Neighborhood Safety Team officers from the NYPD\u2019s 73rd Precinct in Brooklyn responded to a call about a menacing gun incident on Saturday, quickly tracking down a suspect and taking a loaded firearm off the street, according to the precinct.<\/p>\n
What the NYPD said<\/p>\n
In a brief post from the NYPD 73rd Precinct on X<\/a>, the command reported that officers \u201cmade an arrest\u201d and seized the \u201cloaded firearm\u201d used in the incident. The post did not identify the suspect or specify what charges, if any, were filed.<\/p>\n Where this happened<\/p>\n The 73rd Precinct covers parts of northeastern Brooklyn and lists its command at 1470 East New York Avenue, according to the NYPD<\/a>. The command serves Brownsville and Ocean Hill, areas where NST units regularly patrol. Local coverage has noted the precinct\u2019s social media posts about recent NST arrests and recoveries<\/a>.<\/p>\n Neighborhood Safety Teams under scrutiny<\/p>\n Neighborhood Safety Teams were set up to focus on guns and violent crime, but they have also drawn criticism from a court-appointed Independent Monitor and civil-rights organizations for higher rates of potentially unlawful stops and for racial disparities. An audit by the Independent Monitor found elevated noncompliance and oversight gaps, and groups including the Legal Defense Fund and The Legal Aid Society have called for tighter supervision, as laid out in reports by the Independent Monitor<\/a> and the Legal Defense Fund<\/a>.<\/p>\n What remains unclear<\/p>\n