Joseph Esposito, who served as city Office of Emergency Management commissioner and NYPD chief of department, has died at age 73, Mayor Eric Adams announced Monday night.
Esposito, or “Espo” as he was popularly known, was battling cancer when he died. Espo was serving as the deputy commissioner of enforcement in the city’s Buildings Department at the time of his death — a position he started in September 2022.
