You're Invited To Roosevelt Island National Night Out Against Crime Tuesday Evening August 7 - Come Meet RIOC Public Safety Officers, NYPD 114 Pct Police And Community Emergency Response Team Members At Good Shepherd Plaza

Roosevelt Island Operating Corp (RIOC) Public Information Officer Alonza Robertson reports on National Night Out:

Come out and meet members of Roosevelt Island’s Public Safety Department, the City of New York Police Department and the Community Emergency Response Team this Tuesday evening as part of National Night Out, a nationwide police community relations initiative.

The event, in its third year on Roosevelt Island, will be staged on the Good Shepherd Plaza from 5 p.m. – 8 p.m.

National Night Out is an annual community-building campaign that promotes police-community partnerships and neighborhood camaraderie to make neighborhoods safer.

National Night Out enhances the relationship between neighbors and law enforcement while bringing back a true sense of community. Furthermore, it provides a great opportunity to bring police and neighbors together under positive circumstances. Millions of neighbors take part in the event with police/community rallies, displays, block parties etc. across thousands of communities from all 50 states, U.S. territories and military bases worldwide on the first Tuesday in August.