13th Precinct Names New Commanding Officer

Deputy Inspector Daniel J. Orlando has taken over from Inspector Angel L. Figueroa Jr. as the NYPD Commanding Officer of the 13th Precinct, which encompasses Stuyvesant Town, Peter Cooper Village, Gramercy Park, as well as the lower portion of Rosehill, Madison Square Park, and Union Square Park. Orlando moved into the position after previously heading Transit District 20 in Jamaica.

The top job has been vacant since Figueroa, a much decorated 23-year veteran who was promoted to inspector only last November, moved downtown to the Professional Standards Bureau at 1 Police Plaza.

According to CompStat figures, crimes recorded by the NYPD (murder, rape, robbery, felony assault, etc.) are trending downwards in 2023 compared to the same four month period a year ago. The 13th has traditionally been one of the precincts with some of the lowest crime rates in Manhattan, and reported incidents have dropped by two-and-a-half percent in a year, from 591 to 576.

Specifically, there have been no recorded murders in the precinct in the first four months of 2022 or 2023. Reported rapes have dropped 55 percent, with four this year compared to nine in the same four month period a year ago. The two exceptions to the falling crime rate are grand larceny and grand theft auto, which have increased by five percent and 29.4 percent, respectively. This year, through April 30, there were 22 vehicles stolen in the precinct, compared to 17 in the same four months a year ago.