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    NORTH AMERICAN Newsline                                                  JUNE 27, 2025     |  The Indian Eye 28

             NYC Mayor Adams, NYPD Commissioner expand quality

                    of Life Division to continue enhancing Public Safety

             Pilot Precincts Yielded 7,500 Quality of Life Calls, Over 6,100 Summonses, and 357 Arrests in First 60 Days

            OUR BUREAU                                                                                            also deepen collaboration between
                                                                                                                  the Quality of Life Division and the
            NEW YORK, NY
                                                                                                                  NYPD’s Community Affairs Bureau,
                  ew York City Mayor Eric Ad-                                                                     ensuring more responsive engage-
                  ams and New York City Police                                                                    ment with residents and businesses.
            NDepartment (NYPD) Com-                                                                               The goal is to make sure every New
            missioner Jessica S. Tisch have an-                                                                   Yorker feels seen, heard, and safe in
            nounced a citywide expansion of the                                                                   their community.
            NYPD’s Quality of Life Division — a                                                                       NYC311 is a non-emergency ser-
            strategic public safety initiative May-                                                               vice that allows residents to report
            or Adams and Commissioner Tisch                                                                       issues and request city services. This
            launched in April 2025 to address ev-                                                                 latest phase of the NYPD Quality of
            eryday issues that impact New York-                                                                   Life Division supports the depart-
            ers’ sense of safety and well-being.                                                                  ment’s mission of keeping every New
                In  the  first  60  days  of  the  pilot   on safety by expanding this program   sergeant and reporting directly to pre-  Yorker in every borough safe through
            program  —  launched  in  the  13th,   citywide because every New Yorker   cinct leadership.          police and community partnership.
            40th, 60th, 75th, and 101st precincts,   deserves to live in a neighborhood   Officers  will  continue  to  receive   As seen through the pilot program,
            along with Police Service Area 1 — the   that is safe from gun violence, that has   specialized training in addressing   the expanded Quality of Life Division
            NYPD responded to more than 7,500   clean streets, and that is free from ille-  non-emergency issues like noise com-  will continue to work with precinct
            emergency 911 and 311 quality-of-life   gal activities — and we are delivering   plaints, derelict vehicles, illegal vend-  personnel and the Community Af-
            calls,  issued  over  6,100  summonses,   that to them every day, everywhere.”  ing, outdoor drug use, reckless scooter   fairs Bureau, allowing for the direct
            and made 357 arrests. During the same   “In just two months, the Quality   riding, and encampments. In addition   deployment  of  resources  to  specific
            period, average 311 response times in   of Life Division has done exactly what   to enforcement tools, Q-Teams are   needs within their communities.
            those areas improved by more than   we set out to do: respond quickly,   trained in discretionary responses and   “Every day, our constituents
            16 minutes. Building on those results,   stay focused, and address the issues   alternative solutions tailored to specif-  reach out to my office about quality
            the NYPD will now expand Quality of   New Yorkers are calling about,” said   ic conditions.           of life issues, from noise complaints
            Life Teams — or Q-Teams — to every   NYPD Commissioner Tisch. “Now,     Each Q-Team is backed by the di-  to illegal dumping and everything in
            precinct and public housing command   we’re scaling that success  citywide.   vision’s Analytics and Support Unit,   between,” said NYC Councilmember
            in the five boroughs. The rollout will   From  illegal smoke  shops to  aban-  which  monitors  trends  and  311  data   Mercedes Narcisse. “These are the
            occur in two phases, beginning in July   doned vehicles to reckless mopeds,   to assist direct operations. Monthly   things that directly affect how safe and
            and continuing in August.         these are the problems people see   Q-Stat meetings — modeled after   comfortable people feel in their neigh-
                “Keeping New Yorkers safe and   every day and expect action on. This   CompStat — review outcomes, identi-  borhoods. I’m encouraged to see steps
            tackling quality-of-life issues has been   expansion is about bringing that same   fy areas of concern, and drive account-  being taken to address these concerns
            our North Star since day one — that is   responsiveness to every neighborhood   ability across precincts.  and  respond more quickly  to the is-
            why we launched the NYPD Quality   in every borough. And thanks to May-  The citywide expansion will   sues that matter to New Yorkers.”
            of Life Division, and it’s why we’re ex-  or Adams’ support, we’re making sure
            panding it across the city today,” said   New Yorkers not only are safe, but
            Mayor Adams. “The first 60 days of this   feel safe — on their block, on their
            pilot has been a resounding success; in   train, and outside their front door.”
            just the six pilot commands, the Qual-  The Quality of Life Division
            ity of Life Division has answered the   brings together specially trained of-
            call from our communities more than   ficers  from  across  the  NYPD  —  in-
            7,500 times — handling thousands of   cluding neighborhood coordination
            911 and 311 complaints, issuing over   officers,  youth  coordination  officers,
            6,100 summonses, making more than   and traffic safety officers — into fo-
            350 arrests, and removing hundreds   cused Q-Teams dedicated to resolving
            of illegally parked vehicles, illegal mo-  chronic conditions in neighborhoods.
            peds, and scooters. Today, we are con-  These teams operate at the precinct
            tinuing to sweep out crime and deliver   level, led by a Quality of Life Division

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