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September 24, 2012
Park Slope, Prospect Heights Precinct Reshuffle Set For Sept. 25
Boundary changes meant to streamline policing at Barclays Center.
Prospect Heights Patch
by Paul Leonard
It's hard to miss most of the happenings in and around the just opened Barclays Center.
However, at least one change will be much harder for most people to detect.
On Tuesday, Sept. 25 at midnight, Park Slope's 78th Precinct will formally take over policing at the 18,000-seat arena in a rare shift that city officials said was necessary to keep visitors and residents safe.
The new borders puts Park Slope's 78th Precinct in charge of the entire Atlantic Yards development area and also gives it jurisdiction over over the area between Vanderbilt Avenue and Flatbush Avenue, from Hanson Place in Fort Greene, all the way to (and including) Plaza Street East. The 77th Precinct's border will begin with the East side of Vanderbilt Avenue. In Fort Greene, it will also cover the Atlantic Center.
Posted by eric at September 24, 2012 1:02 PM