On July 12, the Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz commended New York City Police Officer Vincent A. Schiavarelli on his valiant efforts to protect Brooklyn citizens from a dangerous assailant.

“Despite being off-duty, officer Schiavarelli foiled an attempted robbery at a Dunkin’ Donuts in Prospect Lefferts Gardens. He put himself in harm’s way in order to save others from potential injury from a knife-wielding assailant,” Markowitz said. “It is a testament to his courage and selflessness that his first instinct was to put himself at risk in order to keep others from harm. In some places, they call that kind of bravery going above and beyond the call of duty. Around here, we call it having the Brooklyn attitude! Clearly Schiavarelli has the Brooklyn attitude and then some!”