Policing the Parks. 



When The Greater New York was created, the Park Police was 

 abolished as a separate official entity by the Charter, and united with 

 the regular Police force of the City. 



Section 614 of the Charter of Greater New York provides: "Each 

 Commissioner"- (referring to the Park Commissioners), "shall have in 

 immediate charge the control and disposition of such members of the 

 Police force of The City of New York, as constituted by this Act, as 

 may be assigned for duty in the parks, squares, or public places subject 

 to his jurisdiction." 



Various Park Commissioners have urged their right, under this sec- 

 tion of the Charter, to direct the police assigned for duty in the Parks, 

 but in each instance the then Police Commissioner insisted that the sec- 

 tions of the Charter creating the Police force, gave the Police Commis- 

 sioner exclusive control of the Police force. Such control has always 

 been exclusively exercised by the Police Commissioner. There has been 

 no judicial decision on this point. 



There are no separate precincts or sub-precincts in any of the Parks. 

 They are divided into patrol posts and in some cases are simply a portion 

 of some patrol post and covered by the patrolmen along with other terri- 

 tory. 



The 7th Police Inspection District has a force of 536 patrolmen 

 doing patrol duty, about 34 of whom cover the parks in this district, 

 some of them along with streets and avenues in the vicinity. These men 

 are not detailed at any particular point and are expected to give all parts 

 of the parks equal protection. 



The 7th Police Inspection District includes the following parks : 

 St. Mary's, Claremont, 



Crotona, Echo, 



Franz Sigel, McComb's Dam, 



University, Washington Bridge. 



These parks are policed as follows : 



ST. MARY'S is divided into two patrol posts. No other territory. 

 There are 6 patrolmen assigned to duty in this Park, one-third of whom 

 are on each platoon. They are all on foot. 



CLAREMONT is covered by one patrol post. No other territory. 

 There are 3 patrolmen assigned to duty in this Park, one-third of whom 

 are on each platoon. They are all on foot. 



CROTONA is divided into two patrol posts. No other territory. 

 There are 6 patrolmen assigned to duty in this Park, one-third of whom 

 are on each platoon. They are all on foot. 



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