NYPD agrees to police-free zone in Brooklyn, two blocks in Brownsville go cop-free under new experiment

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A notoriously violent two-block stretch of Brooklyn is fighting crime — by not calling uniformed cops, The Post has learned.

A sliver of Brownsville in the NYPD’s 73rd Precinct was transformed into a “police free zone” last week as part of an city-funded experiment called the Brownsville Safety Alliance that initially was only twice a year but now runs four times annually, organizers said.

And it’s an initiative that’s received praise from anti-cop, mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani, an official with the group that runs it told The Post.

https://nypost.com/2025/10/18/us-news/nypd-agrees-to-steer-clear-of-violent-brooklyn-nabe-labeling-the-two-block-stretch-a-police

The NYPD has agreed to step back from a two-block area in Brownsville, Brooklyn, turning it into what city officials are calling a temporary “police free zone.” The project, funded by the city and run through the Brownsville Safety Alliance, puts local residents in charge of keeping the peace, easing tensions, and rebuilding trust where police once patrolled.