Tuesday: Meet Your Local Fort Greene and Clinton Hill Cops on National Night Out

FORT GREENE AND CLINTON HILL, 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 in Fort Greene or Clinton Hill, your neighborhood is probably patrolled by the NYPD's 83rd Precinct or (for eastern Clinton Hill) the 79th Precinct (here's the NYPD's precinct map so you can double-check).

The 88th will host events from 12 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the corner of Dekalb Avenue and Washington Avenue.

And the 79th will host events from 2 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Bedford-Stuyvesant Restoration Plaza, located at 1368 Fulton St., as reported by DNAinfo.

Top image courtesy of the NYPD