More Than A Thousand New NYPD Officers Graduate

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They came from all corners of the globe to join their brothers in blue.

The NYPD recruits sworn in at a graduation ceremony in Brooklyn’s Barclays Center today were born in countries like Nigeria, South Korea, China, Albania, Pakistan, and Somalia — and speak 59 languages.

New York Post

New York is on track for a record low year in homicides, and Mayor Michael Bloomberg touted the city's drop in crime during the New York City Police Department graduation ceremony at Barclays Center Friday. NY1's Bobby Cuza filed the following report.

On Friday, a graduating class of 1,159 new police officers was sworn in at Barclays Center. The streets they will soon patrol, city officials point out, will be the safest they’ve ever been

NY1

Most of my family is either FDNY or NYPD. One of my own family members graduated this class. I was able to attend this event, it was an amazing experience.

Heres a shot I got towards the end of the ceremony, right after Bloomberg's speech.

Stay Safe Our Brothers In Blue!!

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CONGRATS to EMTBravo Member "DFFD227" who

graduated the NYPD Academy!