If you are pregnant or the mother of a young child, the NYPD wants to throw you a baby shower.
This is an initiative of the NYPD’s community affairs department where they support mothers from different counties in a massive event.
During the celebrations, in addition to giving them baby items, they also offer them help with paperwork and even medical checkups.
Nikaulys Gutierrez, one of the organizers, pointed out that this initiative is 3 years old.
“It was born in Bronx County 3 years ago with 57 women and now we have more than 5,000 in all boroughs,” he said.
“It is a way to unite the police with the community,” she added, “there are many women who do not have any kind of help.”
In October, the police have four more events where interested mothers can attend.
This is the list and the link of each event to register:
QUEENS
Date: October 12
Lugar: Saint Bartholonew Catholic Church
Address: 43-22 Ithaca Street, Queens
Hours: 10:00am-1:00pm
Record: click on this link.
STATEN ISLAND
Date: October 14
Locations: YMCA Staten Island
Address: Broadway 651 Broadway, Staten Island
Hours: 12:00pm-3:00pm
Record: click on this link.
BRONX
Date: October 18
Location: The Central YMCA
Address: 434 Westchester Avenue Bronx,
Hours: 10:00am-1:00pm
Record: click on this link.
BROOKLYN
Date: October 19
Location: Medgar Evers College
Address: 1638 Bedford Avenue Brooklyn
Hours: 10:00am-1:00pm
Record: click on this link
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A small alligator is brought to be blessed at St. John the Divine Cathedral in New York.
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Infrequent pet owners participated in this tradition.
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This duck is one of the pets that was blessed.
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Is it an ostrich? Or does this bird have another name? Exotic animals were part of this event.
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A dog waits in the middle of the cathedral to receive the blessing of Saint Francis of Assisi, patron saint of animals.
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An owl was among the blessing animals.
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The Cathedral of St. John the Divine is located at 1047 Amsterdam Avenue and 112th Street in Manhattan.
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The animal procession tradition had not been done inside the Cathedral of St. John the Divine since 2018.
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This religious event unites believers and lovers of animals and pets.
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This lady waits with her little dog to receive the blessing of Saint Francis of Assisi.
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Cathedral priests offered blessings to furry, feathered or scaly companions of all shapes and sizes.
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Not only dogs and cats were part of this procession.
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Pets are considered by many people to be part of the family.
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Dogs of various breeds and sizes were in the cathedral.
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A beautiful white rabbit among the attendees.
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Pet owners love their animals.
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A camel was one of the animals that attracted the most attention of photographers.
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The beautiful cathedral was decorated with the presence of the little animals.
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Blessings were also distributed outside the cathedral building.
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A woman waits with her adorable pet to receive the blessing of Saint Francis of Assisi.
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A beautiful and tender photograph of the blessing and procession of animals on the day of Saint Francis of Assisi.
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Some animals were taken away in their cages.
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The event at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York attracts animal lovers, as well as the curious.
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A woman takes the opportunity to take a selfie with her pet.
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It is a very special time for believers who own pets.
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This dog calmly receives the blessing of Saint Francis of Assisi.
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A huge, and apparently heavy, snake is carried between several young women.
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