BY JASON COHEN
It has been nearly four
months since racist notes were
left at the door of an apartment
building in City Island directed
towards one resident. Yet still
no one has been arrested.
In the summer, “Black lazy
monkeys. A fat lazy slob lives
here” was taped to the front
of an apartment building adjacent
to the Black Whale, 279
City Island Ave.
Kayisha Thompson, 40, who
is one of two Black people in
the building, felt they were addressed
to her as she is on the
heavy side. Thompson spoke
with the building manager and
the police, but has not heard a
word from anyone since August.
Thompson is upset and told
the Bronx Times she moved to
City Island from Brooklyn four
years ago because she thought
it was a nice area.
“I’m really disappointed
that no one has gotten back to
me,” she said.
Thompson recalled that she
was in her apartment when she
heard a knock at the door. It
was her neighbor, Evelyn, who
showed her the racist notes.
Since the apartments are
above the restaurant, there are
video cameras outside. Knowing
this, she called the housing
manager and police asking for
her help.
She recalled how the building
manager didn’t seem to
want to hand over the video to
the cops and claimed she had
to check with the landlord as
it fed into other site on City Island.
Thompson fi led a police report,
but feels unsafe and is
ready to move.
“I just feel like I’m falling
on deaf ears,” she said. “If I
was a white woman would they
have moved on this?”
According to Thompson,
she has been mistreated by
management the past few
years. There have been roaches
and mice in her apartment and
they blamed her. In fact, she
feels they put the racist notes
on the door hoping she leaves.
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She has contacted the
mayor’s offi ce and the New
York State Division of Housing
Rights in hopes of getting
help.
A NYPD spokesman told
the Bronx Times the investigation
is still ongoing.
CI resident wants
answers for racist note
left at her front door
The racist note left at the building door Photos courtesy of Facebook
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