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How are police precincts or stations numbered/identified in New York City?

Question #61424. Asked by athena6557.
Last updated Apr 24 2020.

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Patrol Boroughs -- For management purposes, police precincts are grouped collectively based on their jurisdiction into Patrol Boroughs. There are eight Patrol Boroughs. They are: Manhattan North, Manhattan South, Brooklyn North, Brooklyn South, Queens North, Queens South, Bronx, and Staten Island. Each comprise a number of Police Precincts.
Police Precincts -- Each Patrol Borough is comprised of precincts. Each precinct is responsible for safety and law enforcement within a designated geographic area. Police units based in these precincts patrol and respond to emergencies.
Staten Island -- currently has 3 precincts. The 120, 122, and 123. A 122 satellite precinct opened in December 2005 adjacent to the Staten Island Mall on Richmond Avenue.
link https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City_Police_Department
Manhattan North -- Our Borough Command oversees the daily operations of twelve precincts; the 19th, 20th, Central Park, 23rd, 24th, 25th, 26th, 28th, 30th, 32nd, 33rd, and 34th.
link http://www.nyc.gov/html/nypd/html/home/precincts.shtml
link http://www.nyc.gov/html/nypd/html/precinct_maps/precinct_finder.shtml#


Response last updated by gtho4 on Apr 24 2020.
Jan 07 2006, 10:51 AM
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