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Location: 1st and P St NW Time:  Daytime (9:30am-3:30pm) Last week, I moved to a new house on quieter street in Bloomingdale with two close friends and was excited about the new spot– until I got to see who else lived on my street. Two men in particular, who live two houses down from mine, […]

We’re shaken to read about this violent attack late last month in Bloomingdale. Please stay safe, DC. If you experience sexual harassment or assault, consider reaching out to the DCRCC – Powering A Culture of Consent hotline to access support at (202) 333-7273. The story, as reported by NBC Washington: A woman walking down a street […]

Location: Bloomingdale Time: Evening Rush Hour (3:30pm-7:30pm) I was walking home from work and around Rhode Island Ave. and First St. NW, I saw a group of 3-4 young men standing on the sidewalk. I looked straight ahead without making eye contact as I walked past them. One of the men tried to get my attention by […]

Two Eckington residents were attacked walking from a car to their home the night of July 21st, leaving one of them with a fractured jaw and in need of major surgery.  Why were the lives of this couple so brutally interrupted in what should have been an uneventful two-block walk to their front door?  They […]

I was going for a jog after work through Logan Circle, up 14th Street, down Florida Ave., and through LeDroit Park and Bloomingdale. On multiple occasions, older men (probably 40+) either made comments as I passed them (one I heard saying “you don’t need to run to look like that”), leered at me, or jokingly […]