Mayor de Blasio Heads To Queens For 'City Hall In Your Borough' Initiative

QUEENS, NY — Mayor Bill De Blasio ventured out to Queens as part of the mayors’s City Hall in Your Borough initiative to deepen the relationship between the New York Police Department and local communities.

According to a press release from the NYPD, De Blasio and Police Commission James O’Neill held a press conference July 17 at the parking lot adjacent to the 105th Precinct’s satellite office in Rosedale, located at 242-40 North Conduit Ave. There, de Blasio announced the new 116th NYPD precinct in Queens Village, which the mayor said will help reduce current response times in southeast Queens and expand coverage throughout the community.

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“Every New York City neighborhood deserves the same quality of service and safety we’ve come to expect from the NYPD,” de Blasio said in the release. “That is why we are making unprecedented investments in establishing high-quality precincts.”

The mayor also confirmed via Twitter that he is working with City Council to supply additional vests and bullet-resistant door panels and windows in all police command vehicles.

The week will further include a cabinet meeting, town hall meeting and a resource fair.

The resource fair will held July 18 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Queens Borough Hall, located at 120-55 Queens Blvd. in Kew Gardens at the Helen Marshall Cultural Center.

Residents will be able to meet with top city commissioners and senior staff during scheduled office hours. There will also be representatives from City Hall, Department of Transportation, Department of Finance, NYPD, Economic Development Corporation, Department of Education, Department of Health, Department of Parks and Recreation and Small Business Services, among other groups, with whom residents will be able to meet.

“With 2.3 million residents, there will be much ground to cover for the families of Queens,” Queens Borough President Melinda Katz said of the mayor’s visit in a recent press release from the city.

To follow Mayor de Blasio’s City Hall in Your Borough tour, check the NYC Mayor’s Office Twitter feed for daily updates.

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