The NYPD is launching a new division focused on low-level quality-of-life concerns like noise complaints, illegal parking and aggressive panhandling, city officials said Thursday.
The Quality of Life Division will be rolled out in phases, starting Monday, April 14 with a pilot program in the following five precincts and police service area, Mayor Eric Adams said at a news conference:
The 13th Precinct, which includes Gramercy Park, Stuyvesant Town-Peter Cooper Village, Madison Square Park and Union Square Park in Manhattan
The 40th Precinct, which includes Port Morris, Mott Haven and Melrose in the Bronx
The 60th Precinct, which includes Coney Island, Brighton Beach, West Brighton Beach and Sea Gate in Brooklyn
The 75th Precinct, which includes East New York and Cypress Hills in Brook