History made: Mayor-elect Adams officially names Keechant Sewell as first female NYPD Commissioner

By Dean Moses

Posted on December 15, 2021

New York City mayor-elect Eric Adams officially announced Keechant Sewell as the 45th NYPD Police Commissioner during an early morning press conference on Wednesday, less than one month before the Brooklyn Borough President takes office.

Sewell will make history next year as the first woman to lead the nation’s largest police force and take the reins during a time when the department hopes to mend strained public relations following the Black Lives Matter protests and concerns of rising crime in the Big Apple.