NEW YORK — Residents in one of New York City’s most violence-stricken neighborhoods received hands-on training Tuesday on how to stop life-threatening bleeding in shooting victims, as part of a new FDNY initiative.

The “Control the Bleed” program was held at the New York City Housing Authority Van Dyke Community Center in Brooklyn, just a day after an NYPD officer was shot in the face nearby and survived, the New York Post reported.

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“Control the Bleed is a training program that is meant to offer regular New Yorkers the skills to help them help their neighbors in an emergency,” FDNY Commissioner Robert Tucker said. “Rather than just standing around when you see someone in need, by teaching life-saving skills, we’

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