What's the Worst Thing About NELA?

Gangs, apparently. Echo Park Patch reports on a Facebook poll from the LAPD's Northeast Community Station that asked residents to name the biggest quality-of-life issue in their jurisdiction, which covers a wide swath of neighborhoods from East Hollywood to Glassell Park to Silver Lake. A whopping 59 percent said gangs were the biggest problem, with traffic a distant second at 17 percent. Graffiti and homelessness tied for third, at six percent. [Echo Park Patch]