{"id":120953,"date":"2026-02-03T04:18:28","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T04:18:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/120953\/"},"modified":"2026-02-03T04:18:28","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T04:18:28","slug":"captain-erek-powers-is-new-commanding-officer-for-84th-precinct","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/120953\/","title":{"rendered":"Captain Erek Powers is New Commanding Officer for 84th Precinct"},"content":{"rendered":"

As reported by\u00a0Mary Frost in the Eagle<\/a>, the NYPD\u2019s 84th Precinct, which covers \u201cBrooklyn Heights, Boerum Hill, part of Downtown Brooklyn, DUMBO and Vinegar Hill,\u201d has a new Commanding Officer, Captain Erek Powers. He is an eighteen year veteran who has served in many different parts of Brooklyn, including a previous assignment to the 84th. He was introduced at the\u00a084th Precinct Community Council Meeting<\/a>\u00a0on January 20. As detailed in the\u00a0Eagle\u00a0story, community leaders at that meeting asked him about his plans to deal with a number of issues, including anticipated crowds for national 250th anniversary ceremonies, traffic problems on Atlantic Avenue, and conditions at the Clark Street subway station. Captain Powers promised action on all these matters. Other issues mentioned were \u201cpackage theft, a stranger trying to gain entry into a neighborhood school, noise complaints, unlocked doors at a public housing project, disruptive helicopters flying low over residential buildings, and illegal vending on Washington Street.\u201d<\/p>\n

Welcome back, Captian Powers!<\/p>\n

Photo: NYPD\/Eagle<\/p>\n

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