The move is in line with remarks made by NYC mayor Eric Adams at an event in Manhattan earlier this month.
"Do not congregate, or engage in unnecessary conversation, with other members of the service while on post, absent police necessity," the memo reads, according to the New York Post.
It continues to address the duty of patrol supervisors, who must now, "Ensure members of the service do not congregate, or engage in unnecessary conversation, with other members of the service while on post, absent police necessity."
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On August 6, while out and approximately on a Summer Streets bike ride, Mayor Adams expressed his frustration with cops standing too close to one another.
"They should not all be congregated together," Adams explained to one of the officers.
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According to City & State New York's Jeff Coltin, Adams then proposed the NYPD hadn't been "deploying [their] personnel correctly."
"How about scattering out, so we ensure safety and deploy personnel?" he announced.
Adams continued that he was "going to find out who's in charge" of that particular squad, so he could ask if what they did "came from the top."
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Adams' remarks received backing from many New Yorkers. One Twitter user based in the city questioned why it took so long for officials to take action against the congregation of officers.
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"Where is oversight like this within the NYPD?" he wrote.
Just weeks later, the calls appear to have been heeded, however whether NYPD officers comply with the new guidelines remains to be seen.
Fear of crime has been on the rise across the city, leading for calls to increase police presence in particularly notorious areas.
"The order is unnecessary," Police Benevolent Association president Patrick Lynch announced. "Pretty soon there won't be enough cops left to congregate anywhere in the city, because these miserable working conditions and the low pay are forcing them to quit in droves."
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A Manhattan police officer with more than two decades on the job also bristled at the missive.
"Worry about crime in the city and stop worrying regarding cops congregating," the cop stated. "Worry about your transit system and how it's out of control. Worry about your shootings. Officers can't even walk around their own neighborhood without getting their ass kicked."
A policing expert announced that the orders show the department is suffering from staffing issues.
"It just goes to show you that they're spread thin," stated Joseph Giacalone, a John Jay College of Criminal Justice professor and a former NYPD sergeant.
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