Police Beat: Crime update and community camaraderie
This Sunday marks the NYPD’s annual Brooklyn South Unity Showcase Festival in Prospect Park, just inside the entrance at Prospect Park West and 15th Street, at Bartel-Pritchard Circle.
From 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., the 13 precincts of Brooklyn South–the neighborhoods located roughly below Flatbush or Fulton Avenues–will set up tents, bouncy houses, tables of food, a performance stage, and more for a day of fun that also serves as a chance for cops and community to interact and glean information about how to better open lines of communication.
Similarly, September and Autumn marks the return of precinct community council meetings. These are essentially monthly town hall-style meetings between you and your local police precinct. Typically held in a conference room inside the precinct, these meetings are an opportunity to meet face-to-face with law enforcement whose job it is to make your family safe.