The 52nd Precinct honored its officers, community stakeholders and businesses for going above and beyond their duties over the past year at the 12th annual Fellowship Recognition Breakfast.

Hosted by the 52nd Precinct Community Council, the yearly event was held at Monroe College Oct. 23 and featured a ceremony where several elected officials, NYPD officers, and community members delivered speeches.

The council, a volunteer-based group, serves as a liaison between the community and Police Department. Their meetings are held the fourth Thursday of every month and addresses police matters. Inspector Nilda Hofmann, commanding officer of the 52nd Precinct, routinely appears at the forum, taking questions from residents.

A number of awards were given out at the breakfast including the Team Award given to the precinct’s Anti-Crime Team, the School Crossing Guard Award going to Theresa McDonald, and the Auxiliary Award to Argenis Checo, an auxiliary officer who accumulated more than 300 hours of service at the precinct.

Hofmann presented the Police Officer of the Year award to Police Officer James Lundy, who also received an award for his duties as part of the Anti-Crime Team. “He gives his heart out there to the community,” said Hofmann of Lundy. “You’re gonna do big things in the community.”

The event also featured several civilian awards that went to Councilman Andrew Cohen, the clergy at Creflo Dollar Ministries/Ambassador of Change and Leah Takantzas, an assistant district attorney at the Bronx District Attorney’s Office.

The event was made possible through donations by many sponsorship teams including the Marble Hill Target team, the Government and Community Relations team at Montefiore Health System, Dean Simon and the Monroe College team, among others.