Effective since midnight on Thursday, Dec. 7, the newly appointed commanding officer of the 52nd Precinct is Captain Chase Maneri. Brenda Caldwell, president of the 52nd Precinct Community Council, shared the news, which had been expected, with residents on Friday, Dec. 9, and it has also been confirmed by the NYPD.

According to the NYPD press team, Maneri was appointed to the department in January of 2008. They said his past assignments include but are not limited to the 30th Precinct, as a police officer, the 48th Precinct as a sergeant, the 44th Precinct as a lieutenant, and the detective bureau as a captain. Additionally, they said he has been assigned to PSA 5 as the commanding officer.

The 30th Precinct covers some or all of the north Manhattan neighborhoods of Hamilton Heights, Sugar Hill, and West Harlem. The precinct also contains Riverside Park and Jackie Robinson Park. The Bronx’s 48th Precinct covers some or all of the neighborhoods of Belmont, East Tremont, and West Farms. Fordham University’s Bronx campus is nestled in the precinct’s northern corner, the famous Arthur Avenue runs down the center, and the Cross Bronx Expressway and Crotona Park form the southern border.

The Bronx’s 44th Precinct serves 1.97 square miles of the southwest portion of the borough. The precinct is home to the Grand Concourse, Bronx Terminal Market, and Yankee Stadium. Meanwhile, Police Service Area (PSA) 5 serves New York City Housing Authority developments in the 23rd, 25th, and 28th precincts.

The 23rd Precinct covers some or all of the neighborhoods of East Harlem, or El Barrio, north of East 96th Street. The Precinct is primarily a residential area, with some small commercial districts.

The 25th Precinct covers some or all of the neighborhoods of East Harlem. The precinct is home to large residential community as well as Marcus Garvey Park, Harlem Art Park, and the 125th Street Metro-North Station. The 28th Precinct covers some or all of the central portion of Harlem. The precinct is home to the historic Apollo Theater, the Adam Clayton Powell Harlem State Office Building, and the Studio Museum in Harlem.

She said the 52nd Precinct Community Council hoped Maneri’s time would allow him to attend the next community council meeting scheduled for Thursday, Dec. 21 at Tracey Towers in Bedford Park. “We know it will take time for him to get adjusted,” Caldwell said. “Please help the community council welcome and wish our CO Captain Chase Manier many blessings on this new journey for him,” she said.

Caldwell also shared that former commanding officer of the 52nd Precinct, Deputy Inspector Jeremy Schebulin [who was appointed to that role towards the end of 2021] has been assigned to a new role as commanding officer of the 46th Precinct, a role previously held by Inspector John J. Potkay.

The 46th Precinct serves the central part of the western Bronx and encompasses some or all of the neighborhoods of Fordham, University Heights, Morris Heights and Mount Hope.

Caldwell said that also leaving the 52nd Precinct, which covers the neighborhoods of Norwood, Bedford Park, Fordham, Kingsbridge, Bronx Park, and University Heights, was its executive officer, Capt. Asif Iqbal. Caldwell said Iqbal has been appointed the commanding officer for Transit Downtown Brooklyn. “Congrats and blessings to them both on their new journey[s],” Caldwell wrote.

Scheublin and several other colleagues from the NYPD were recently thanked for their service and presented with various proclamations, including by Bronx Borough President Vanessa Gibson, at the 52nd Precinct Community Council’s annual fellowship brunch held at Monroe College on Friday, Nov. 17.

Scheublin also recently participated in a public safety forum at the Bronx Library Center in Kingsbridge Heights on Thursday, Nov. 30, organized jointly by the 52nd Precinct Community Council and Bronx Community Board 7. Among the topics discussed at the forum was the issue of open drug use in and around Poe Park, which is located opposite P.S. 246.

A short video of a young member of the audience asking an unrelated question to the panelists at the event, which included representatives from the Sheriff’s office and Borough Patrol Bronx can be viewed here. [Story to follow].

Meanwhile, Caldwell is encouraging the community to attend the council’s Dec. 21st meeting at 6.30 p.m. on Dec. 21 (flier attached). “We promise to have a fun night after our business at hand,” she said. “We will also have our first ever ‘Ugly Sweater Contest’.”

A summary of recent major crime statistics for the 52nd Precinct is attached.

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