Today in history.
Contributors: Library of Congress. National Digital Library Program.
Publisher: Library of Congress
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Washington, DC
Language: eng
Format: Electronic resource
Subjects: New York (N.Y.). Police Dept. -- History.; Police -- New York (State) -- New York.
Other titles: June 1; New York's finest
Description: History of the New York City Police Department. Founded in 1845, it had an initial force of 900 men. Today the NYPD is among the largest municipal police departments in the United States. Its jurisdiction includes the city's five boroughs, with an force of over 38,000 uniform officers.
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Illustrated by digitized items from the American Memory historic collections compiled by the National Digital Library Program of the Library of Congress.
Mode of access: World Wide Web.