City departments Flags of New York City

1 city departments

1.1 police department
1.2 fire department
1.3 department of correction
1.4 parks , recreation
1.5 sheriff
1.6 sanitation

city departments
police department

police department

the flag of new york city police department adopted in 1919.

it has twenty-four stars on blue field, representing original towns , villages compose city. 5 green , white stripes represent 5 boroughs.

officers killed in line of duty have police department flag draped on caskets.

fire department

the flag of fire department of city of new york has 5 red , white stripes, representing 5 boroughs. canton features maltese cross city seal in center, surrounded hook, ladder, fire hydrant , letters f.d.n.y. .

fire department variant coffin flag

the fire department uses variant flag, in vertical orientation maltese cross turned on side , gold fringe, draped on caskets of fallen department members.

department of correction

the flag of department of correction adopted in 1998, upon centennial of consolidation of new york city. features sixteen blue , white stripes, same number of major facilities administered department @ time. on orange canton sits seal of city of new york in gold, surrounded 5 stars 5 boroughs , year 1895 , when department created.

parks , recreation

the flag of parks department features department s leaf logo in green against white field.

the parks department flag flown on yardarm on every park in new york city, alongside city flag , beneath flag of united states of america. these yardarms controversial when first introduced in 1997, partly because considered inappropriate outside of nautical context , partly because seen former president of city s art commission over-reaching on part of parks commissioner henry stern.

sheriff

sheriff s office

the flag of new york city sheriff s office flag features navy blue field, on city s seal in blue against oblong white background outlined in gold , red. words sheriff s office , city of new york set in gold horizontal text above , below seal, respectively.

sanitation

the new york city department of sanitation flag features department s symbol - caduceus letter s superimposed upon - against blue field, surrounded words city of new york , department of sanitation in gold.