A major change in how the NYPD controls its officers is being tested in South Queens.
It's called Strategic and Tactical Command, or SAT-COM.
Across eight precincts in South Queens, specialized officers working narcotics, vice, and detectives will report directly to the Queens South Commander—not their respective units.
It's meant to cut down on red tape, and increase responsiveness, but officials say it'll also build stronger neighborhood ties.
"Now, the hope is that by putting the police out of their cars, and into the communities, working with community organizations, working with business leaders, that they're going to be more connected to the community. And I think that's going to be one of the major differences that you're going to see here," says Councilman Daniel Dromm.
Bratton used the SAT-COM system the last time he was NYPD commissioner, back in the 1990s.
If it proves effective in South Queens, sources say it could be expanded to Harlem next.
Housing police are currently left out of the test.