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Event Overview
The expansion of New York City's Quality of Life Division QTeams to all of Queens reflects intensified efforts to address urban public safety concerns through targeted enforcement. This initiative prioritizes community wellness by tackling issues such as illegal mopeds, abandoned vehicles, encampments, and outdoor drug activity, highlighting the intersection of local governance and law enforcement strategies in managing metropolitan challenges.
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Mayor Eric Adams and NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch Announce Expansion of Quality of Life Teams Across All of Queens
On August 14, 2024, New York City Mayor Eric Adams and NYPD Commissioner Jessica S. Tisch announced the expansion of the NYPD’s Quality of Life Division "QTeams" to cover the entire borough of Queens. The QTeams focus on addressing daily public safety and community wellness issues, including enforcement against illegal mopeds, towing abandoned or derelict vehicles, clearing encampments, addressing outdoor drug use, and managing noise complaints.
The QTeams program began in April 2024 with six pilot commands. Since inception, the teams have improved non-emergency response times by an average of 47 minutes citywide, towed 701 vehicles, and seized 318 illegal e-bikes, scooters, and mopeds. They have responded to more than 31,500 combined 911 and 311 calls.
Following the pilot’s success, the NYPD expanded QTeams to every precinct in Manhattan on July 14, 2024, in the Bronx on July 21, and in Brooklyn on July 28. The program will extend to Staten Island precincts on August 18, 2024, and to all housing commands on August 25, 2024.
The announcement also marked the start of Mayor Adams’ "End Culture of Anything Goes" campaign. The campaign aims to showcase the administration’s work to reform laws and improve systems to assist individuals with severe mental illness, alongside investments in outreach, harm reduction, wraparound services, and housing. These efforts aim to improve quality of life and prevent public disorder on city streets.
Mayor Adams stated that every New Yorker should feel secure in daily activities, and that the approach applied to assist those with severe mental illness would also address other health-related crises in public spaces.