NEW YORK (CBSNewYork)-- They're called New York City's 10-foot cops. Officers of the NYPD Mounted Unit patrol atop an elite group of 55 horses who also perform a vital service as members of the ...

It might seem like an easy gig to be a horse cop — but neigh! Six new NYPD mounted unit officers are undergoing a rigorous 3-to-6-month training program in the Bronx to build up their horses ...

“Most of the officers in our unit started out with no riding experience,” Deputy Inspector Barry Gelbman, who heads up the NYPD Mounted Unit, told The Post. And he prefers it that ...

What exactly are they doing there? To find out, CBS2's Elle McLogan met Jason Bernfeld, a police officer for the NYPD's Mounted Unit. He introduced her to the Mounted Unit Headquarters ...

Generally, when New Yorkers picture the NYPD’s mounted unit, they’re thinking of the giant horses the police department typically uses to corral massive crowds at parades and events like New Year’s ...

It’s been two years since the NYPD’s Mounted Unit moved from Pier 76 in Hell’s Kitchen to Mercedes House, the ziggurat luxury rental on West 53rd Street. (That’s right, even New York City ...

The NYPD’s Mounted Unit Training Center is where officers and horses learn how to patrol the busy streets of New York City. Officer Alban Kalj and Officer Andi Gjeci are both instructors of the ...

"It's beneficial to the officers - our proximity to Times Square, our deployment, our times to respond out are less," added Mounted Unit Commanding Officer Barry Gelbman. The NYPD mounted is made ...