""I feel very suspicious of the area now," echoed Ramirez, 40, who has a 14-year-old daughter. "We know that many kids tell their moms, 'Mama, we want to go to the park now,' and then the kids go alone. What will happen if there's a predator? The kids don't know how to defend themselves. We thought it was safe, but I don't feel secure anymore.""
"'If parents let their kids go to the park alone, in reality, there's going to be consequences, by these people who are not healthy in the head,' agreed Colon. 'But it's tough - it's a dilemma - because many parents have to work and can't be with the children all the time.'"
Nearly 6,000 serious sex offenders reside in New York City. State law bars sexual predators from living within 1,000 feet of playgrounds and schools only while on parole or probation, creating a loophole that permits many convicted offenders to live near children once their supervision ends. A level 3 offender who attempted to rape a 7-year-old lives 450 feet from Edenwald Playground and 750 feet from PS 112 in Wakefield. The zip code contains 135 offenders, the city’s second-highest total. Local parents report fear, insecurity, and a difficult dilemma because many must let children go to parks unsupervised while working.
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