1 Police Plaza

New York City police headquarters 1PP the 1986 television film One Police Plaza (film)One Police Plaza (film) usages of "PP1" Pp1 (disambiguation) the chemical compound 1-PP October 2019 September 2022 One Police Plaza NYPD Headquarters 1PP One Police Plaza - 2026 (55313845681).jpg 1 Police Plaza in 2026 Brutalist $58 million New York City, New York, U.S. yes City of New York New York City Police Department 40.712204 -74.001676 type:landmark_region:US-NY inline,title 1968 1973 October 16, 1973 1984 14 (above ground) Castagna & Sons Gruzen & Partners One Police Plaza (often abbreviated as 1PP) is the headquarters of the New York City Police Department (NYPD). The building is located on Park Row in Civic Center, Manhattan, near New York City's City Hall and the Brooklyn Bridge. Its block borders Park Row, Pearl Street, and Police Plaza. 1PP replaced the NYPD's previous headquarters at 240 Centre Street, approximately 1 mi km north of 1 Police Plaza. Description thumb|left|upright|The NYPD's previous headquarters, at 240 Centre Street between Broome and Grand Streets One Police Plaza is rectangular in plan and is an inverted pyramid in elevation. It is a 13-level, horizontally-oriented brutalist building designed by Gruzen and Partners.NYC Police Headquarters http://www.nyc-architecture.com/SCC/SCC020.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20040828225124/http://nyc-architecture.com/SCC/SCC020.htm usurped August 28, 2004 The building was dedicated on October 16, 1973.Kaufman Michael T. Parade and Moments of Nostalgia Mark Dedication of City Police Headquarters The New York Times October 17, 1973 https://www.nytimes.com/1973/10/17/archives/parade-and-moments-of-nostalgia-mark-dedication-of-city-police.html October 17, 2024 A 22000 sqft m2 on expansion project was completed in 2011. Lower Manhattan residents held a rally on August 27, 2008 near One Police Plaza to protest the addition, and tenants of three neighboring co-ops filed a lawsuit to force the NYPD to undergo environmental and land use reviews.http://www.ny1.com/content/top_stories/85418/lower-manhattan-residents-to-rally-against-nypd/Default.aspx Lower Manhattan Residents Rally Against NYPD NY1 December 1, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080905185541/http://www.ny1.com/Content/Top_Stories/85418/lower-manhattan-residents-to-rally-against-nypd/Default.aspx September 5, 2008 dead Located on the second floor of One Police Plaza is the Real Time Crime Center, an anti-crime computer network which is essentially a large search engine and data warehouse operated by detectives to assist officers in the field with their investigations. The Major Case Squad and the Technical Assistance Response Unit (TARU) are also located at 1PP.Fahim Kareem Center Gives Police High-Tech Help The New York Times July 15, 2005 https://www.nytimes.com/2005/07/15/nyregion/center-gives-police-hightech-help.html June 29, 2016 Inside 1 Police Plaza, a room on the second floor affectionately called "The Shack" served as the police bureau office for local press outlets until 2024 when it was moved to a structure outside the building.Klein Charlotte 2023-12-14 "A Slippery Slope": NYPD Is Relocating Reporters From Police HQ to a Trailer https://www.vanityfair.com/news/nypd-reporters-trailer 2024-01-12 Vanity Fair en-US Its tenants include the Associated Press, the Daily News, New York Post, The New York Times, Newsday, Staten Island Advance, El Diario La Prensa, NY1 News, and WINS Radio.Moore Tina Welcome to The Shack, our new blog from inside NYPD headquarters at One Police Plaza https://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/theshack/shack-new-blog-nypd-headquarters-police-plaza-blog-entry-1.1625405 Daily News New York The Shack June 29, 2016 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20161103223348/https://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/theshack/shack-new-blog-nypd-headquarters-police-plaza-blog-entry-1.1625405 November 3, 2016 Its police counterpart is on the 13th floor, the office of the Deputy Commissioner of Public Information (DCPI). Also inside 1PP is the "Thirteenth Floor", the office of the New York City Police Commissioner. Park Row closure criticism thumb|left|One Police Plaza showing Tony Rosenthal 5 in 1, 1973–74 (plop art) Cor-Ten Steel sculpture Park Row, historically a major artery linking the Financial District to Chinatown and the Bowery, has been closed to public traffic since 2001.https://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/24/nyregion/24police.html The New York Times Cara Buckley Chinatown Residents Frustrated Over Street Closed Since 9/11 September 24, 2007 The NYPD asserts that this is necessary to protect its headquarters from a truck bomb attack. Chinatown residents were particularly frustrated at the disruption caused by the closure of the thoroughfare, especially nearby residents. People who live nearby argued that the police department had placed a chokehold on an entire neighborhood and that if One Police Plaza was such an obvious terrorist target, it should be moved from a residential area.Dave Hogarty http://gothamist.com/2007/09/24/park_row_paraly.php Park Row Paralysis Gothamist September 24, 2007 March 16, 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110521042339/http://gothamist.com/2007/09/24/park_row_paraly.php May 21, 2011 Members of the Civic Center Residents Coalition fought the security perimeter around One Police Plaza for years. Park Row reopened for foot traffic and MTA buses in 2005,Rutenberg Jim 2005-04-15 Park Row Is to Be Reopened To Pedestrian and Bus Traffic en-US The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2005/04/15/nyregion/park-row-is-to-be-reopened-to-pedestrian-and-bus-traffic.html 2022-09-24 0362-4331 although only 200 buses per day were allowed on the street, and they had to pass through security checkpoints.Wilson Michael 2005-05-16 Metro Briefing | New York: Manhattan: Park Row Reopened To Buses en-US The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/16/nyregion/metro-briefing-new-york-manhattan-park-row-reopened-to-buses.html 2022-09-24 0362-4331 In 2007, the NYPD said that it would not be moving despite the numerous complaints from residents, explaining that they had tried to alleviate the impact of the security measures by forbidding officers from parking in nearby public spaces and by reopening a stairway that skirts the headquarters' south side and leads down to street level near the Brooklyn Bridge. The department also planned to redesign its guard booths and security barriers to make them more attractive, and was involved in efforts to convert two lanes of Park Row into a cycling and pedestrian greenway, which opened in June 2018.Spivack Caroline Park Row Bike And Pedestrian Paths Reopens After 9/11 Closure Lower East Side-Chinatown, NY Patch June 22, 2018 https://patch.com/new-york/lower-east-side-chinatown/park-row-bike-pedestrian-paths-reopens-after-9-11-closure October 17, 2024 References 30em Architecture New York City Category:1973 establishments in New York City Category: Brutalist architecture in New York City Category: Civic Center, Manhattan Category:1970s architecture in the United States Category: Government buildings completed in 1973 Category: Headquarters in the United States Category: New York City Police Department buildings Category: Office buildings in Manhattan Category:Police headquarters in the United States