Tuesday: Meet Your Local Brownsville and ENY Cops on National Night Out

BROWNSVILLE and EAST NEW YORK, BROOKLYN — Police-community relations have been at the forefront of the national conversation this year. That applies to New York City as well.

Events like the fatal police shootings of Delrawn Small and Akai Gurley, both in East New York, have made headlines.

At the same time, the NYPD says crime has hit historic lows in the city, even while its officers are having fewer "contacts" — such as stop-and-frisk encounters — with city residents. The force is also continuing to roll out community policing at precincts throughout New York, a model under which officers are dedicated to specific geographic areas, with the goal of better connecting residents with their local cops.

That's also the goal of National Night Out, a nationwide evening of community events led by police officers that takes place on August 2.

If you live Brownsville or East New York, your neighborhood is patrolled by either the 73rd Precinct (most of Brownsville) or the 75th Precinct (most of East New York — and here's the NYPD's precinct map so you can double-check).

The 73rd will host events from 12 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Betsy Head Park, as reported by DNAinfo. We're trying to confirm the location of the 75th's events, and we'll update this post when we do.

Top image courtesy of the NYPD