The Police Athletic League (PAL) is an independent, nonprofit youth development agency in New York City.

Robert M. Morgenthau, the late former New York County District Attorney, served as Chairman of the Board of Directors beginning in 1963.

PAL offers a variety of services to city kids confronted by high risk factors in the neighborhoods with higher crime rates.

Key programs include Head Start, After-School, Play Streets, Summer Day Camps, Truancy Prevention, Youthlink (family court probation supervision), Cops and Kids Sports, Summer Youth Employment, and Junior Police.

[5][6] PAL works with NYPD to install Play Street sites on city streets, parks and schoolyards; these sites offer structured and adult-supervised activities like stickball, basketball, double Dutch, dance, board games and art projects.

There is also a Juvenile Justice and Re-Entry Services Program to addresses New York City's high school dropout rate.

[11] Police Commissioner William J. Bratton serves as Honorary President of the Board of Directors and is personally involved in PAL special events.