The New York State Police Special Operations Response Team (SORT) was created in 1980 to provide a tactical response element for the Winter Olympics in Lake Placid. There are currently five regional teams: Capital, North Central, South Central, South and West.

The Emergency Service Unit (ESU) is part of the Special Operations Bureau of the New York City Police Department. The unit provides specialized support and advanced equipment to other NYPD units. Members of ESU are cross-trained in multiple disciplines for …

NYSP Uniform Structures for all members of the New York State Police. The public roster holds important information such as Patrol Hours, BPS Status, Team Assignment as well as your Rank! NYSP...

We are now accepting applications for the NYS Trooper Entrance Exam! Please visit joinstatepolice.ny.gov to learn more. First Deputy Superintendent R. Christopher West was appointed to his current role as second in command of …

Minimum graduation level fitness norms have been set at the 70th percentile, based upon the Cooper Institute for Aerobics Research. In order to graduate from the New York State Police Academy, a recruit must perform at the 70th percentile in each of the subtests: sit-ups, push-ups and the 1.5 mile run.

Emergency Service Unit (ESU) responds to a wide range of calls for assistance, including people threatening to jump off bridges or buildings, people stuck in elevators, barricaded perpetrators, and hostage situations. ESU supports all department initiatives and provides assistance to every patrol command, as well as Federal and State law ...

The Emergency Service Unit is apart of the Special Operations Bureau of the New York State Police. This unit provides specialized support and advanced equipment to other NYSP...

Other duties include, assist the Special Operations Division with security breaches (red and orange alerts) and enhance security for Rikers Island during emergencies. ESU is readily available to participate in all scheduled and unscheduled searches, and …

Welcome to the New York State Police portal! Here you can locate all the documentation and important information for the department! All the links a NYSP Trooper would need! LOAs, Patrol logs,...

There seems to be more opportunity, aside from the tactical stuff like ESU, regarding criminal investigations and plainclothes work in the NYPD but NYSP has more “outdoorsy” units like snowmobile/ATV, underwater recovery team, etc. Pay seems better with NYPD but overall benefits and QOL seem better with NYSP.