{"id":190048,"date":"2026-04-08T21:11:35","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T21:11:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/190048\/"},"modified":"2026-04-08T21:11:35","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T21:11:35","slug":"nypd-to-reopen-former-40th-precinct-as-base-of-bronx-patrol-borough-south-bronx-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/190048\/","title":{"rendered":"NYPD to reopen former 40th Precinct as base of Bronx Patrol Borough South \u2013 Bronx Times"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The former precinct station house at East 138th St. and Alexander Ave. in Mott Haven. <\/p>\n

Photo by Emily Swanson <\/p>\n

The NYPD is restaffing the former 40th Precinct station house on East 138th Street and Alexander Avenue, where it will serve as the base for the Bronx Patrol Borough South.<\/p>\n

The move is part of the department\u2019s plan to split the Bronx into two patrol commands, north and south, as Commissioner Jessica Tisch announced<\/a> in her State of the NYPD address in February. This split, along with adding 200 officers to the Bronx, is meant to bring additional resources to improve safety in the borough.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The 40th Precinct, which includes the South Bronx neighborhoods of Mott Haven, Port Morris and Melrose, opened a new station house at 567 East 149th St. in late 2024. Since then, the former station house has seemed mostly out of use.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Patrol Borough Bronx South will be based out of the old building, and North and South will collectively manage the 12 Bronx precincts.\n<\/p>\n

The move comes as residents have expressed growing concern<\/a> over safety and quality of life in the South Bronx, accusing the city of longstanding neglect and disinvestment.<\/p>\n

\"\"The door of the former NYPD 40th Precinct station house at East 138th St. and Alexander Ave., pictured on April 8.Photo by Emily Swanson<\/p>\n

It also comes as Tisch and Mayor Mamdani have touted<\/a> significant decreases in major crimes throughout the city \u2014 with major crime in the Bronx down 9.4% year-to-date, representing the largest borough decrease in reported crimes. But serious concerns remain.<\/p>\n

For one, the Bronx carries a disproportionate share of NYC homicides. CBS News reported<\/a> in March that half of the city\u2019s homicides as of early March occurred in the Bronx and that the number of homicides and shooting victims were both increased compared to the same period last year.\u00a0<\/p>\n

For the 40th Precinct, NYPD CompStat data<\/a> and quality of life complaint<\/a> records show an increase in 911 call volume compared to last year, as well as thousands of calls to 911 and 311 reporting disorderly behavior, drug sales, noise complaints and more.<\/p>\n

At the 40th Precinct Community Council meeting on April 1, Inspector Scott Callahan clarified that the former station house will not be open to resident walk-ins, and they should visit the new station house on East 149th Street instead, he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt doesn\u2019t change anything day-to-day for the general public,\u201d he said, calling it mainly an \u201cadministrative change.\u201d
\n\"\"The 40th Precinct Community Council meeting on April 1, 2026, led by Inspector Scott Callahan (second from left) and Council President Gabriel De Jesus (second from right).Photo by Emily Swanson\n<\/p>\n

Callahan also said the split will not necessarily bring additional officers to the Bronx beyond the numbers already planned.\u00a0<\/p>\n

He said the 40th Precinct is already receiving new officers every few months, and though he said he\u2019d gladly welcome more, \u201cThey\u2019ve been giving us more nonstop for the last year.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

Assembly Member Chantel Jackson, who represents part of the precinct and attended the meeting, applauded the decision and said she would request even more officers for the 4-0.\n<\/p>\n

Gabriel De Jesus, president of the Precinct Council, told the Bronx Times that he believes the plan will make a difference, especially in residents\u2019 perceptions of neighborhood safety.<\/p>\n

He said the former station house is currently undergoing rehab and should be completed by the end of April. Though it will not be equivalent to the new station house, it will make a difference for residents to see officers coming and going, he said.<\/p>\n

De Jesus said residents are responding positively to the news.\n<\/p>\n

\u201cI think it will have a great effect\u201d and serve as a crime deterrent, he said. \u201cMaybe things will simmer down a little bit.\u201d\u00a0\n<\/p>\n

Officers\u2019 presence at the station house \u2014 prominently located in a bustling neighborhood across the street from the NYCHA Mitchel Houses, which was rocked by an explosion<\/a> and partial building collapse last year \u2014 should help put residents, especially seniors, more at ease, De Jesus said.<\/p>\n

It also helps that NYPD personnel who will lead Bronx Patrol South are already very familiar with the area, he added. Brian Hennessy, who formerly led<\/a> the 40th Precinct as commanding officer, is among them, Callahan said during the meeting.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cHe knows the area very, very well,\u201d De Jesus said of Hennessy.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n

De Jesus said the end result should be an investment that residents can see and feel.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n

\u201cLittle by little, I think things will start shifting, as far as safety concerns,\u201d he said. \u201cEverything now, we\u2019re seeing how it\u2019s gonna work out, and maybe in a few months, it will be, like, a new story.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

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