My father-in-law still idolizes him. His father was a NYC cop. The mayor cleaned up things so well during his time in office that they were actually able to downsize the police department for the first and maybe the only time in the city's history as a result of reduced need and not budget pressures. My FIL's dad made a career change to a PI and moved to California.
It was considered a step down from the NYPD at the time. They actually called the PI's "dicks". But it was a big step up in family income.