NYPD

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A flock of Piaggio Scooters

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Field Communications

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ESU pick up and trailer

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From ESS 1

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NYPD 10th Pct Van

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NYPD 10th Pct, I think they are Cushmans...

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NYPD 1st Pct

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NYPD Traffic Enforcement

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Walking down the block from the reviewing stand to the St Patrick's Day parade in NYC. A colleague from the AOH is a parade marshal this year.

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NYC OEM small and Large

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Patrol Bureau Manhattan North

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Another NYPD Sprinter and the more usually seen Commo Bureau IC buses

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A new and unusual entry - NYPD satellite truck with extending mast.

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Later on I got a chance to capture part of the front of the NYPD Satellite truck. At this moment the band marching past is St Michael's Scout Band from Enniskillen Ireland. They're on a two week tour over here.

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Ok, everyones photos of St Pats day and watching the live feed at work on WNBC has convinced me that I must attend next years event!



Where do you find most of the units, around St Pats or the entire route along 5th Ave to 64th St?



BTW any truth to the rumor that Sanitation has a Pipe Band????



THanks for posting!

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[quote name='franksansev' post='198042' date='Mar 19 2008, 09:08 ']Ok, everyones photos of St Pats day and watching the live feed at work on WNBC has convinced me that I must attend next years event!



Where do you find most of the units, around St Pats or the entire route along 5th Ave to 64th St?



BTW any truth to the rumor that Sanitation has a Pipe Band????



THanks for posting![/quote]



I usually find alot of NYPD units near the start and around St Patrick's Cathedral. They usually have at least one NYPD Comm Van and a Mobile Command Center near there. The reviewing stand is uptown outside Central Park in the upper 60's. Otherwise you'll find RMPs from all over the City anywhere they can find a parking spot.



Yes Sanitation has their own pipe band. [url="http://dsnypipesanddrums.com"]http://dsnypipesanddrums.com[/url].

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When I was in high school in the fifties and marching in the parade all the uniformed services and schools had brass bands. Only the counties had pipe bands. Now there are very few brass bands mostly high school from out of state (and they have as many as 200 players marching and tooting.)



Here's a link



[url="http://www.nypost.com/seven/03142008/entertainment/the_official_line_of_march_101834.htm?page=7"]http://www.nypost.com/seven/03142008/enter...1834.htm?page=7[/url]



This shows the reviewing stand located between 64th and 65th streets. (This is for the high mucky-mucks. There are additional stands before and after this street. This is where the NBC portable station is located. It's also the street where NYPD sets up.) You can stand on the sidewalk across from the stand (you need a ticket to sit in the stands and they're easy to get if you're associated with the parade or hard to get if you're not, but they can be had usually with a phone call.



This parade started at 11 and finished about four. I'll have to review the program to see how many units were marching. Here's a click of the WNBC broadcast booth showing nobody on the sidewalk at this location (that's 'cause they're all across the street on the bleachers.



Phil, Bklyn

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Thanks gang for all the help and info!



Frank

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[quote name='JScott128' post='197798' date='Mar 18 2008, 06:04 ']NYPD Traffic Enforcement[/quote]



I recall hearing NYPD vehicles this color being used by reservists, is that still true or are the traffic units now using these colors on their regular patrol vehicles?

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[quote name='JFong' post='198127' date='Mar 19 2008, 17:54 ']I recall hearing NYPD vehicles this color being used by reservists, is that still true or are the traffic units now using these colors on their regular patrol vehicles?[/quote]



NYPD Auxiliary officers use vehicles with similar markings, and so does School Safety officers. Here is a link to an Auxiliary vehicle:

[url="http://www.firepics.net/groupboards/index.php?s=&showtopic=120&view=findpost&p=2567"]http://www.firepics.net/groupboards/index....post&p=2567[/url]



Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but none of the Traffic agents, school safety officers or auxiliary are sworn police officers and they do not carry firearms.



Scott