5 Midtown Precincts Hosting 'National Night Out' Events

MIDTOWN MANHATTAN, NY — The NYPD's five precincts in Midtown and Hell's Kitchen are hosting free, family-friendly evening events next week as part of the "National Night Out."

The annual event, which aims to improve police-community relations and deter crime, will be held across the city on Tuesday from 5–8 p.m. This year marks a big return for the Night Out, which went on a pandemic hiatus last year.

Each Midtown precinct is putting on its own unique event. Here are the details for each one:

Midtown North Precinct (18th)

• Location: Hell's Kitchen Park (10th Avenue between West 47th and 48th streets)
• Activities: Hell's Kitchen photos presented by the Hell's Kitchen Generations Heritage Project; Live performance Balloon Art from Twisted Balloon; Live performance from local resident opera singer Steven Herring; Pick-up basketball with NYPD; NYPD bike registration information; Ryan Chelsea Health Center information table; Midtown Community Court information table; NY County District Attorney information table; And more
• Refreshments: Pizza from the Times Square Alliance, ices from Maria's Ices Cart, Lemonade from Añejo NYC, and more

Midtown South Precinct (14th):

• Location: McCaffey Park Playground (West 43rd Street between Eighth and Ninth avenues)
• Activities: Music and giveaways courtesy of Z100, mobile COVID-19 vaccinations and testing, basketball games and crime prevention information
• Refreshments: from Joe's Pizza, M&T Pretzels and Starbucks, and homemade Italian ices from Vito's Slices & Ices

17th Precinct:

• Location: Dag Hammerskjold Plaza (East 47th Street between First and Second Avenues)
• Activities: A "block party" featuring live jazz, funk and rock music by B.D. Lenz; carnival games for children; photo-ops with police vehicles; crime prevention information; and community organization giveaways
• Refreshments: Food courtesy of Ali Baba Turkish Cuisine

10th Precinct:

• Location: Fulton Houses (421 West 17th St., between Ninth and 10th Avenues)
• Activities: Barbeque, water slide, bouncy house, face painting, crime prevention information

13th Precinct:

• Location: Peter's Field-JHS 104 Playground (Second Avenue between East 20th and 21st streets)
• Activities: Barbeque, DJs, caricaturists, refreshments, business and crime prevention information

Find out more about each National Night Out event via the NYPD.