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STARTING ON OR AROUND MONDAY, August 11, and continuing for approximately three weeks, a one-block stretch of Columbia Heights
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A BROOKLYN MAN’S alleged drunken, reckless driving left a trail of broken bones and serious injuries among his victims
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NYC POLICE COMMISSIONER Jessica Tisch on Monday announced that the first seven months of 2025 saw the fewest shooting incidents
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New York City Mayor Eric Adams and NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch have announced the expansion of the NYPD’s Quality of Life Teams (Q-Teams) to every precinct in Brooklyn, following a successful pilot program that began in April. This initiative, designed to tackle everyday public safety issues, has already responded to over 23,400 quality-of-life-related calls citywide.
The Q-Team program focuses on non-emergency concerns that affect residents’ daily lives—like illegal mopeds and scooters, abandoned vehicles, homeless encampments, outdoor drug use, and persistent noise complaints. With the expansion now reaching Brooklyn, Q-Teams are active in Manhattan and the Bronx, and are scheduled to roll out across Queens, Staten Island, and NYCHA housing by the end of August.
“Last week, we expanded our NYPD Quality of Life teams across Brooklyn as we continued to sweep out crime and deliver a safer city that is more livable, one neighborhood at a time,” said Mayor Adams in a Monday announcement. “Every New Yorker deserves to live in a neighborhood that is safe from gun violence, that has clean streets, and that is free from illegal activities.”
Commissioner Tisch emphasized that the Q-Teams are tailored to solve real problems experienced by residents.
“The abandoned vehicle left on the corner, the illegal e-bike parked on the sidewalk, the unlicensed smoke shop that opened on your block — all these everyday concerns add up,” she said.
“Every precinct in Brooklyn now has a Q-Team to ensure that a true quality of life is experienced by everyone who calls the borough home,” added the commissioner.
Initially launched in six pilot precincts, NYPD’s Q-Teams have responded to 16,128 calls, towed 640 vehicles, and seized 299 illegal scooters and mopeds since the start of the program. Average response times in the areas by 47 minutes.
After these early outcomes, the program expanded to additional boroughs. Q-Teams began operating in Manhattan on July 14, the Bronx on July 21, and Brooklyn on July 28. In Brooklyn alone, they have already responded to more than 1,300 calls, towed 55 vehicles, and seized 16 illegal bikes and scooters.
Other NYPD units have also played a role in addressing quality-of-life issues across the city. The Vehicle Response Team has completed 5,352 tows. The Smoke Shop Task Force has carried out 1,034 inspections and issued 184 padlocks to shut down illegal businesses. The Encampment Team has resolved 1,317 homeless conditions.
Q-Team officers receive training focused on handling quality-of-life concerns, often using non-enforcement approaches when possible. The department holds monthly “Q-Stat” meetings to review complaint data and track progress.
Local leaders have praised the program for improving daily life in their neighborhoods. “These teams are helping to restore peace and order in our communities,” State Senator Roxanne Persaud said.
“As we continue to make our streets safer, it’s important to address the issues that affect people’s everyday lives, from noise complaints to abandoned vehicles,” said Brooklyn DA Eric Gonzalez, echoing Persaud’s sentiment.
The rollout continues through August, with Queens scheduled for August 11, Staten Island on August 18, and NYCHA housing commands on August 25. As the program expands, city officials remain committed to ensuring New York City remains the “safest big city in America.”
Brooklyn Heights residents say the collapse of a hotel awning near the entrance to the Clark Street subway station this weekend was a disaster waiting to happen — pointing to years of visible disrepair, foul smells and water leaks in and around the building.
The 10-by-20-foot St. George Hotel marquee came crashing down around 7:08 a.m. on Sunday — according to FDNY officials, landing just outside the entrance to the station at 100 Henry St. No injuries were reported, but the incident sparked an emergency response and prompted the MTA to keep the station closed into the following day.
The Clark Street station — home to the 2 and 3 trains — remained shuttered Monday morning, with trains skipping the stop in both directions. The FDNY dispatched one engine and a ladder to the scene, and emergency crews cleared out by 9 a.m., but transit service had yet to resume.
The incident came less than a day after the metro area experienced a rare earthquake.
“Signs of poor maintenance”
Department of Buildings crews were seen inspecting the area on and issued a partial vacate order for the building, records show.
“Our NYC Buildings engineers are now on site conducting additional inspections of the collapsed awning, and a second similar awning at the building on Clark Street, which is showing similar signs of poor maintenance,” said DOB commissioner James Oddo.
Council Member Lincoln Restler, who represents the area, posted on X that there is no timeline for restoration yet, but said his office is “pushing to get the station reopened ASAP.” Though scaffolding had been erected around the awning by Monday morning, removing the collapsed marquee will take some time, he said.
Demetrius Crichlow, NYC Transit president, said the agency “does not have responsibility or ownership of the canopy or structure.”
The awning and building entrance is owned by a private company called Educational Housing Services, according to Restler. The company declined to comment on the situation. On Monday, the DOB issued a citation to the building owners for “Failure to maintain” and ordered a hand-demolition of the awning.
“We have a service that we’re willing and ready to provide, so not having the ability to provide customers the transportation they need and deserve is just unacceptable,” Crichlow said. “Commissioner Oddo is absolutely tuned in and understand that this is the priority for this team.”
He said crews would work to determine which of the station’s two entrances could be cleared fastest to allow riders back in.
One train commuter said he was not surprised by the collapse.
“Anyone who’s used this subway station or walked through the building knows it has not been taken care of,” he said. “It has smelled like sewage, disgustingly, for many months inside. There are constant leaks underground.”
The rider also said the awning had been missing letters on the sign.
“It just looked unkept,” he said. “I’m not surprised. Hopefully this is a wakeup call.”
The Clark Street station is more than a century old and got an interior renovation and new elevators in 2022. In their first few months of operation, the elevators were plagued by frequent breakdowns — some of which trapped riders inside.
A version of this story first appeared on Brooklyn Paper’s sister site amNewYork.