From a larger series by Jen Carlson at the Gothamist.
Here’s how it looks today:
Though I’m not certain if The Two-Five is still at the same location. Anybody know if they’ve moved? It would be a shame if they tore down those two solid old buildings.
[thanks to Alan I.]
Wait, is that the one in the West Village?
'Cause I think Pep actually used to live in the old precinct house. It was a block or two away from the current house, somewhere in the vicinity of 10th & Hudson
The 25th Precinct is in Spanish (formerly Italian) Harlem. E 119th St.
There's a chance the numbers have changed. But then the picture isn't from 1937 but earlier.