72nd Precinct National NIght Out Against Crime (free)
Tuesday, August 7th, 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Free community-building event for the community and the local police precinct: at the nation's 35th Annual National Night Out Against Crime, meet leaders and personnel from the 72nd Precinct (Windsor Terrace and Sunset Park).
Interact with neighbors, community members, and local businesses who share the common goal of partnership and safety.
Live music, snacks, youth activities, and basketball with the NYPD 72nd Precinct.
The event is held annually on the first Tuesday in August.
The National Association of Town Watch introduced National Night Out--America's Night Out Against Crime--in 1984. The night's goals are to
- heighten crime and drug prevention awareness,
- generate support for, and participation in, local anti-crime efforts,
- strengthen neighborhood spirit and police-community partnerships, and
- send a message to criminals letting them know neighborhoods are organized and fighting back.
In the 1970s, in a grass-roots movement that preceded the creation of National Night Out Against Crime, people in several communities participated in an effort to deter crime by turning on their porch lights, sitting outside, and talking with their neighbors.
Location
Sunset Park Soccer Field
6th Avenue, between 41st and 44th streets
Brooklyn