In a rare move, Mayor Eric Adams has ordered all NYPD precinct commanders to be at police headquarters for a Saturday afternoon meeting with him.
The commanders from around the city have been told to be ready to discuss crime and quality-of-life issues in their neighborhoods, as well as provide possible solutions, police sources said.
According to police sources, they're expected to talk about civilian complaints against officers, but at the same time detail how many summonses officers are handing out.
This past week, Adams spoke about his continued battle to get crime under control.
"We've removed 2,300 illegal guns off the streets," Adams said at the unveiling of his exectuive budget on Tuesday. "When you hear people say, 'We don't need our police,' let me tell you right here and right now, I will support my police and we will make our city a safe city."
Police sources tell NY1 that some precinct commanders are not sure if Adams, a retired NYPD captain, will encourage them or harshly criticize them.
Adams campaigned on fighting crime, but there's been a drastic increase in robberies, burglaries and grand larcency. Shootings remain at the same disturbing level as last year, but murders have decreased by 13% this year compared to last year during the same time period.
It's unusual for a mayor to meet directly with precinct commanders and not the police commissioner or top chiefs about these issues. Between 70 to 100 commanders will be at the scheduled meeting.
In a statement, Fabien Levy, the press secretary for Adams said, "The mayor meets regularly with Commissioner Sewell and other top leaders at the NYPD to discuss the city’s crime prevention strategies for both the short and long-term. As he has said, he is a general who leads from the front and someone who keeps his pulse on what is happening across the city, so it is imperative that he remain in constant contact with his law enforcement team."