Black police officials host their own recruitment event to encourage African Americans to become police officers.
The event hosted by the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives (NOBLE) coincided with the start of the NYPD's latest exam filing period.
Speakers told prospective cops what to expect in the hiring process and tips on passing the test at their meet-up in Bedford-Stuyvesant.
"New York City is a middle class, union town and police union jobs have helped Blacks, Hispanics and women break barriers that without union jobs, we wouldn't be able to do," said Derek Powers, President of the state chapter of NOBLE.
Last fall, the NYPD launched a recruitment program to get more women and people of color signed up.
The Department has been criticized for limiting the number of people who can take the hiring exam.