New York City Police Commissioner

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Police Commissioner
of the City of New York
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New York Police Department Commissioner's shield
Incumbent
Jessica Tisch
since November 25, 2024
StyleThe Honorable (formal)
Commissioner (informal)
AppointerMayor of New York
Term lengthFive years
Renewable at mayor's pleasure
Constituting instrumentNew York City Charter[1]
Inaugural holderGeorge W. Matsell (as Superintendent)
Formation1845
DeputyFirst Deputy Commissioner

The New York City Police Commissioner is the head of the New York City Police Department and presiding member of the Board of Commissioners. The commissioner is appointed by and serves at the pleasure of the mayor. The commissioner is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the department as well as the appointment of deputies including the Chief of Department and subordinate officers. Commissioners are civilian administrators, and they and their subordinate deputies are civilians under an oath of office, not sworn members of the force. This is a separate position from the Chief of Department, who is the senior sworn uniformed member of the force. The First Deputy Commissioner is the Commissioner and department's second-in-command.[2] The office of the Police Commissioner is located at the NYPD Headquarters, One Police Plaza. Both the commissioner and first deputy commissioner outrank all uniformed officers, including the chief of department. Governor Benjamin Odel, on Friday, February 22, 1901 signed a bill abolishing the bipartisan board of four Police Commissioners and the office of Chief of Police, substituting them for a single Commissioner to be in charge of the force. Michael Cotter Murphy, the NYPD's first Police Commissioner, would be sworn in shortly thereafter.[3] The Commissioner's responsibilities include:

  • To ensure the effective day-to-day operation of the department
  • To appoint the board of Commissioners, the Chief of the Department and all subordinate officers
  • To ensure the safety and protection of New York City and its population
  • To ensure the department enforces city, state and federal law

List of superintendents, chiefs, and commissioners

Pre-1901

Prior to 1901, the New York City Police Department was run by a board of four to six commissioners. The following is a list of some of the most famous members of the Police Commission:

Presidents of the Board of Commissioners
Name Dates in office Mayoral administration
John G Bergen
Member of the Board of Police Commissioners
May 1860 - July 17, 1867 Governor Edwin D. Morgan
James Kelso
NYC Police Superintendent, NYC Police Commissioner[4]
1869-1873 William M. Tweed
Henry Smith 1873–1874 William Frederick Havemeyer
Hugh Gardner 1874 William Frederick Havemeyer
George W. Matsell 1874–1875 William Frederick Havemeyer
William F. Smith 1877–1879 Smith Ely Jr., Edward Cooper
Stephen B. French 1880–1889 William R. Grace, Franklin Edson, Abram Hewitt
Charles F. McLean Hugh J. Grant
James J. Martin 1892–1894 Hugh J. Grant, Thomas F. Gilroy
Theodore Roosevelt 1895–1897 William L. Strong
Frank Moss 1897 William L. Strong
Bernard J. York 1898–1900 Robert A. Van Wyck
Members of the Board of Commissioners

Post-1901

Since 1901, a single commissioner has been in charge of the New York Police Department. The following is a list of the commissioners:

In popular culture

In the police procedural television show Blue Bloods, the fictional New York City Police Commissioner Frank Reagan is played by Tom Selleck. His father, Henry Reagan, played by Len Cariou, is a former commissioner.[1] The historical documentary miniseries, Theodore Roosevelt, depicts the life and political career of President Theodore Roosevelt, which includes Roosevelt’s time as the New York City Police Commissioner in which he worked to rid the NYPD of corruption and the frequent abuse of power by officers.

Salary

The public disclosure of salary as of 2020 is approximately $205,180.00 base, which is considered in line with what most large US cities pay their respective chief of police, and a bit lower than that of the chief of the Los Angeles Police Department.[24][25]

Gallery

See also

References

  1. "New York City Charter" (PDF). City of New York. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 16, 2017. Retrieved August 3, 2016.
  2. "Leadership". NYPD. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  3. "TimesMachine: Saturday February 23, 1901 - NYTimes.com". The New York Times. Vol. L, no. 15, 953. p. 1. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved October 17, 2024.
  4. NY Times Archives, 1870-73; Mabel Kelso Torrey
  5. Lankevich, George L. (1998). American Metropolis: A History of New York City. New York: NYU Press. p. 85. ISBN 0-8147-5186-5.
  6. "Death of George W. Matsell — Sketch of the Career of the Ex-Superintendent of Police — His Connection with the Riots of 1857". New York Times. July 26, 1877. p. 3. Retrieved May 10, 2011. George Washington Matsell, ex-President of the Board of Police, and twice Superintendent of Police in the City, died at 7:10 A.M. yesterday, at his residence in East Fifty-eighth-street, after an illness extending over three weeks. At his bedside were his wife, three sons, and his daughter. He was conscious and...
  7. "John B. Sexton, Ex-Sheriff, Dead — Former Police and Health Commissioner Was a Power in Tammany Ten Years Ago — Leader of Old Nineteenth — But Defeated In 1903 by James J. Hagan, Who Routed "Old Timers" with Backing of Murphy". The New York Times. April 2, 1910. p. 11. Retrieved December 22, 2015.
  8. "Chief M'Cullagh Out — Mayor Removes Two Police Commissioners and Appoints a New One — W.S. Devery is Acting Chief — Jacob Hess Succeeds T.L. Hamilton on the Board — Mr. Van Wyck Gives His Reasons for the Sudden Action in Most Emphatic Language". The New York Times. May 22, 1898. p. 12. Retrieved October 11, 2016.
  9. "New Police Commissioner — Henry E. Abell of Brooklyn Is Named to Succeed William E. Philips — Place for John P. Windolph — He Is Appointed to Succeed Charles H. Murray on the Aqueduct Commission — William S. Devery Is Elected Chief of Police". The New York Times. July 1, 1898. p. 12. Retrieved October 11, 2016.
  10. Jump up to: 10.0 10.1 "Col. Murphy New Head of Police Force — Appoints Devery as His First Deputy Commissioner — Gov. Odell Indignant — Thinks Ex-Chief's Retention Is An Affront and May Remove the Mayor — John B. Sexton President of the Health Board". The New York Times. February 23, 1901. p. 1. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
  11. "'Big Bill' Devery Dies of Apoplexy — New York's Picturesque Police Chief of Long Ago Stricken at Far Rockaway — Famed for His Philosophy — First "Chief of Police" City Had — Van Wyck Called Him the Best — Later Ran for Mayor". The New York Times. June 21, 1919. p. 1. Retrieved December 22, 2015.
  12. "Colonel Murphy Resigns — Police Commissioner Forestalls Removal by Mr. Low — Transfers Nine Captains and Sergeants — Devery to Renew His Claim to Title of Chief of Police". The New York Times. January 1, 1902. p. 5. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
  13. "Death of Col. Murphy — Ex-Police Commissioner Succumbs to Old Stomach Trouble — His Civil War Record and Varied Career in New York City Democratic Politics". The New York Times. March 5, 1903. p. 9. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
  14. "Col. Partridge Now Head Of The Police — He Succeeds Col. Murphy as Commissioner and Chief — Devery Loses His Place — The Deputy Commissioner Makes a Formal Protest Against His Removal — Col. Partridge's Address". The New York Times. January 2, 1902. p. 2. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
  15. "Police Commissioer Partridge Resigns — Says He Needs Rest and Intimates He Is Tired of Criticism — City Club Was to Have Demanded His Removal — Some of Those Mentioned as Likely to Succeed Him". The New York Times. December 13, 1902. p. 1. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
  16. "Col. J.N. Partridge Dies at 82 Years — Police Commissioner of New York in 1902 Was Long Prominent in Public Life". The New York Times. April 9, 1920. p. 13. Retrieved December 20, 2015.
  17. "Gen. Greene Is Chosen As Police Commissioner — Col. Partridge's Successor to Have Full Sway — West Point Graduate and Personal Friend of President Roosevelt and Gov. Odell". The New York Times. December 24, 1902. p. 1. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
  18. "Gen. F.V. Greene Dies After Long Illness — Ex-Police Commissioner and Colonel of 71st Regt. Passes Away at His Home Here — In His Seventy-First Year — Had Long and Varied Career as Soldier, Author and Business Executive". The New York Times. May 16, 1923. p. 15. Retrieved December 20, 2015.
  19. "New Mayor In Office — Col. McClellan's Address In Taking Over City Government — Promises to Administer Affairs in the Interest of All the People — Compliments His Predecessor on the Esteem Which He Has Earned". The New York Times. January 2, 1904. p. 14. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
  20. "M'Adoo Upbraids Mayor And Dismisses Eggers — Says Mr. McClellan Ignored Gentlemanly Usages — Howell Blamed For Split — Former Head of Vice Squad Threatens Disclosures, and Says He Will Fight for Vindication". The New York Times. December 31, 1905. p. 3. Retrieved December 17, 2015.
  21. "Magistrate M'Adoo Dies Suddenly at 76 — Chief of Lower Courts for 20 Years Succumbs at His Home After Illness of 4 Days — In Public Life 50 Years — In Congress 4 Terms, Assistant Secretary of Navy and Once Police Commissioner". The New York Times. June 8, 1930. p. 1. Retrieved December 20, 2015.
  22. "To Enforce The Laws My Policy — Bingham — Backbone and Public Confidence Will Abolish Graft — Hopes to Close Poolrooms — That Is, If He Finds They Are Running — Daniel Slattery Gets Howell's Job". The New York Times. December 31, 1905. p. 3. Retrieved December 17, 2015.
  23. "Gen. Bingham Dies at Summer Home — Former Police Commissioner of New York Succumbs in Canada at Age of 76 — Ruled With an Iron Hand — His Rugged Leadership Brougt Political Protests — Served in Bridge Department Also". The New York Times. September 7, 1934. p. 21. Retrieved December 20, 2015.
  24. Saint-Leger, Randolf. "How Much Money Does an NYPD Commissioner Make?". Sapling.
  25. Durkin, Erin (August 5, 2016). "NYPD handyman earns more than Commissioner Bratton thanks to overtime pay". Daily News. New York. Archived from the original on August 6, 2016.

External links

Name Dates in office Mayoral administration
Michael Cotter Murphy[10][12][13] February 22, 1901 – January 1, 1902 Robert Van Wyck
John Nelson Partridge[14][15][16] January 1, 1902 – January 1, 1903 Seth Low
Francis Vinton Greene[17][18] January 1, 1903 – January 1, 1904
William McAdoo[19][20][21] January 1, 1904 – January 1, 1906 George B. McClellan Jr.
Theodore A. Bingham[22][23] January 1, 1906 – July 1, 1909