NYPD 9th Precinct

Ninth Precinct
Common name 9th Precinct
Motto The Fighting Ninth
Agency overview
Formed 1912
Legal personality Governmental: Government agency
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction* City of New York in the state of New York, United States
Size 0.75 sq mi
Legal jurisdiction New York City, New York
East Village, Alphabet City, Loisaida and NoHo
General nature
Operational structure
Headquarters 321 East 5th Street
New York City, New York
Agency executives
Parent agency New York City Police Department
Website
Official website
Footnotes
* Divisional agency: Division of the country, over which the agency has usual operational jurisdiction.
The Ninth Precinct

The Ninth Precinct of the New York City Police Department is a police precinct in New York City. It is one of 77 NYPD patrol areas. Its boundaries are East 14th Street to the north, Broadway to the west, East Houston Street to the south and the East River to the east. It is three-quarters of a square mile in area, and it covers the neighborhoods commonly referred to as the East Village, Alphabet City, Loisaida and NoHo.

The Ninth Precinct's nickname is "The Fighting Ninth".

History

The precinct was originally designated as the Fifteenth Precinct. When a new stationhouse, which was designed by the firm of Hoppin & Koen in 1912, was built at 321 East 5th Street, the Fifteenth Precinct's numbers were carved into the sidewalk pediment. The Fifteenth Precinct became the Ninth in 1929 during a citywide renumbering of precincts.

The stationhouse was closed in May 2002 and demolished. A new, taller building was erected and the original stone facade was re-installed. While the stationhouse was being rebuilt, the 9th Precinct moved to 130 Avenue C and shared the building with PSA 4, a Housing Police unit that serves the area of Manhattan south of 59th Street. The "Fighting Ninth" moved into its new stationhouse at 321 East 5th Street on May 18, 2007.

Notable involvements

The facade of the precinct's stationhouse at 321 East 5th Street has been used as the setting for several police television series, including Kojak,[1] Cagney and Lacey, NYPD Blue,[2] Castle, and Person of Interest. The precinct is called the 15th in NYPD Blue because those numbers can still be seen carved into the restored sidewalk pediment.[2] The stationhouse facade was also used in the film Glitter.

References

  1. ↑ Reuss, Edward D. "The Fighting 9th Rises Again". Edward D. Reuss. NYCop.com. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
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