18th Ave Park Brings Cops and Kids Together with “Police Commissioner’s Day of Play”

By Yehudit Garmaise

NYPD officers from the 66th precinct will be heading to Gravesend Park at 18th Avenue and 56th Street today to play ball and do fun activities with children from 4 to 7 pm during the Police Commissioner’s Day of Play.

The previous mayoral administration initiated citywide Police Commissioner’s Days of Play to better protect and serve children in NYC by bringing cops and kids together.

The thinking was that better relationships between police departments and the communities would create feelings of well-being, trust, and more public safety.

“Join us for the Police Commissioner's day of Play at Gravesend Park from 4-7 pm,” the 66th Precinct tweeted yesterday about today’s event, in which youth officers will foster positive connections with neighborhood children.