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Mets hire former NYPD commish Keechant Sewell for newly created public safety role: 'Dream job'
November 2, 2023 | 5:39pm“The opportunity to bring my passions of community building and public safety to the Mets is truly a dream job,” the NYPD's former top cop said in a statement.
The NYPD's top sleuth James Essig shown the door despite cracking tough cases
August 19, 2023 | 9:52amThe highest ranking detective at the NYPD took aim at the way the department pushes out its top chiefs -- but said he’ll walk out of One Police Plaza for...
Ex-NYPD cop defends 'boots on the ground' career, new assistant commissioner gig
July 23, 2023 | 6:16pmVeteran NYPD Detective Kaz Daughtry, 44, who is Mayor Eric Adams' new City Hall liaison to New York's Finest, dismisses detractors who are "sitting way up in the bleachers" and...
NYPD's new boss needs to restore broken-windows policing and boost quality of life
July 17, 2023 | 6:53pmHere is new NYPD Commissioner Edward Caban's first order of business: Restore broken-windows policing and focus like a laser on the quality-of-life offenses.
NYPD top cop is officially announced
July 17, 2023 | 10:00amEdward Caban was announced as the NYPD's first Hispanic police commissioner Monday morning.
Mayor Adams set to announce Edward Caban as NYPD's first Hispanic commissioner: sources
July 16, 2023 | 8:23pmCaban will be the first Hispanic police commissioner in the city's history.
Commissioning failure: Adams' appointments aren't making NYC safer
July 16, 2023 | 6:37pmMayor Eric Adams has blamed the media for New Yorkers' public-safety fears instead of the disastrous tenures of all three of his public-safety commissioners.
NYPD exodus continues as cops feel 'squeezed from every direction'
July 8, 2023 | 7:18amFormer NYPD Commissioner Keechant Sewell stepped down amid a steady stream of New York’s Finest beating her to the exits, according to new data.
NYC Mayor Adams announces new acting police commissioner
July 1, 2023 | 3:05pmTipping his hat to outgoing Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell, Mayor Adams on Saturday officially announced that First Deputy Commissioner Eddie Caban would temporarily take charge of the nation’s largest police...
NYPD Commissioner Keechant Sewell tears up in final public appearance as top cop
June 30, 2023 | 2:29pmSewell was greeted by cheers from hundreds of cops Friday morning at the police academy for promotions that were interrupted multiple times by standing ovations for the first black female...
NYPD's next commissioner could be first deputy, NYC sanitation head: sources
June 27, 2023 | 6:19pmWhile Jessica Tisch has been lauded in public and private by Adams and Deputy Mayor of Public Safety Phil Banks, Edward Caban appears to have emerged as the frontrunner, according...
First-grade detective 'real' NYPD boss 'literally running' show — not Sewell: sources
June 17, 2023 | 11:43amThe person "literally running" the NYPD is a brash "knucklehead" cop who pals around with chiefs -- and has a direct line to Adams, police sources say.
NYPD second-in-command coy if he'll try for commissioner job after Sewell's shocking resignation
June 16, 2023 | 2:15pmEdward Caban, who currently serves as the NYPD's first deputy commissioner, has already widely been tapped as one of Mayor Eric Adams' favored candidates to lead the nation’s largest police...
Sewell, Mayor Adams hug at Juneteenth event days after top cop's sudden resignation
June 16, 2023 | 3:14am"When I came into office, I saw someone who fit that description," the mayor said. "I saw her poise, I saw how calm she was, I saw her spirit. I...
Adams secures $4B contract with 11 city unions including NYPD, FDNY and sanitation
June 15, 2023 | 3:59pmAdams and other officials -- absent outgoing Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell -- announced a new $4B, five-year tentative contract for the city's uniformed unions.
Joe Biden’s deviant ‘Pride’ exposed as White House turns into strip joint for transgender TikTok influencers
June 14, 2023 | 11:17pmRose Montoya fired back at criticism for popping off her top at the White House and cupping her breasts moments after shaking hands with President Biden.
Sewell's abrupt resignation only latest political storm for Adams as NYC struggles with migrant, housing crises
June 14, 2023 | 12:03pmThe storm clouds over Mayor Eric Adams’ young administration — a tsunami of migrant arrivals, yawning deficits, an ever-worsening housing crisis — grew darker this week following the stunning resignation...
Keechant Sewell: The tragedy of a respected but figurehead commissioner
June 13, 2023 | 7:28pmIt's impossible to fault Sewell for resigning, after 18 months as the first woman to hold the title: City Hall's game-playing gave her no other honorable choice.
NYPD head Sewell was pushed to ‘breaking point' by City Hall, including Adams: sources
June 13, 2023 | 7:06pmA cadre of powerful former cops at City Hall, including Mayor Adams and Deputy Mayor Phillip Banks, pushed Commish Keechant Sewell to her “breaking point,” The Post has learned.
NYPD Commissioner Keechant Sewell urges New Yorkers to 'have faith' in farewell letter to NYC
June 13, 2023 | 5:48pmNYPD Commissioner Keechant Sewell, who announced her resignation Monday, wrote a heartfelt farewell letter to New Yorkers on Tuesday, calling her tenure as Big Apple top cop "a privilege."