Community Events

  WE ARE LOOKING FOR TWO TO REPRESENT THE 52 PRECINCT

The citizen Academy will begin September 10, 2014 at the police academy  and then every Tuesday there after for the next 14 weeks

                            WE ARE LOOKING FOR TWO TO REPRESENT THE 52 PRECINCT

Please let me know if you have anyone who is interested I have to do a name check on them as well as they have to meet the Co's approval

Citizens Police Academy Program      The Citizens' Police Academy program was first implemented in  1993 as part of the Department’s ongoing effort to develop a working relationship with the community.  This 14-week program is offered 2 times per year: during the Spring  and Fall. Participants are nominated by the Commanding Officers of  every Precinct, Transit District, and Housing Police Service Area.      Experienced Training Bureau instructors provide training in the  legal, social and procedural aspects of policing. In addition to core courses, other areas of study include firearms discipline and  counterterrorism. Lectures, electronic media, role-plays, simulations,  and workshops are utilized to educate community members about  police training and tactics, with the goal of having participants acquire a better understanding of the authority and limitations of the  police.  The information and insight gained from the program allows all  involved to assess their roles and responsibilities in fostering effective and productive police-community partnerships.      Upon graduation, participants are encouraged to participate in the  Citizens Police Academy Alumni Association which allows for  continued involvement and education about the Police Department.  The Association also sponsors a community service program.

Thank You,

PO. Crystal Reveron

52 PCT Community Affairs

Office 718-220-5824

Fax 718-220-5849
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METRO CARD BUS TO VISIT WAKEFIELD AND WOODLAWN ON FRIDAY

Thanks to Requests From Council Member Andrew Cohen

MetroCard Bus to Visit Wakefield and Woodlawn on Friday

The MetroCard Bus Will Assist Senior Citizens and

People With Disabilities Apply for Reduced Fare MetroCards

 On Friday, August 29th a MetroCard Bus will be in Woodlawn and Wakefield with staff to help those who are eligible apply for Reduced Fare MetroCards.

The Bus will be outside the Woodlawn Heights Library (4355 Katonah Avenue) from 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. and outside of P.S. 16 (4550 Carpenter Ave) from 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.

“It is important that these services are available for senior citizens and people with disabilities that live within our community, especially in the Woodlawn and Wakefield areas of the borough where it is much harder to speak directly with MTA staff. These mobile units create easy accessibility and those who qualify will be able purchase their Reduced Fare MetroCards immediately,” said Council Member Andrew Cohen.

The MetroCard Mobile sales staff will assist senior citizens age 65 and over, as well as people with disabilities in obtaining Reduced Fare MetroCards. While the base subway or local bus fare is $2.50, reduced fare is half the base fare, $1.25, or less with Reduced-Fare MetroCard discounts.

Those who qualify can ride at the reduced fare on local buses anytime, express busses anytime except weekday rush hours (Monday through Friday, 6 a.m. – 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. to 7 p.m.), MTA Long Island Rail Road and the MTA Metro-North Railroad anytime except weekday rush hours to New York City Terminals.

A Reduced Fare MetroCard is personalized with your name and photograph. You must apply for and be approved to receive it.

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COUNCIL MEMBER ANDREW COHEN REQUESTS ALTERNATE SIDE PARKING SIGNS TO BE REPLACED ON RIVERDALE AND JOHNSON AVENUES

Incorrect parking signs changed from six days a week to three

Bronx, NY – The Department of Transportation has corrected the alternate side parking signs that were installed along Riverdale Avenue between West 238th and West 236th Street and on Johnson Avenue between West 236th Street and West 235th Street.

The alternate side parking was previously every day except Sunday from 8:00-8:30 a.m., but recent changes have reduced the days to Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday from 8:00-8:30 a.m. Although the signs have already been changed along Riverdale Avenue, those signs on Johnson Avenue are currently in the process of changing.

“After speaking with local business owners on Riverdale and Johnson Avenues, I worked with the Department of Transportation to see that the alternate side parking signs be changed from six days a week to three.

“Many businesses in the area tend to see heavy traffic during that morning time frame, and the previous alternate side parking signs were decreasing business for local store owners. Six days a week was severely hurting our businesses.

“Many constituents were receiving parking tickets while utilizing the many morning businesses in that area. I hope that this new change will increase parking, allowing for a better flow of traffic and for business to return to normal,” said Council Member Andrew Cohen.

Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz applauds return to alternate side parking on Riverdale Avenue

   Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz applauds the city for returning to a sensible, alternate side parking schedule on Riverdale Avenue between West 236^th and West 238^th Street, as he had previously requested. Earlier this year, the New York City Department of Transportation installed signs indicating that there would be no parking on either side of Riverdale Avenue between 8:00 a.m. and 8:30 a.m. from Monday through Saturday. The new schedule, unlike the previous alternate side parking schedule, proved to be a major inconvenience for businesses and local residents alike, as it prevented cars from parking on both sides of Riverdale Avenue for half an hour during every weekday morning.

After hearing complaints from constituents and local businesses, Assemblyman Dinowitz contacted the Department of Sanitation and the Department of Transportation to urge a return to the previous parking schedule, which allowed vehicles to park on at least one side of Riverdale Avenue at all times. Just months after instating the highly inconvenient parking schedule, the city agreed to revert to the more sensible alternate side parking schedule, and recently, the DOT installed new signage along Riverdale Avenue that codified the reversal.

Assemblyman Dinowitz said, “Parking is hard enough to find in Riverdale without unnecessarily inconvenient parking policies. While our streets must be cleaned, I see no reason why both sides of Riverdale Avenue should be closed to parking during busy mornings every weekday to do so. The new policy placed a burden on the community, and it was clear that a better solution existed. I appreciate that the DOT listened to my concerns and installed new signs that allow people to park on at least one side of Riverdale Avenue at all hours of the day.”

According to the new signage, cars may not park on the east side of Riverdale Avenue on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays between 8:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m., and on the west side of the avenue on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays between 8:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. In addition to allowing cars to park on at least one side of the street at all times, the updated parking schedule reduces the total number of hours in which cars are not allowed to park along Riverdale Avenue from six hours per week to three.