A little-known NYPD initiative is connecting the city's youngest residents with officers during summer vacation and helping to improve police-community relations. NY1's Dean Meminger took an ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- The NYPD will be offering its annual Youth Police Academy at both New Dorp High School and Curtis High School this summer. The free program will run for six weeks, from&nbsp ...

NYPD Youth Police Academy puts young people ages 10-16 through drills and athletic skills to instill structure and inspire them to pursue healthy goals. The summer academy was held at Curtis High ...

Inside the NYPD Summer Youth Police Academy by: Dan Mannarino, Vanessa Freeman, Veronica Rosario, Giovanni Lago. Posted: May 9, 2024 / 12:52 PM EDT. Updated: May 9, 2024 / 12:52 PM EDT.

NYPD Sgt. James Clarke. Typically, the children in the youth academy are between 10 and 15 years old, but some of the kids who showed up were as young as 7 and 8.

The police commissioner got a glimpse Thursday — 10 years early — of the NYPD of 2025. Top cop Bill Bratton presided over the graduation of more than 1,800 youngsters who completed the … ...