The New York City Police Department Housing Bureau is responsible for providing the security and delivery of police

Police

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 services to about 420,000 people using public housing throughout New York City

New York City

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. They are stationed in Police Service Areas (PSA), which are almost identical to police precincts, with nine PSAs in total located throughout the five borough

Borough (New York City)

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s. Officers often do vertical patrols, making sure illegal activity does not take place in the halls, stairways, or the roof. The New York City Housing Authority Police Department

New York City Housing Authority Police Department

The New York City Housing Authority Police Department was a law enforcement agency in New York City that existed from 1952 to 1995. The roots of this organization go back to 1934 and the creation of the New York City Housing Authority. New York City Mayor Fiorello H. La Guardia authorized the...

 was merged with the New York Police Department, like the New York City Transit Police

New York City Transit Police

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, in 1995. Some new police officers are randomly assigned to housing units.

The NYPD also has a policy where regular precinct

Precinct

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 units can take or assist "jobs" in a housing development. Housing units also have their own equipment, such as police car

Police car

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s.

Brooklyn borough

• Police Service Area 1 Patrols Housing developments in the confines of the 60,61,63,67,71,76,78 Precincts in Brooklyn South
• Police Service Area 2 Patrols Housing developments in the confines of the 73, 75, 77 precincts in Brooklyn North
• Police Service Area 3 Patrols Housing developments in the confines of the 79,84,81,88,90 precincts in Brooklyn North

Manhattan borough

• Police Service Area 4 in Manhattan South Patrol Borough
• Police Service Area 5 In Manhattan North Patrol Borough
• Police Service Area 6 In Manhattan North Patrol Borough

Bronx/Queens borough

• Police Service Area 7 Bronx Borough
• Police Service Area 8 Bronx Borough
• Police Service Area 9 Queens Borough

See also

• New York City Police Department
  New York City Police Department
  The New York City Police Department , established in 1845, is currently the largest municipal police force in the United States, with primary responsibilities in law enforcement and investigation within the five boroughs of New York City...
  
  
• New York City Housing Authority Police Department
  New York City Housing Authority Police Department
  The New York City Housing Authority Police Department was a law enforcement agency in New York City that existed from 1952 to 1995. The roots of this organization go back to 1934 and the creation of the New York City Housing Authority. New York City Mayor Fiorello H. La Guardia authorized the...
  
  

External links

• Housing Bureau homepage at the NYPD site