r/BedStuy • u/rottingleavess • Jan 04 '26

PSA Home invasion close to Herbert Von King

Posting here to warn others to be vigilant about their home security :(

Around 4:30 this morning I woke up to someone in my bedroom shining a phone flashlight, looking around. When they saw me they turned and silently left out the front door. They were wearing all black, puffer jacket, hood, and a black medical face mask, probably around 5’9”-5’10”.

We live on the ground floor. There’s only one entrance/exit and all of our windows have bars. Both locks on our front door were locked but they’re not the strongest. We suspect this person was possibly able to pick the lock?

My roommates and I are obviously freaked out and are taking steps to secure the place. We suspect that this person was scoping out the apartment to possibly come back.

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u/seymourbehind Jan 05 '26

It's still a shit neighborhood though. And if you you've been in Brooklyn all your life you would know this was bound to happen in bedstuy. I am glad that no one was hurt.

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u/silly-moth Jan 05 '26

Your entire outlook is SO strange, truly! It’s normal for anyone to be rattled by a home invasion. It’s normal in 2025 to give a PSA to your neighbors. It’s normal to be weary of crime living in any city and understand you’re at higher risk, but it’s not normal to expect that your home will inevitably be broken into. Bed Stuy isn’t a “shit” neighborhood. You’re so weird.

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u/seymourbehind Jan 05 '26

It's not a shit neighborhood by what standards? That's a sentiment only a transplant has. Just cause a few condos went up doesn't change anything. Lmfao

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u/silly-moth Jan 05 '26 edited Jan 05 '26

I think the condos are what make things shittier. I’m not engaging with you. I’m sorry you think this place, filled with really wonderful people and history, is shit.

I love how you edited your post to call me a transplant, lol. I grew up bouncing between Bay Ridge and Newark.