“It is an honor to be considered the highest ranking officer in the New York Police Department,” Eward Caban, the new NYPD commissioner, said in an interview.
On Monday, July 17, Mayor Eric Adams announced that he had selected Caban as NYPD commissioner, a widely anticipated promotion after he was named interim commissioner following the sudden resignation of his predecessor, Keechant Sewell.
Caban is the first Latino to lead the NYPD in the department’s history. Born on September 8, 1967 in the Bronx, he attended St. John’s University, graduating in 1989 with a bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice. He joined the NYPD in 1991 and rose through the ranks to sergeant three years later. He later rose to inspector and has worked in a variety of precincts, most recently as a patrol deputy in Brooklyn North.
The mayor also announced the appointment of Tania Kinsella, a 20-year veteran of the force, as the next First Deputy Commissioner. Kinsella will be the first woman of color to hold that position in the history of the NYPD.
Adams made the appointment official Monday during an event in the department’s 40th ward in the Bronx, the borough where Caban began his career. The packed crowd of administration officials and elected politicians behind Adams was enthusiastic during his remarks, chanting “Eddie! Eddie!”
“We knew we had to name the right person, and in Eddie I saw the possibilities a long time ago. I knew there was something special about Edward Caban,” Adams said.
The mayor described Caban’s association with Sewell and his work as deputy commissioner as playing a key role in improving crime rates across the city during his tenure, calling him “the right choice for this moment.”
Unlike her predecessor, Sewell, who was hired from the Nassau County Police Department, Caban has spent her entire career in the NYPD. He first joined the force in 1991 and rose through the hierarchy, becoming an inspector in 2015. Caban became a deputy commissioner in 2022 under Sewell.
After being sworn in, Caban highlighted the historic nature of his appointment and thanked his father, a former traffic officer, for mentoring him.
“My trip with the NYPD began more than 32 years ago, being a young Puerto Rican from Parkchester in a position in the South Bronx, just like thousands who came before me and thousands who have come after me. In those days, the high controls of the police department really did not look like me. Police officer Eddie Caban could not enter the barracks of the 40th district, look at the 40th district wall and glimpse your future, “he said.
Caban also thanked Sewell for the work she did during her 18 months as commissioner and for her friendship, saying she “broke through the glass ceiling that had lingered for far too long” as the department’s first female head.
2023-07-21 03:49:00
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