Neighborhood policing to expand to more Brooklyn precincts
Mayor Bill de Blasio and outgoing Police Commissioner Bill Bratton said on Tuesday that 12 more NYPD precincts and New York City Housing Authority Police Service Areas (PSAs) would join the neighborhood policing program.
Five of these are located in Brooklyn. They are: 60th Precinct – Brighton Beach; 69th Precinct – Canarsie; 84th Precinct – Brooklyn Heights; 88th Precinct – Fort Greene/Clinton Hill and PSA 1 – Coney Island.
Neighborhood policing — the modern version of the cop on the beat — is meant to build stronger partnerships between police and their local communities. Neighborhood Coordination Officers (NCOs) work closely with the community to identify and manage local concerns, the officials said.