The mayor is a former NYPD captain who spent 22 years in the police department, and who won his election on a platform of public safety. Yet he also spent years as a department outsider, criticizing the NYPD’s policies. This blend of dedication and skepticism informs who Adams has chosen to oversee the nation’s largest police force, and his relationships with his fellow officers stretch back decades.
Bernard Adams
Younger brother Bernard Adams couldn't make it past the City's ethics board—but his wife, Sharon, sure did.
Dwayne Montgomery
An old friend the mayor doesn't care to claim, indicted in a straw donor scheme.
Edward Caban
The Adams administration's second police commissioner is a team player and a Masonic brother.
Lisa White
Eric Adams's former roommate (or is it landlord?) in charge of NYPD officer morale—too bad she tanks it.
Jeffrey Maddrey
The top uniformed cop in the NYPD, despite a wild history of disciplinary charges.
Philip Banks III
From unindicted co-conspirator in a federal corruption case to Mayor Adams's deputy mayor for public safety in less than a decade.
