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Update on 116th Precinct staffing and response times

1:04:29

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Council Member Brooks-Powers inquires about the staffing and resource allocation for the newly created 116th Precinct in Southeast Queens. Commissioner Tisch provides a detailed update on the precinct's current staffing and the significant improvements in response times since its opening.

  • Current staffing: 199 personnel, including 147 police officers and detectives
  • Substantial decrease in response times: 105 Precinct from 21:03 to 8:38, 113 Precinct from 20:48 to 16:19
  • The NYPD expresses satisfaction with the trends in response times since the precinct's establishment
Selvena N. Brooks-Powers
1:04:29
So the council and community fought hard to secure the the creation of the 1 Sixteenth Precinct to improve public safety and reduce response times in Southeast Queens.
1:04:40
Can NYPD provide an update on the staffing timeline and resource allocation for the 1 Sixteenth Precinct?
1:04:47
Will the executive budget ensure full operation capacity for a fiscal or by fiscal twenty six?
1:04:55
Also wanted to know what investments are being made in violence prevention and intervention programs particularly for youth.
1:05:03
How is the NYPD partnering with the Cure Violence groups and community organizations to address gun violence in a holistic and preventative way rather than relying solely on enforcement?
1:05:14
And then the last question is around, the cyclin enforcement.
1:05:19
I know that council member Kaban spoke on it, I just wanted to underscore the concern about cyclists being given criminal violations for infractions, which is not what motorists get.
1:05:38
I do recognize that there is a need, a substantiated need to have greater enforcement because there is a degree of what the public feels has felt like lawlessness in terms of cycling behavior, but I don't know that giving criminal citations is the way to go and so I wanted to understand better the police department's rationale for issuing criminal summonses to cyclists for minor infractions like running a red light when the same infraction is treated as a civil penalty for pedestrians and drivers?
Jessica Tisch
1:06:16
So let me start with the new 116 Precinct.
1:06:20
Current personnel assigned there, 199 people.
1:06:26
Two captains, seven lieutenants, 20 sergeants, one hundred and 40 seven police officers and detectives, and 23 civilians.
1:06:36
We have seen great results I would say in terms of the decrease in response times since that command opened up.
1:06:46
So if we look at precinct average response times for all calls pre and post.
1:06:55
For the 105 Precinct, pre the 116 opening the average time was twenty one minutes and three seconds.
1:07:03
Post the average response time is eight minutes and thirty eight seconds.
1:07:07
If we look at the 113, same idea.
1:07:11
Pre, twenty minutes and forty eight seconds.
1:07:14
Post, sixteen minutes and nineteen seconds.
1:07:17
So we are pleased with what we are seeing in terms of the trends in response times.
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