The commissioner of the New York Police Department announced his retirement Monday after leading the department for slightly more than three years.
Commissioner James O’Neill said he plans to leave for a job in the private sector in December, describing the scheduling of his departure as “the right time for me.” Mayor Bill de Blasio named Chief of Detectives Dermot Shea as O’Neill’s replacement at a press conference.
“This job comes with a lot. It comes with a lot of pressure,” O’Neill said during the conference. “This is all I have thought about for the last 38 months — 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. It’s all you think about, is keeping the people of this city safe, and it was an honor to serve.”
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