The new 40th Precinct Station House, a $85 million building designed to improve community policing and public safety, was opened in the South Bronx. Together with NYPD Interim Commissioner Thomas G. Donlon and DDC Commissioner Thomas Foley, New York City Mayor Eric Adams unveiled the precinct, which features a community event space—a first for an NYPD station house.
As he put it, “This is crucial, as public safety is a shared responsibility that requires every officer and all the people we serve to come together to shape the future of our city.” Interim Commissioner Donlon highlighted the station’s role in community partnership. According to the city’s official release, the new precinct intends to give a state-of-the-art police station that really belongs to the community, fulfilling a promise made to the residents of the South Bronx ten years ago.
The project, which aims for LEED Gold certification, is in line with sustainability aspirations. It boasts high-efficiency energy and water systems as well as a planted green roof. The building is a monument to resiliency and environmental stewardship because it can continue to function in the event of an emergency thanks to its fuel tanks and backup generators. In order to maintain street parking accessible for the neighborhood, the recently built precinct also has personnel training grounds and a parking lot reserved for precinct usage.
The character of the new precinct is also infused with art, as evidenced by the installations in the community room by Brooklyn artist Jeffrey Gibson and the surrounding fence by Bronx artist Borinquen Gallo. The goal of these contributions—which go beyond aesthetics—is to incorporate the spirit of the community into the precinct’s fabric. “The opening of the new 40th Precinct Station House is a monumental step forward in strengthening public safety and fostering community engagement here in the South Bronx,” said Bronx Borough President Vanessa L. Gibson, acknowledging the significance of the facility in a statement released in conjunction with the city’s official announcement.
The new station features a community area on the first floor for meetings and events in the neighborhood, with the goal of fostering closer relationships between the police and the community. Having a place for locals to gather for constructive conversations paves the way for better police-community ties, said Bronx District Attorney Darcel Clark. Similar to Clark, the NYPD is dedicated to promoting this kind of involvement in the South Bronx and hopes to use the new precinct as a model for other precincts throughout the city.
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