The NYPD held a career day at its police academy in Queens on Thursday for hundreds of young people involved in its summer internship program, which aims to help the most at-risk youth find meaningful career paths.

The state-of-the-art cadet training facility located at 130-30 28th Avenue in Flushing was transformed into both a playground and educational center for teens looking to take their next steps in life. After spending the summer working elbow-to-elbow with the men and women in blue, cops showed the wide-eyed youngsters department vehicles like helicopters and allowed them to partake in realistic scenarios through the use of virtual reality while also offering them the prospect of taking on jobs in the NYPD and beyond.

“These kids are really from the community,” Assistant Commiss

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