Hero NYPD Harbor Cops Dive Into Freezing Waters to Save Drowning Man New York, NY — NYPD officers jumped into the freezing East River last week to save a 67-year-old man who was unable to reach the Brooklyn shoreline, according to police and video released by the department. A 911 call came in at approximately 1:03 p.m. on Nov. 30 reporting a person in the water near Furman Street and Montague Street in Brooklyn. The location sits across from Manhattan’s Pier 11, a heavily trafficked ferry hub w