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Must See: Watch An NYPD Officer 'Whip/Nae-Nae' At a Brooklyn Block Party

An NYPD officer joins in on the fun at a Brooklyn block party.
Watch An NYPD Officer 'Whip/Nae-Nae' At a Brooklyn Block Party
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By Imani Brammer · Updated October 27, 2020
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When it comes to block parties, food, music and dancing are the three crucial ingredients. These days you can add the inescapable “Whip/ Nae Nae” to the mix as the must-have song at every summer gathering. Even cops can’t escape the catchy tune. NYPD officer James Ferrazzo, from NYC’s 79th Precinct, joined in on the fun as a block party in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn took off in a synchronized routine of rapper Silento’s popular song. 

Watch as Ferrazzo shows us a lighter side of policing.