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| unit_name = New York City Police Academy |
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| dates = {{start date|1964}}{{endash}}present |
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| country = United States |
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| agency = [[New York City Police Department]] |
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| type = [[Police academy]] |
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| command_structure = NYPD Training Bureau |
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| headquarters = [[College Point, Queens]],<br/>[[New York City]], [[New York (state)|New York]], U.S. |
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| coordinates = {{Coord|40|46|19|N|73|50|23|W|display=inline,title}} |
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| station_type_label = Location |
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[[File:NYPD Police Academy.jpg|thumb|The old NYPD Police Academy, East 20th Street, Manhattan. The building now is home to the NYPD's Candidate Assessment Center.]] |
[[File:NYPD Police Academy.jpg|thumb|The old NYPD Police Academy, East 20th Street, Manhattan. The building now is home to the NYPD's Candidate Assessment Center.]] |
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The '''New York City Police Academy''' is the [[police]] academy of the [[New York City Police Department]] (NYPD). |
The '''New York City Police Academy''' is the [[police]] academy of the [[New York City Police Department]] (NYPD). It is located in [[College Point, Queens]]. |
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Within the [[organization of the New York City Police Department]], the |
Within the [[organization of the New York City Police Department]], the Chief of Training oversees the Training Bureau, which includes the Police Academy, the [[New York City Police Department Cadet Corps|NYPD Cadet Corps]], and other units.<ref>[http://www1.nyc.gov/site/nypd/bureaus/administrative/training.page Chief of Training: Theresa Shortell], New York City Police Department (last accessed May 12, 2020).</ref> |
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== History == |
== History == |
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The old Police Academy opened in 1964 and was located at 235 East 20th Street in [[Manhattan]],<ref name="Dunlap">David W. Dunlap, [https://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/17/nyregion/950-million-police-academy-simulates-the-mean-streets.html $950 Million Police Academy Simulates the Mean Streets], ''New York Times'' (March 16, 2016).</ref> in the [[Gramercy Park]] area.<ref name="baker">{{cite news|author=Al Baker & Colin Moynihan|url=http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/12/16/construction-begins-on-police-academy-in-queens/ | title=Construction Begins on Police Academy in Queens | work=New York Times | date=December 16, 2009}}</ref> Within 25 years, however, the facility was regarded as antiquated and obsolete,<ref name="baker"/><ref name="Dunlap"/> and no longer had capacity for larger classes of police trainees.<ref name="Cardwell">Diane Cardwell, [ |
The old Police Academy opened in 1964 and was located at 235 East 20th Street in [[Manhattan]],<ref name="Dunlap">David W. Dunlap, [https://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/17/nyregion/950-million-police-academy-simulates-the-mean-streets.html $950 Million Police Academy Simulates the Mean Streets], ''New York Times'' (March 16, 2016).</ref> in the [[Gramercy Park]] area.<ref name="baker">{{cite news|author=Al Baker & Colin Moynihan|url=http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/12/16/construction-begins-on-police-academy-in-queens/ | title=Construction Begins on Police Academy in Queens | work=New York Times | date=December 16, 2009}}</ref> Within 25 years, however, the facility was regarded as antiquated and obsolete,<ref name="baker"/><ref name="Dunlap"/> and no longer had capacity for larger classes of police trainees.<ref name="Cardwell">[[Diane Cardwell]], [https://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/06/nyregion/06police.html Police Academy to Move From Longtime Home in Gramercy Park to Queens], ''New York Times'' (April 6, 2007).</ref> [[Jeremy Travis]] (then the special counsel to the police commissioner, and years later the president of the [[John Jay College of Criminal Justice]]) urged construction of a new facility in 1985.<ref name="Dunlap"/> |
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In 1989, [[Mayor of New York City| |
In 1989, [[Mayor of New York City|Mayor]] [[Edward I. Koch]] promised a new facility to be located in the [[South Bronx]], and in 1992, during the mayoralty of [[David N. Dinkins]], architects were chosen and plans were released. However, Mayor [[Rudolph W. Giuliani]] canceled the plans for a new facility.<ref name="Dunlap"/><ref name="baker"/> In 2007, plans for a new police training center were revived under Mayor [[Michael R. Bloomberg]] and Police Commissioner [[Raymond W. Kelly]], with the new facility to be located on a 35-acre tract in [[College Point, Queens]], that previously housed a police tow parking lot<ref name="Dunlap"/> owned by the city.<ref name="baker"/> Seven other locations, including the decommissioned [[Flushing Airport]], the [[Seaview Hospital]] and [[New York City Farm Colony|Farm Colony]] in [[Staten Island]], and [[Floyd Bennett Field]] in [[Brooklyn]], were considered before the College Point site was ultimately chosen.<ref name="Cardwell"/> Groundbreaking officially occurred in December 2009.<ref name="Dunlap"/> Phase One opened in December 2015.<ref name="PhaseI">{{Cite web|title = NYPD unveils $1 billion state-of-the-art police academy|url = http://pix11.com/2015/12/15/nypd-unveils-1-billion-state-of-the-art-police-academy/|publisher=WPIX-TV|date=December 15, 2015}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | After the NYPD moved its academy to Queens, the fate of the old academy building was initially unclear.<ref>Heather Holland, [https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20140211/gramercy/police-academy-set-move-out-of-gramercy-july-nypd-says Police Academy Set to Move Out of Gramercy in July, NYPD Says] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171109191330/https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20140211/gramercy/police-academy-set-move-out-of-gramercy-july-nypd-says|date=2017-11-09}}, ''DNAinfo'' (February 11, 2014).</ref> In 2008 and 2013, local residents and [[Manhattan Community Board 6]] pushed to convert the eight-story building into a public school.<ref>Heather Holland, [https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20131203/gramercy/residents-push-convert-police-academy-public-school Residents Push to Convert Police Academy to Public School] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171109191332/https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20131203/gramercy/residents-push-convert-police-academy-public-school|date=2017-11-09}}, ''DNAinfo'' (February 11, 2014).</ref> In October 2016, however, the NYPD opened its Candidate Assessment Center in the old building; the center recruits applicants to join the police department.<ref>Maria Alvarez, [https://www.newsday.com/news/new-york/nypd-cuts-ribbon-on-new-recruiting-center-1.12501255 NYPD cuts ribbon on new recruiting center], ''Newsday'' (October 24, 2017).</ref><ref>Rocco Parascandola, [http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/new-nypd-recruitment-campaign-stresses-compassionate-policing-article-1.2842138 NYPD campaign wants new recruits to 'bring who you are,' stresses 'compassionate' policing], ''New York Daily News'' (October 23, 2016).</ref> |
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| ⚫ | The new facility is located at 130-30 28th Avenue, was constructed at a cost of $950 million, and has three buildings with a combined 730,000 square feet of space.<ref name="Dunlap"/> It is not easily accessible by public transit; the closest [[New York City Subway]] station, [[Flushing–Main Street (IRT Flushing Line)|Flushing–Main Street]], is more than one mile away.<ref name="baker"/> [[Perkins & Will]], Tactical Design, and Michael Fieldman were the project's architects, and [[Turner Construction|Turner]] and [[STV Group (United States)|STV]] were the [[construction manager]]s.<ref name="Dunlap"/> |
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== Description == |
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| ⚫ | The three buildings at the academy are a classroom and office building (eight stories, with an atrium, cafeteria, auditorium, and library); a "physical and tactical training" building, including a large gymnasium and swimming |
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| ⚫ | The new facility is located at 130-30 28th Avenue, was constructed at a cost of $950 million, and has three buildings with a combined 730,000 square feet of space.<ref name="Dunlap"/> It is not easily accessible by public transit; the closest [[New York City Subway]] station, [[Flushing–Main Street (IRT Flushing Line)|Flushing–Main Street]], is more than one mile away.<ref name="baker"/> [[Perkins & Will]], [https://www.tacticaldesign.com/ Tactical Design], and Michael Fieldman were the project's architects, and [[Turner Construction|Turner]] and [[STV Group (United States)|STV]] were the [[construction manager]]s.<ref name="Dunlap"/> |
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| ⚫ | The three buildings at the academy are a classroom and office building (eight stories, with an atrium, cafeteria, auditorium, and library); a "physical and tactical training" building, including a large gymnasium and swimming pool; and a central utilities plant.<ref name="Dunlap"/> The training facilities include simulated locations, such as a mock subway station, mock courthouses, and mock [[police precinct|precinct]] houses.<ref name="Dunlap"/> The main police academy site does not include a [[firing range]] (the NYPD range is located at [[Rodman's Neck]] in [[the Bronx]]),<ref name="PhaseI"/><ref name="Dunlap"/> nor is the facility used for driving instruction (NYPD officers train in driving at Floyd Bennett Field).<ref name="PhaseI"/> |
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| ⚫ | After the NYPD moved its academy to Queens, the fate of the old academy building was initially unclear.<ref>Heather Holland, [https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20140211/gramercy/police-academy-set-move-out-of-gramercy-july-nypd-says Police Academy Set to Move Out of Gramercy in July, NYPD Says], ''DNAinfo'' (February 11, 2014).</ref> In 2008 and 2013, local residents and [[Manhattan Community Board 6]] pushed to convert the eight-story building into a public school.<ref>Heather Holland, [https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20131203/gramercy/residents-push-convert-police-academy-public-school Residents Push to Convert Police Academy to Public School], ''DNAinfo'' (February 11, 2014).</ref> In October 2016, however, the NYPD opened its Candidate Assessment Center in the old building; the center recruits applicants to join the police |
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== References == |
== References == |
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== External links == |
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* [https://www1.nyc.gov/assets/nypd/downloads/pdf/analysis_and_planning/feis/feis-police-academy.pdf Police Academy, College Point, Queens: Final Environmental Impact Statement] |
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[[Category:Police academies in the United States]] |
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[[Category:Government buildings in Queens, New York]] |
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Latest revision as of 18:15, 17 September 2024
| New York City Police Academy | |
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| Active | 1964–present |
| Country | United States |
| Agency | New York City Police Department |
| Type | Police academy |
| Part of | NYPD Training Bureau |
| Headquarters | College Point, Queens, New York City, New York, U.S. 40°46′19″N 73°50′23″W / 40.77194°N 73.83972°W |
The New York City Police Academy is the police academy of the New York City Police Department (NYPD). It is located in College Point, Queens.
Within the organization of the New York City Police Department, the Chief of Training oversees the Training Bureau, which includes the Police Academy, the NYPD Cadet Corps, and other units.[1]
History
[edit]The old Police Academy opened in 1964 and was located at 235 East 20th Street in Manhattan,[2] in the Gramercy Park area.[3] Within 25 years, however, the facility was regarded as antiquated and obsolete,[3][2] and no longer had capacity for larger classes of police trainees.[4] Jeremy Travis (then the special counsel to the police commissioner, and years later the president of the John Jay College of Criminal Justice) urged construction of a new facility in 1985.[2]
In 1989, Mayor Edward I. Koch promised a new facility to be located in the South Bronx, and in 1992, during the mayoralty of David N. Dinkins, architects were chosen and plans were released. However, Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani canceled the plans for a new facility.[2][3] In 2007, plans for a new police training center were revived under Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and Police Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly, with the new facility to be located on a 35-acre tract in College Point, Queens, that previously housed a police tow parking lot[2] owned by the city.[3] Seven other locations, including the decommissioned Flushing Airport, the Seaview Hospital and Farm Colony in Staten Island, and Floyd Bennett Field in Brooklyn, were considered before the College Point site was ultimately chosen.[4] Groundbreaking officially occurred in December 2009.[2] Phase One opened in December 2015.[5]
After the NYPD moved its academy to Queens, the fate of the old academy building was initially unclear.[6] In 2008 and 2013, local residents and Manhattan Community Board 6 pushed to convert the eight-story building into a public school.[7] In October 2016, however, the NYPD opened its Candidate Assessment Center in the old building; the center recruits applicants to join the police department.[8][9]
Description
[edit]The new facility is located at 130-30 28th Avenue, was constructed at a cost of $950 million, and has three buildings with a combined 730,000 square feet of space.[2] It is not easily accessible by public transit; the closest New York City Subway station, Flushing–Main Street, is more than one mile away.[3] Perkins & Will, Tactical Design, and Michael Fieldman were the project's architects, and Turner and STV were the construction managers.[2]
The three buildings at the academy are a classroom and office building (eight stories, with an atrium, cafeteria, auditorium, and library); a "physical and tactical training" building, including a large gymnasium and swimming pool; and a central utilities plant.[2] The training facilities include simulated locations, such as a mock subway station, mock courthouses, and mock precinct houses.[2] The main police academy site does not include a firing range (the NYPD range is located at Rodman's Neck in the Bronx),[5][2] nor is the facility used for driving instruction (NYPD officers train in driving at Floyd Bennett Field).[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Chief of Training: Theresa Shortell, New York City Police Department (last accessed May 12, 2020).
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k David W. Dunlap, $950 Million Police Academy Simulates the Mean Streets, New York Times (March 16, 2016).
- ^ a b c d e Al Baker & Colin Moynihan (December 16, 2009). "Construction Begins on Police Academy in Queens". New York Times.
- ^ a b Diane Cardwell, Police Academy to Move From Longtime Home in Gramercy Park to Queens, New York Times (April 6, 2007).
- ^ a b c "NYPD unveils $1 billion state-of-the-art police academy". WPIX-TV. December 15, 2015.
- ^ Heather Holland, Police Academy Set to Move Out of Gramercy in July, NYPD Says Archived 2017-11-09 at the Wayback Machine, DNAinfo (February 11, 2014).
- ^ Heather Holland, Residents Push to Convert Police Academy to Public School Archived 2017-11-09 at the Wayback Machine, DNAinfo (February 11, 2014).
- ^ Maria Alvarez, NYPD cuts ribbon on new recruiting center, Newsday (October 24, 2017).
- ^ Rocco Parascandola, NYPD campaign wants new recruits to 'bring who you are,' stresses 'compassionate' policing, New York Daily News (October 23, 2016).