McGolrick Park to get more police patrols
Following an emergency meeting called by Assemblyman Joseph Lentol, Msgr. McGolrick Park in Greenpoint will be getting additional police patrols as authorities attempt to curb shocking incidents of vandalism taking place there.
The New York Daily News reported that the 94th Precinct, which covers the 9.1-acre park, will assign a police cruiser to patrol the park.
There have been several incidents of vandalism by teens in the northern Brooklyn park this summer, including an incident in which someone held a knife to a puppy’s neck, according to website of the Greenpoint Waterfront Association for Parks and Planning. Teens reportedly destroyed benches and set fire to a building in the park earlier this month. Association members reported that local residents are afraid to enter the park at night.