What the $!@#( is Borderstan?
A bit of neighborhood trivia: Residents living near 15th Street between P and T streets have taken to calling their area "Borderstan." The not-quite-Dupont not quite-U-street-Logan hood is divided between two police districts, with the eastern side falling under the Third District and the western side going to the Second District. (Not quite Laptopia, either.) The name arose when residents in Eastern and Western Borderstan convinced police in both districts to cooperate in solving crimes centered along 15th Street. These days, residents of Borderstan and beyond are concerned about the return of Darrell Barber, a well-known local hustler suspected of knocking on doors to offer handyman services, then breaking in if no one answers. Barber was released from jail in March.
1:56 pm
Borderstan is on a N/S axis, and so is actually "not quite Dupont and not quite Logan."
2:01 pm
Oh right ok. I guess U Street isn't really a neighborhood, according to some people.
8:46 pm
The essence of Borderstan is it's straddling of MPD boundaries. It's about getting PSA 307 staff to partner with PSA 208 staff. It has worked to help solve some of the problems and engage the residents. And I thought it was clever when they come up with the name.
6:57 pm
We've even got our own blog/Web site now -- http://www.borderstan.com.
9:23 am
Borderstan is clever?
3:28 am
I know I'll get flamed for this but here goes. Borderstan is plain dumb. No one can clearly define its borders (no pun intended). It's another attempt to make a standard neighborhood sound "special" like NoMa or North Potomac, (is there a South Potomac?)
I live in Alexandria right across the street from the power plant and near the airport maybe I can call my neightborhood Regapowerland. Natcoalandia Mirantportville
9:06 am
"Borderstan" is a stupid name, insulting to people from Central Asia, & just another silly yuppy attempt to try to create a phony "neighborhood".