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Mamdani appoints veteran mayoral advisor Jennifer Jones Austin to lead the NYPD’s civilian watchdog panel

By Sadie Brown
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Posted on July 31, 2026

For the first time in nearly six years, the NYPD’s independent oversight entity, the Civilian Complaint Review Board (CCRB) has a permanent chair in Jennifer Jones Austin, an anti-poverty champion and advisor to multiple mayoral administrations.

Mayor Zohran Mamdani named Jones Austin as CCRB chair Friday morning, saying that she would lead the agency with “integrity, compassion and an unwavering commitment to justice.”

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Mamdani appoints veteran mayoral advisor Jennifer Jones Austin to lead the NYPD’s civilian watchdog panel

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