Harbor George, an existing waterfront facility, serves as the emergency backup site for the NYPD Emergency Services Harbor Command Unit (Harbor Charlie). The unit has over 150 officers patrolling 576 miles of waterfront surrounding New York City and an elite team of 31 scuba divers. Following the partial destruction of Harbor Charlie during Superstorm Sandy, the NYPD needed an emergency backup unit at Harbor George to protect against a potential future loss of Harbor Charlie Command.