I live in the area as well and the issue has been a real problem as of late especially with trash being throw all over after the kids are done with their food, etc from the nearby corner stores. There’s also been a few fights in the last couple of weeks as well.

Thanks, Jay. I figured we weren’t alone! I forgot to mention that one neighbor also saw food being thrown at passing cars, which could cause an accident, to say the least.

They’re also responsible for the broken/detached section of the gate in front of the former cafe batata. The lack of respect for the community is fairly clear.

You guys have buckets/ water hoses and maybe a window above your stoop? It would really suck to have to go back to school soaking wet....

You guys have hoses and or buckets of water? Maybe a window above the stoop? It would be a real bummer to have to go back to school soaking wet...

Call the cops next time. They won’t ruin their lives and they will either issue a warning or give verbal warning. We had someone trespass in our home while it was under construction and they were given a warning- and they never came back!

One of my neighbors has tried that already, I believe — perhaps he can offer details here.

Unfortunately, trespassing is a police matter regardless how old the trespassers are.

In addition, I will attempt to reach out to the administrators however this is a police matter.

Should you have any other questions or concerns, please feel free to reach out to me again. I can be reached at 201-547-4900, icruz@jcnj.org or on seeclickfix.

I spoke with the an administrative assistant who is going to discuss this issue with the principal and get back to me.

In addition, I will reach out to the East District to determine if they can have a patrol car in during the hours of lunch.

I spoke with the Community Relations Officer for the East District, she asked for a copy of the above report. She is going to look into this and email you soon.

Please let me know if you need anything else.

I have called the police dept’s non emergency line a few times. They recommended working it out with the school. The VP at the school I spoke to recommended I call the police. The only time I saw any action taken was when I reported the students go into our neighbor’s basement (building 381). That time a van branded w JC school system came by and corralled the students back to Ferris.

Ivette, thanks for coordinating with both.

Thank you, Ivette.

Unfortunately the principal has also referred me to the police. Officer Leonakis, Community Relations Officer for the East District, is working on setting up a patrol car in your area. Hopefully this will be resolved soon.

Throw some water on your stoop before lunch so they wont sit there

Either the Ferris students in question or one of the other app users following this thread has a sense of humor. Along with the regular mix of broken lighters, chip bags, and soda cans the aforementioned section of broken fence from cafe batata was left at our entrance.

Did the principal given any reason why calling the police was the answer instead of telling students, “leaving school to go out to lunch is a privilege and you lost it”?

Let’s inundate the Assistant Superintendent with complaints if the Principal is unresponsive
http://www.jcboe.org/boe2015/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=425&Itemid=1043

Issue was brought to the attention of the school administration as well as the east district. I have suggested to the school administration to have a chat with the students and suggested to the east district to have a patrol car in this area.

Should you have any other questions or concerns please feel free to contact me at 201-547-4900 and/or email me at icruz@jcnj.org.

My hours are Monday-Friday 9am-4:30pm

These frightening and aggressive trespassers are the size of full grown men with beards and mustaches, they have a gang mentality as they want to "show off" for one another and they travel in very large groups.
They do not look, act, talk or interface on any level as "the kids."

Please see above comment

I understand all of your frustrations and you are more than welcomed to send me your concerns via email with photos so I can forward to the East District however.

Unfortunately, the police, principal nor the superintendent use the seeclickfix method and will not be able to see your comments. I can assure you that I am relaying the messages and doing the best I can to address the issue.

If you truly feel you are in danger you must call the police using 911 or the non emergency number 201-547-5477

Ms. Ivette,
This is not a "frustration" we are indeed frightened of these full grown men.

Ivette, for point of reference, Haggis' pic was taken diagonally across the street from site of original post at about 395 2nd. Different group of students from the 384 regulars. There are just enough large groups of students on people's property that you have choices.

Thanks for doing what you can!

Haggis,

I also understand you are frightened. As I stated in my previous comment the police cannot see your post. I am relaying the message via phone and email directly to the community relations officer for your district. Unfortunately this is a police matter. If you are frightened then you must call the police.

I have just sent another email to the community relations officer and CCed the resident who first expressed the concern.

You are all more than welcomed to email/call me for updates. I am doing everything I can to address the issue.

Ms. Ivette,
Thank you for your "help" but as you can see, it's not working.
The 2 older men you see in the picture ARE the police. (yes, of course I call)
The frightening trespassers were back the very next day.
Now what?

Haggis,

Please call me for clarification.

This issue is being addressed with the East District Community Relations Officer and the school administrators.

@RRC-Ivette
Thank you for your continued work on this issue!

Thanks, Ivette. Much appreciated.

You're welcome all! Let's stay in touch via email.