This meeting is between the New York City Police Department 47th precinct, and the community of the local church located at 1015 East Gun Hill Road. It was important enough for Police Commissioner O'Neal to attend and answer questions from the community.
The Build a Block Program by the NYPD is to hold meetings between the community and the police officers who are patrolling the area. The NYPD has gone to a Neighborhood Community Officer (NCO) program to be at the community level and try to stop crime before it even happens. These Build a Block meetings are being held in every police precinct which now have the NCO program.
Police Commissioner O'neal listens to a question from Ms. Grace Lovag, and then responded. With the commissioner were the Precinct commanders of the 47th, 49th, and 52nd precincts. Also sitting next to the commissioner is Chief Hoffman, who is in charge of community affairs for the NYPD, and is the former commanding officer of the 52nd precinct.
