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SoHo, Tribeca, FiDi Take Part in National Night Out Against Crime
NYPD community affairs officers celebrated with community members Tuesday evening while teaching them best safety practices.
If you ever wanted to party with a police officer, you had your chance this week.
New York City's National Night Out Against Crime happens annually on the first Tuesday of August, and the 1st Precinct, spanning the Financial District, Tribeca and SoHo, celebrated Aug. 2. It marks a day where community affairs NYPD officers teach communities different best safety practices at local festivals for different precincts.
Precinct 1's Night Out Against Crime event went from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. at South Street Seaport on Fulton Street. There was food, fun, music and games.
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The guest of honor was former Giants and Jets punter Steve Weatherford. State Sen. Daniel Squadron, whose 26th District spans all of Lower Manhattan, and Council Member Margaret Chin, who represents most of the area below Houston Street, were among the elected officials who paid a visit to the festivities.
#NationalNightOut A huge thank you to our special guest @Weatherford5! #NNO2016 @TheSeaport pic.twitter.com/OarXSe2gYq
— NYPD 1st Precinct (@NYPD1Pct) August 3, 2016
In the Seaport for @NYPD1Pct & @NYPDTransit TD2 #NationalNightOut w/ @CommunityBoard1 & @CM_MargaretChin pic.twitter.com/SWJPvcnZw0
— Daniel Squadron (@DanielSquadron) August 2, 2016
Above all, #NationalNightOut is about community. Happy to join my neighbors in support of @NYPD1Pct pic.twitter.com/5rb80aFK8s
— Margaret S. Chin (@CM_MargaretChin) August 2, 2016
See more information about the National Night Out Against Crime citywide here.
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Photo Credit: NYPD 1st Precinct Twitter
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