Kids & Cops Abound At 66 Precinct National Night Out
With its petting zoo, the bubble bath wading pool, rides, games of chance, two goats, and a Chinese Lion Dance, the 66 Precinct’s National Night Out, on 16th Avenue and 59th Street, was a busy affair drawing many parents and kids, including Captain Kenneth Quick and family, and community machers.
Community organizations and NYC agencies were well represented, including the NYC Department of the Aging, Office of Emergency Management, the Brooklyn District Attorney’s office, the Fire Department, the Brooklyn Public Library, the Brooklyn Community Improvement Association, and the Boro Park Jewish Community Council.
As for cops, the arrival of the Patrol Boro Brooklyn South’s commander set off a flurry as people made a beeline to be photographed with him. Earlier, the NYPD Auxiliary Police, the NYPD Explorers, the Shomrim, the 66 Precinct Community Council, the Brooklyn Asian Civilian Observation Patrol (BACOP); Community Board 12 district manager Barry Spitzer, chair Yidel Perlstein, and a handful of other board members; and NY State Assemblyman Dov Hikind were doing some heavy schmoozing.
Meanwhile the kids were having a wonderful time. That bubble bath was a big draw, as were the balloon man and the rides.