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Boerum Hill Sends Dear John Letter To Prostitutes: Get Off Our BlocksB Y T R A C Y G A R R IT YThe problem has never completely goneaway, say Loren and Viviana Miller, butdespite liie widely-publicized prostitutionclean-up in the late 1970%u2019s, the working girlshave again declared a six-block area inBoerum Hill, their place of business.At a m eeting at Bethel BaptistChurch on July 10, more than 100 angryresidents gathered to brainstorm ideas to ridthemselves of the problem. %u201cYou know theproblem goes up and down in this area,%u201d saysViviana Miller, who has lived in Boerum Hillfor nearly 15 years. %u201cBut recently, I%u2019d say inthe last two or three months, it%u2019s gotten verybad. It%u2019s one thing to be awakened at 3am toprostitutes careening up and down the block,but it's another to hear that they are out onthe streets at 7am when the children arewalking to school at P.S. 38.%u201dAs a response to the meeting, and the problem in general. Sergeant Michael Schmidtof the Community Patrol Officer Program(CPOP) at the 84th Precinct told the Millersthat 24-hour surveillance would be kept in thearea of Bond Street and Fourth Avenue betW C C11 i a u n t a i m u u g u t o i l t c l o * x i m u w jv v kis not to arrest the prostitutes necessarily,but to keep them from loitering in theneighborhood. An increased police presencewill also help to deter the prostitute%u2019sclientele, says Viviana Miller.%u201cWe believe if we can stop the traffic to theprostitutes, we can make them move,%u201d shesays.%u201cThe police officers will act as a realfrustration to the prostitutes,%u201d adds LorenMiller. %u201cIt will keep them moving so therewon%u2019t be time. We know that this won%u2019t justblow the problem away overnight, and that itis a long lasting problem, but this will help.%u201dDowntown Brooklyn Councilmember AbeGerges, attended the meeting and suggestedmore direct tactics. %u201cI think that a group of25 of the residents should stand on the comersand streets frequented by the prostitutes withsigns and cameras,%u201d said Gerges. The signswould read: %u201cDear John, We have yourlicense number and are going to take yourOfmr m il nf aih* nnirfVikr\\rViAArlb W J V . . M l i M J W U V IS A . I t V i ^ j U W V i t l W V V * >Gerges added, if the neighborhood doeschoose this course of action he will carry asign and a camera along with them. %u201cI%u2019m notjust in this as an advisor,%u201d he said. %u201cI intendto help with the problem.%u201dGerges has also contacted Police Commissioner Ben Ward who has responded inwriting, promising to look into placingmore personnel in this area. %u201cIt%u2019s the same aswith drugs,%u201d Gerges says. %u201cThey do sweepsin Manhattan and all the drug dealers andprostitutes come to Brooklyn. We need theprotection now.%u201dAlthough the Millers have lived with prostitution in their neighborhood for more thana decade, this most recent wave is particularly harmful to the children of theneighborhood, they believe. %u201cIt%u2019s not just thegirls acting so brazen when the children go toschool,%u201d says Viviana Miller. %u201cThere are a lotmore pimps around. They hang out on thestoops and in people%u2019s doorways, and actuallyHPO paKaaI no o rvloAA 4a Ki ^a T4%u2019a %u00bbnn11i> %u201c W V M A V W V A i O U i M M M J / 1 U V V k u A U U V %u2022 A | , k l A V /1 A A 1 Jvery bad.%u201d%u201cThe problem is very widespread and really a big concern to the neighborhood,%u201d saysLoren Miller, pointing to the 100 residentsfrom the six block area that was informedabout the meeting. %u201cWe know it%u2019s not going togo away overnight and we hope the policedepartment can act to deter the prostitutes.%u201dHe says if that doesn%u2019t work, theneighborhood residents would take moredrastic measures, such as the sign tactic suggested by Gerges. %u201cRight now we would liketo give the police a chance to help with theproblem,%u201d he said. %u201cBut these prostitutes arelike cockroaches. 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