Tony Bergen Beach home raided for drugs
By Thomas Tracy
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| Courier-Life Publications |
A family that allegedly doled cocaine and marijuana out of their Bergen Beach home was slumming it behind bars last week following a blitzkrieg police raid at their tony pad.
Police said that the mother of the house, 38-year-old Judy Feldman, daughter Alexis, 18, and son Joshua, 21, were all taken into custody along with eight others after cops executed a search warrant on the home just before 8 p.m. on February 5.
Small “recreational”-sized amounts of cocaine and marijuana were reportedly found all over the home, including night stands and the dining room table, alleged officials.
At the same time, additional police raids were conducted on a home on Stuart Street and a reception hall on Flatbush Avenue near Fillmore Avenue. It’s believed that people at the hall supplied drugs for both homes, police alleged.
Judy and Alexis Feldman were charged with misdemeanor possession charges and released on their own recognizance, according to a spokesperson for the Kings County District Attorney’s office. As this paper went to press, it was believed that felony charges will be filed against Joshua Feldman, who could face up to 10 years in prison.
Police sources alleged that the Feldmans would invite friends to their home, located at 6905 Avenue Y near East 69th Street, to party and do drugs.
While police refrained from describing the home as a “drug den,” sources said that friends of the Feldmans allegedly knew they could buy drugs there.
“It was a place where those who knew the occupants were able to score,” one source alleged. “If they didn’t know you they wouldn’t sell to you. They were very cautious.”
The eight others arrested during the raid -- four men and four women, many of whom either lived just blocks away, in nearby Mill Basin and Marine Park or visiting from New Jersey -- were described as “friends” of the Feldmans, police said. Each of them were charged with misdemeanors. All except one had a criminal record, according to sources.
Cops first learned about the Feldmans’ alleged activities through concerned community members complaining about late-night parties at the address.
“It’s been a problematic house going back four or five years,” a police source said. “The parents divorced and lost control of their children, who brought in a bad element.”
The father, Michael Feldman, is currently facing fraud charges, officials said.
Cops said that they could allegedly connect at least one drug overdose to the activities in the home.
Nearby residents applauded the raid, saying it was a long time coming.
“The neighborhood was beside itself for some time,” said one local resident, who wished that her name not be divulged. “Everyone knew that the police were investigating, but people would keep asking ‘What’s wrong? Nobody cares!”
“Closing this place down will helps so many neighborhood kids,” the resident added.
Police said that the mother of the house, 38-year-old Judy Feldman, daughter Alexis, 18, and son Joshua, 21, were all taken into custody along with eight others after cops executed a search warrant on the home just before 8 p.m. on February 5.
Small “recreational”-sized amounts of cocaine and marijuana were reportedly found all over the home, including night stands and the dining room table, alleged officials.
At the same time, additional police raids were conducted on a home on Stuart Street and a reception hall on Flatbush Avenue near Fillmore Avenue. It’s believed that people at the hall supplied drugs for both homes, police alleged.
Judy and Alexis Feldman were charged with misdemeanor possession charges and released on their own recognizance, according to a spokesperson for the Kings County District Attorney’s office. As this paper went to press, it was believed that felony charges will be filed against Joshua Feldman, who could face up to 10 years in prison.
Police sources alleged that the Feldmans would invite friends to their home, located at 6905 Avenue Y near East 69th Street, to party and do drugs.
While police refrained from describing the home as a “drug den,” sources said that friends of the Feldmans allegedly knew they could buy drugs there.
“It was a place where those who knew the occupants were able to score,” one source alleged. “If they didn’t know you they wouldn’t sell to you. They were very cautious.”
The eight others arrested during the raid -- four men and four women, many of whom either lived just blocks away, in nearby Mill Basin and Marine Park or visiting from New Jersey -- were described as “friends” of the Feldmans, police said. Each of them were charged with misdemeanors. All except one had a criminal record, according to sources.
Cops first learned about the Feldmans’ alleged activities through concerned community members complaining about late-night parties at the address.
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The father, Michael Feldman, is currently facing fraud charges, officials said.
Cops said that they could allegedly connect at least one drug overdose to the activities in the home.
Nearby residents applauded the raid, saying it was a long time coming.
“The neighborhood was beside itself for some time,” said one local resident, who wished that her name not be divulged. “Everyone knew that the police were investigating, but people would keep asking ‘What’s wrong? Nobody cares!”
“Closing this place down will helps so many neighborhood kids,” the resident added.
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Benjamin wrote on Feb 21, 2010 5:15 PM:
" I think this article was very poorly written and the author didn't do any research on this topic his facts are all wrong and his bias opinion is harming the whole papers credibility as well as the neighborhood if it was me that had my personal life exploited and exposed i would take legal action. To the family that had to go through this ordeal you have my deepest sympathy and just keep your faith in g-d. G-D is good and has a master plan so stay strong. "
Albert wrote on Feb 21, 2010 6:53 PM:
" Josh, Alexis, Mike and Judy i hope everything goes okay for you guys if there is anything you may need help with please give us a call were here for you guys. Im so disgusted at this article and the fact that it was your neighbor Chris Rosado who helped write this. i hope everything works out for the better, stay strong! "
anonymous wrote on Jul 19, 2010 1:48 AM:
" i just want to say, from being very close friends of this family, that i appreciate everyones support with this ridiculous article. they went through tough times and to exploide a family like this is crazy. They have a young daughter who is going through school & trying to find jobs in this recession and having something like this, were the paper gets to just guess on false claims about this isn't fair. Unless you had a personal conversation with them you have no right to judge them or get bad thoughts about them from a neighbor. who used to be their friends and probably only started trouble because she had her own problems.
BRI - you don't know this family and i even take that ofensive, you can't even spell corectly so for you to criticise a family you don't know is beyond me. NO ONE in that family needs rehab, especially the parents or the daughter, and even so children go through things and get caught up with the wrong people, maybe your own child does drugs thanks to his or her friends but you won't know because your to judgemental and your child can't even open up and talk to you about things..
and if you took that insulting because i just judge you and wrote a story up about you that isn't true and didn't hit the frount page of three different papers, then now you know how this family feels. I feel so sorry for them and i already know they made it through this, because they are a STRONG family && they stick together like a real family should.
&& to benjamin & albert, thank you, i'm sure if the family saw this themselves they would say the same, its people like us that make this world a better place.
_NOT JUDGMENTAL!_
-or listening to the paper where theirs a whole lot of wrong information flunted. "
BRI - you don't know this family and i even take that ofensive, you can't even spell corectly so for you to criticise a family you don't know is beyond me. NO ONE in that family needs rehab, especially the parents or the daughter, and even so children go through things and get caught up with the wrong people, maybe your own child does drugs thanks to his or her friends but you won't know because your to judgemental and your child can't even open up and talk to you about things..
and if you took that insulting because i just judge you and wrote a story up about you that isn't true and didn't hit the frount page of three different papers, then now you know how this family feels. I feel so sorry for them and i already know they made it through this, because they are a STRONG family && they stick together like a real family should.
&& to benjamin & albert, thank you, i'm sure if the family saw this themselves they would say the same, its people like us that make this world a better place.
_NOT JUDGMENTAL!_
-or listening to the paper where theirs a whole lot of wrong information flunted. "
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BRI wrote on Feb 13, 2010 9:37 AM: