A plea for help along the 14th Street and 1st Avenue corridor

Photo by Stacie Joy

The above notice has appeared on a building window along the long-troubled 14th Street corridor near First Avenue. 

"We all feel for the homeless & addicted," the sign reads, before criticizing local elected officials and the 9th Precinct over what its author describes as dangerous conditions outside the building and around the corner. 

The flyer asks readers to contact Assemblymember Keith Powers and State Sen. Brian Kavanagh. (Kavanagh’s name is misspelled on the sign.) Someone also wrote "Please don’t tear down" across the top. 

As previously reported, the area drew renewed attention after a June 2024 stabbing spree left one man dead and two others wounded during a Sunday afternoon attack. Alejandro Piedra was sentenced in May to 18 years to life in state prison for the attacks.

Meanwhile, as the notice makes clear, some residents continue to feel unsafe around the intersection.

Previously on EV Grieve:

• Where is the $1 million NYPD mobile command unit that Mayor Adams promised for the troubled 14th Street and 1st Avenue corridor?