The Prospect Heights Neighborhood Development Council
The NYPD invites community members to find out about the Neighborhood Coordinator Officer program commencing shortly within the 78th Precinct. Attendees will have the opportunity to meet with NCO Officers assigned to their neighborhoods who will answer any questions they may have.
Doors open at 6:30PM and the meeting will begin at 7:00PM sharp. Light refreshments will be served.
Please RSVP by October 11 with the number of attendees to Jerry.Galante@NYPD.org.
P.S. 9 PTO will host a Safety Town Hall meeting in response to an October 2 incident in which a student, her father and younger brother were struck by a driver on St. Marks Avenue near the the school.
The PHNDC Emergency Disaster Management (EDM) Committee has been actively building its outreach and knowledge of community preparedness since its establishment in May. Committee members believe that our community needed to know what resources and needs exist in Prospect Heights with respect to disaster preparedness. So, they started with the basics.
In partnership with the Brooklyn Neighborhood Improvement Association, the committee launched its first activity in July, conducting a door-to-door survey of commerical enterprises and many multifamily residential buildings in Prospect Heights. Through the BNIA, 12 Summer Youth Employment Program interns worked with PHNDC to conduct one of the largest disaster preparedness surveys done by community-based groups in NYC. The survey was drafted and designed by members of the EDM committee and continuously improved by the interns as they went door to door. The survey was also extended to selected commercial avenues in Crown Heights later in the summer. The initiative drew upon the elements of Community Assessment/Preparedness Planning toolkit offered by the City of New York Office of Emergency Management.
Join the Center for Anti-Violence Education, Repair the World, and New York State Senator Jesse Hamilton for a free self defense workshop. With the recent string of attempted sexual assaults in Crown Heights, the sponsors will work with the whole community so all can all be better prepared, protected and unified. Knowing how to defend yourself against unwanted contact is an invaluable skill.
Join Assemblyman Walter Mosley, Senator Jesse Hamilton, Council Member Laurie Cumbo, and District Leader Geoffrey Davis for a discussion about how to make this year's J'Ouvert event safe for all.
For more information, contact Assemblyman Mosley at 718-596-0100, or by email to MosleyW@nyassembly.gov.
The NYPD's 78th Precinct is responsible for policing Prospect Heights west of Vanderbilt Avenue.
The 78th Precinct Community Council is a citizen group that meets with police officials to exchange mutual views and seek ways to solve local problems. Join your neighbors to discuss quality of life issues, learn about the NYPD's latest crime and traffic enforcement efforts, and get to know your local police officers.
Contact PO Brian Laffey, Community Affairs Officer at (718) 636-6410 for additional information.
