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March 15, 2012
Barclays Police Detail Still Up in the Air
News that the 78th Precinct would police the arena was premature, according to CB 6 district manager Craig Hammerman.
Park Slope Patch
by Will Yakowicz with Paul Leonard
The city is still bouncing around who will be in charge of policing the Barclays Center when the 19,000-seat arena opens in September.
Although it was initially reported that the 78th Precinct would police the Barclays Center, the decision on which precinct will keep order around the arena has yet to be confirmed, officials said.
"No decisions have been made," Craig Hammerman, the district manager of Community Board 6 said on Wednesday night. "The police are unable to identify who leaked the information from the police to the press, but it's not true."
The arena is technically in the 88th Precinct's borders, but a half-mile away from the station house in Clinton Hill. The 78th Precinct on Sixth Avenue in Park Slope is a stone's throw away from the arena.
Since police precincts must coincide with community board boundaries, a variance will have to be voted on by the City Council before 78th Precinct can take over policing.
Posted by eric at March 15, 2012 11:46 AM