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New York City Housing Authority Police Department
The
New York City Housing Authority Police Department
was a
law enforcement agency
in
New York City
that existed from 1952 to 1995, which was then merged into the NYPD. The roots of this organization go back to 1934 and the creation of the
New York City Housing Authority
(NYCHA).
New York City
Mayor
Fiorello H. La Guardia
authorized the hiring of security guards to patrol the city's public housing buildings. These guards eventually were trained and became the first officers of the Housing Police, which was officially created in 1952. The Housing Police, along with the
New York City Transit Police
, was merged into the
New York City Police Department
in 1995 by
New York City
Mayor
Rudolph W. Giuliani
and continues today as the
Housing Bureau
.
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