STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Mayor Eric Adams announced the expansion of the NYPD’s Quality of Life Division to Staten Island, completing the citywide rollout of specialized teams addressing non-emergency complaints.

Here are five key takeaways from the original article by the Advance/SILive.com.

1. Staten Island becomes the final borough to receive specialized ‘Q-Teams’

Adams and NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch announced that Staten Island is now receiving dedicated police squads known as “Q-Teams” to address quality of life issues. These teams consist of specially-trained officers from various NYPD roles, including neighborhood coordination officers, youth coordination officers, and traffic safety officers. Each team operates at the precinct level under a Quality of Life Division sergeant

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