Community activists welcome new CO of Brooklyn South
It was a warm welcome on Tuesday, March 31 for Assistant Chief Steven Powers, the new commanding officer of Patrol Borough Brooklyn South, as community activists gathered at the Beit El-Maqdis Islamic Center to show the new CO just what nabes like Bay Ridge and Sunset Park are all about: unity.
Before breaking bread, community activists shared with Powers the origins of the Unity Task Force and just why togetherness is so important in such a diverse community.
“We were founded the year before 9/11 and thank God we were,” said Larry Morrish, welcoming the new CO to what he called a “sacred” seat. “We were all together then, and we’re all together now. Today, we respect one another, we love our communities and – believe it or not – we have a sincere appreciation for our Police Department.”