Recently, a group of teenagers was discovered drinking alcohol on the Skytrack on the roof of 120 Boerum. The teens unintentionally revealed their presence when one of them leaned over the railing and vomited, hitting a unit’s air conditioner. This conduct was not only illegal, but potentially dangerous. The roof, and particularly the track, are no place for inebriated people, especially youngsters who do not always display sensible behavior when they are sober.
The Board cannot emphasize enough the need for parents to ensure that their children, and their children’s friends, do not engage in risky conduct on the decks and roofs of the condominium’s buildings, including the track. Irrespective of any possible liability issues arising from parents’ failure to oversee young people’s use of these common areas, the greatest concern is the potential for a completely unnecessary tragedy – a child falling from the deck or roof or otherwise being injured.
The Board requests that owners and tenants take steps to prevent their children and guests from engaging in inappropriate, illegal and dangerous conduct on the condominium’s decks, track and roofs. And as the saying goes, if you see something, say something.
Thank you for your cooperation; we all have a stake in this.