why is nypd flag green?
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The flag you saw is the flag of the New York City Police Department. Its five alternate bars of white and green represent the city's five boroughs. The green probably reflects the department's strong Irish heritage.
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Flag of Portugal. The flag of Portugal (Portuguese: Bandeira de Portugal) is a rectangular bicolour with a field divided into green on the hoist, and red on the fly.
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The flag of Italy is a vertical tricolor of green, white, and red. The flag of Mexico is also a green, white, red tricolor with the seal of Mexico centered on the white stripe.
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The basic components of the U.S. Army Male Enlisted Class A Green Uniform are the Army Green Coat and Trousers, Army Green (shade 415) long- or short-sleeved shirt, and black four-in-hand necktie. It served as the main Service uniform from 1954 until 2015, when it was replaced by the blue Army Service Uniform, or ASU.
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New York City has the highest-paid police officers in the country.
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These are video detection cameras. It used to be that you would have to drive over a pressure sensor, signal loop, in the roadway in order to activate the signal to turn green. These are going by the wayside. Now, the video cameras can detect a vehicle or a bicycle in one or several lanes.
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Traditionally, it means a whore house/prostitution. Some people do it because they think they are supporting firefighters, just as green bulbs became symbolic of support for the military a few years ago. The latest rumor is that anti-gun liberals are shining the red light to oppose guns.
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A bunch of years ago they started making the underbrim of baseball hat's green to reduce glare from the sun and improve the vision of the players. ... New Era makes the hat's for major league baseball, and while I'm sure the teams had input, it was ultimately New Era's call to make the bottom of the brims green.
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The Red Flag Law, also known as the extreme risk protection order law, is effective in New York State as of August 24, 2019. The law prevents individuals who show signs of being a threat to themselves or others from purchasing or possessing any kind of firearm.
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The flag of the Republic is the Italian tricolour: green, white, and red, in three vertical bands of equal dimensions.
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Derived from an original design by Napoleon, it consists of three vertical bands of equal width, displaying the national colours of Italy: green, white, and red. Green stands for hope, white for loyalty and red represents the blood spread to unify the country.
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A stage consists of normal green flag racing followed by a stoppage on a designated lap signified by the waving of a green and white checkered flag, then a yellow flag. The top-10 finishers in each of the first two stages are awarded bonus championship points.
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We have it green for camouflage. Because army is basically war on land,the colour helps us to hide easily without anyone noticing it in particular.
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The “Thin Blue Line” American flag represents law enforcement and is flown to show support for the men and women who put their lives on the line every day to protect us. ... The second, as a single blue stripe on an otherwise black and white, American flag, located just below the stars.
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"Blood" gangs generally use red accessories, such as caps or bandanas, to identify themselves. While clothing alone cannot positively determine membership in a street gang, color and style serve to identify each gang. Green can either mean the gang member is declaring neutrality for the moment or is a drug dealer.
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The Newfoundland Tricolour, or the Pink, White and Green, is an unofficial flag seen in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador, and is mistakenly believed to have been an official Flag of Newfoundland and Labrador, or more commonly, of the island of Newfoundland specifically.
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As of fiscal year 2018, the NYPD's current authorized uniformed strength is 38,422. There are also approximately 4,500 auxiliary police officers, 5,000 school safety agents, 2,300 traffic enforcement agents, and 370 traffic enforcement supervisors currently employed by the department.