{"id":322774,"date":"2026-08-16T23:38:09","date_gmt":"2026-08-16T23:38:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/322774\/"},"modified":"2026-08-16T23:38:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-16T23:38:09","slug":"nypd-gets-proactive-attempts-to-head-off-potential-teen-takeover-in-northern-manhattan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/322774\/","title":{"rendered":"NYPD gets proactive, attempts to head off potential teen takeover in northern Manhattan"},"content":{"rendered":"

Streets were closed and police were out in full force Sunday in preparation for a possible teen takeover in northern Manhattan<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The proactivity followed last weekend’s chaotic crowd that turned violent.<\/p>\n

The was no music and no hustle and bustle in Inwood on Sunday; just the sound of barricades being laid out in the normally boisterous neighborhood.<\/p>\n

“Everybody’s scared. You see nobody’s over here? I’m here because I gotta be here,” resident Wilson Hernandez said.<\/p>\n

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A “teen takeover” in Inwood on Aug. 9, 2026.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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The scene was a stark contrast to what Hernandez’s drone showed just a week before. It captured crowds packing the streets to the point where cars couldn’t move.<\/p>\n

A 23-year-old man was stabbed to death nearby following an argument, police said.<\/p>\n

The NYPD and city officials said they were made aware of another so-called “Dominican Dyckman takeover” planned for Sunday and didn’t take any chances.<\/p>\n

Residents say more of an NYPD presence is needed in Inwood \u00a0<\/p>\n

Inwood residents like Jeff Natt said there had been little police enforcement in the neighborhood, making it an easy target for what happened on Aug. 9.<\/p>\n

“The community board doesn’t do anything. You call the politicians. They call the 34 police [precinct]. The police department doesn’t do anything. Everything’s going like this,” Natt said, pointing in opposite directions.<\/p>\n

Parents expressed concern over the majority of young people they saw out on the street on Aug. 9.<\/p>\n

“As a parent, you gotta find out where your children are. You better know what your children are doing — 15, 16, 17 years old is a child,” Viola Abreu Whittaker said.<\/p>\n

Ana Inoa manages Jayden Deli To Go on Dyckman Street. She said significantly lower foot traffic to all businesses near Quisqeya Plaza on a summer weekend was a blow to shops and outdoor dining restaurants. However, she also said safety matters more.<\/p>\n

“Hopefully God will give us another day to make up the money today,” Inoa said.<\/p>\n

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