New York's Chelsea residents say drug users are taking over their once upscale neighborhood
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Drugs have overwhelmed the once ritzy and chic Chelsea neighborhood in New York City, forcing some residents to endure the problem or move away from the area.
Drugs are rampant in the Chelsea neighborhood of New York City. (Fox 5 New York) New York City residents said drugs are ruining their once chic Chelsea neighborhood. (Fox 5 New York) Residents of the Chelsea neighborhood in Manhattan have moved away from the area due to an influx of drugs and crime. (Google Maps) An influx of drugs and crime in the Chelsea neighborhood in Manhattan has concerned some residents. (Google Maps)
"What's worse is it's not just at night — it's during the day," said Vivek Batra, a co-op owner in the neighborhood told Fox 5. "You can see people over here shooting up, smoking. I find pipes. I find needles in the street and kids are playing right here."
A Fox 5 News crew also recorded a person injecting a syringe into their arm in a basement laundry room and another individual openly smoking what police said was probably meth.