| Mounted Unit | |
|---|---|
 NYPD Mounted Unit in Times Square 2022 | |
| Active | 1858–present[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Agency | New York City Police Department |
| Part of | Special Operations Bureau[2] |
| Headquarters | 550 W 54th St, New York, NY 10019 |
| Structure | |
| Troops |
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| Commanders | |
| Current commander | Inspector Barry M. Gelbman[3] |
| Equipment | |
| Vehicles | Horse trailers, Ford F-250s, and other various support vehicles |
| Animals | 55 Horses[4] |
| Website | |
| www1 | |
The Mounted Unit is part of the Special Operations Bureau of the New York City Police Department (NYPD) and is one of the largest mounted police units in the United States. The Mounted Unit, referred to as "10 foot cops", is used as a crime deterrent and often deployed for crowd control at demonstrations, protests, concerts, sporting events, and parades throughout four of New York's five boroughs.[5][6] Staten Island does not have a mounted unit troop.
- ^ "NYPD Mounted Unit: Meet the horses that patrol NYC's streets | amNewYork". September 16, 2016.
- ^ "Special Operations". New York City Police Department. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
- ^ @NYPDSpecialops (January 5, 2015). "D.I. Barry Gelbman #Mounted C.O. on "Fantan" leads the #Mounted Troop down the funeral route for PO Liu yesterday" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "NYPD Mounted Unit: Meet the horses that patrol NYC's streets | amNewYork". September 16, 2016.
- ^ "Special Operations – NYPD". www1.nyc.gov. Retrieved August 11, 2022.
- ^ "Behind The Scenes With The NYPD's Elite Mounted Unit". www.cbsnews.com. Retrieved August 11, 2022.