Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, Police Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly and Department of Design and Construction Commissioner David J. Burney cut the ribbon today on the recently completed 121st Precinct station house in the Graniteville section of Staten Island. The precinct – Staten Island’s fourth police station and the first built in the borough in more than 50 years – is the most environmentally friendly police facility in the city and serves the Willowbrook, Westerleigh, Port Richmond, Mariners Harbor, Elm Park, Port Ivory, Chelsea and Bloomfield communities. The Mayor and Commissioners were joined at the station house on Richmond Avenue by Staten Island Borough President James Molinaro, NYPD Chief of Department Philip Banks III, NYPD Deputy Inspector and Commanding Officer of the 121stPolice Precinct Terence Hurson, as well as other police executives and personnel.
“Over the past 12 years, we have made historic progress in fighting crime on Staten Island and across the entire city,” said Mayor Bloomberg. “Today, we are formally dedicating the home of the NYPD’s newest police precinct – the first new precinct on Staten Island in more than 50 years. The new 121st Precinct is designed to meet the needs of the growing borough of Staten Island and is a major investment in continuing to reduce crime.”
“With the dedication of the new 121st Precinct station house we demonstrate our resolve to keep the foundation of public safety on Staten Island strong, well into the future,” said Police Commissioner Kelly.
“The new precinct is not only improving public safety, it is bringing world-class architecture to Staten Island,” said Commissioner Burney, FAIA. “This police precinct will use 25 percent less energy and 30 percent less water than comparable facilities, and is expected to achieve LEED Silver certification. May it serve the community well for decades to come.”
More than 200 uniformed and civilian personnel began working in the 121st station house this July, and the building is now fully operational. The two-story station is the first police precinct to be built on Staten Island since 1962 and complies with New York City’s sustainable design initiative. The building, designed to be energy efficient and reduce water use, features sustainable design, covers 48,797 square feet and is expected to achieve a Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design Silver certification.
The 121st precinct will also increase police visibility on the West and North Shores, and is designed to help decrease police response times, too. Since 2001, crime citywide has fallen by nearly 32 percent – including by more than 17 percent in the borough of Staten Island. This year, New York City is on pace to have the lowest numbers of murders at any time since comparable records were kept, with the number of murders in Staten Island down by 50 percent over the past 12 years.
Way to report breaking news that happened in August.
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