“Keechant Sewell is a proven crime fighter with the experience and emotional intelligence to deliver both the safety New Yorkers need and the justice they deserve,” Adams said in a statement. release statement to CNN. “Sheriff Sewell will wake up every day laser-focused on keeping New Yorkers safe and improving our city, and I’m delighted to have her leading the NYPD.”
The official announcement will be made on Wednesday at 8:30 a.m. at a public housing development in Queens, according to Adams’ office.
Following news of the selection, the New York City Police Charitable Association, which represents the city’s officers, welcomed Sewell as the next police commissioner, asking her to bring the department and city back the way.
“We welcome Sheriff Sewell to the second toughest policing job in America,” PBA President Patrick Lynch said in a statement. “The hardest, of course, is the NYPD police on the street.”
Lynch added that New York City police officers “got past their point,” adding, “we need to fix that to get the police department and our city back up and running.” .”
“We look forward to working with her to accomplish that goal,” Lynch said.
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