NYC Mayor Picks Brother For A Prime Job In Nation’s Largest Police Power

Eric Adams, the freshly sworn-in mayor of New York Metropolis, has made the controversial determination to pick out his personal brother to be a deputy police commissioner for the New York Police Division, multiple outlets reported Friday.

Bernard Adams is now anticipated to affix greater than a dozen deputy commissioners, who’re assigned numerous areas of experience and report on to NYPD Commissioner Keechant Sewell, the primary lady ― and first Black lady ― to lead the department.

Bernard Adams retired as an NYPD sergeant in 2006, The New York Instances reported. His LinkedIn profile states that he has managed parking and transportation at Virginia Commonwealth College since 2008.

Because the nation’s largest police power, funding for the NYPD outstrips that of another main metropolis by billions of dollars. The mayor’s brother’s wage shouldn’t be but recognized, however different deputy commissioners are paid properly over $200,000 per 12 months.

As a candidate, Eric Adams rose to prominence largely on his legislation enforcement credentials, having retired as a captain within the power the identical 12 months as his youthful brother earlier than shifting on to a profession in politics.

His first week in workplace has been each colourful and controversial. Surrounded by journalists whereas using the New York Metropolis subway to his workplace, Adams known as 911 to report an assault the primary day on the job, Gothamist reported.

Adams attracted criticism Tuesday with feedback on “low talent staff like cooks, messengers and Dunkin’ Donuts staff” that appeared to belittle their financial and social contributions. (They “don’t have the tutorial expertise to sit down in a nook workplace,” Adams stated.) New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D) slammed the brand new mayor, saying the idea “that any job is ‘low talent’ is a fable perpetuated by rich pursuits to justify inhumane working situations, little/no healthcare, and low wages.”

He made one other controversial appointment this week; it emerged on Friday that former NYPD division chief Philip Banks III can be deputy mayor for public security, regardless of his 2014 resignation underneath a cloud of corruption allegations.