During last night’s (November 14) Roosevelt Island Residents Association ( RIRA) Public Session, NYPD 114 Roosevelt Island Neighborhood Coordination Officers Joseph Esposito and Keith Mathes spoke to the Common Council. According to the NYPD 114 Precinct:

Neighborhood Coordination Officers, or NCOs, are your local problem solvers. They spend all their working hours within the confines of their assigned sectors, actively engaging with local community members and residents. They get to know the neighborhood, its people, and its problems extremely well….

Officers Espositio and Mathes spoke of their availability to community members and offered their email addresses to residents if you wish to contact them.

Officer Esposito reported on an upcoming NYPD Community Active Shooter Training Session being held on Monday, November 18 that Roosevelt Island residents are invited to attend.

Join us as NYPD Shield conducts this vital training session. This training is designed to give recommendations in the event you are involved in an active shooter situation. Must be at least 18 to attend.

RIRA member Frank Farance added a recommendation for community members to consider applying to the NYPD Citizens Police Academy , an:

… accelerated civilian training program, established to provide members of the community with a background and understanding of NYPD policies and activities, as well as the structure and limit of police power. Familiarity with these principles is the key to understanding the actions and reactions of police officers in the greater community. The Citizens Police Academy training seeks to improve police/community relations through educating the public about police work.

The 10-week program replicates and condenses the NYPD recruit training regimen, allowing civilian New Yorkers to gain a finer understanding of skills and abilities that police officers bring to a community partnership. Since its inception in 1993, the program has trained thousands of New Yorkers in the very same concepts and content as taught to NYPD recruits.

Each session addresses key NYPD initiatives in lectures, videos, roleplaying events, tactical exercises, and interdisciplinary workshops led by Police Academy instructors and representatives of other specialized units. Curricular coursework touches on domestic violence, gang violence, mental health, firearms simulation, counterterrorism, and use of force. Lessons are continuously revised to ensure content is current and relevant….

Here’s more info on NYPD Active Shooter training.

Sadly, there was another U.S school shooting incident today.