9th Precinct, New York City Police Department
NYPD precinct in lower Manhattan
The 9th Precinct of the New York City Police Department is a police precinct in New York City. It is one of 78 NYPD patrol areas. Its boundaries are East 14th Street to the north, Broadway to the west, East Houston Street to the south and the East River to the east. It is three-quarters of a square mile in area, and it covers the neighborhoods commonly referred to as the East Village, Alphabet City, Loisaida and NoHo.
The 9th Precinct's nickname is "The Fighting Ninth".
History
The precinct was originally designated as the 15th Precinct. When a new police station, designed by the firm of Hoppin & Koen in 1912, was built at 321 East 5th Street, the 15th Precinct's numbers were carved into the sidewalk pediment. The 15th Precinct became the 9th in 1929 during a citywide renumbering of precincts.
The station-house was closed in May 2002 and demolished. A new, taller building was erected and the original stone facade was re-installed.
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