are going to get pregnant by some drunk who was probably a Marine and a republican. The daughters don't know they are women since dems can't tell what a woman is (thanks to their parents) so don't see the harm in sticking it to them, what's the worst that can happen? No one knows who can actually get pregnant anymore.

Anonymous said...

A sea of people without restraints or boundaries. A nice recipe for disaster.

Anonymous said...

The answer is to ban stupidity. #BLUEANON

Anonymous said...

@"Too many people escape punishment for the crimes they commit."

Very true. Trump and his henchmen are still walking free.

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