New York Police Department's 10-Foot Cops (NYPD Mounted Unit) On Fifth Avenue

These are three of the New York Police Department's 10-foot cops (NYPD Mounted Unit) during a ceremonial trot down Fifth Avenue for a recent parade. These cops on horses also patrol high-crime neighborhoods, make late-night shows of force through Times Square and take the lead during search-and-rescue missions. In recent years, the mounted patrols play a larger role in battling crime in NYC. “There’s a reason we call them the 10-foot cop,” Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly said, “You can see them from blocks away, they’re great at crowd control and they’re probably the most photographed piece of equipment we have. I’m a huge fan.”

NYPD'S 10-FOOT COPS

These are some of the New York Police Department's cops on horses that patrol high-crime neighborhoods, trot down Fifth Avenue for parades, make late-night shows of force through Times Square and take the lead during search-and-rescue missions along thicket-filled riverbanks and wooded urban parkland. “There’s a reason we call them the 10-foot cop,” Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly said. “You can see them from blocks away, they’re great at crowd control and they’re probably the most photographed piece of equipment we have. I’m a huge fan.” I took these photos in Times Square last March 15.