Here is some wiki stuff about O’neill.
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O’Neill joined the New York City Transit Police in 1983, and began his career as a patrolman in Transit District 1. He was promoted to Sergeant in September 1987 and to Lieutenant in April 1991. In 1995, the transit police were merged into the NYPD. In 1997 he was promoted to Captain. Additional promotions were to Deputy Inspector in December 2001, to Inspector in August 2003, and to Deputy Chief in October 2005. On June 2, 2014, O’Neill was promoted to Chief of Patrol. Several months later, in November 2014, he was promoted to Chief of Department. In September 2016 he became police commissioner.
“With more than 31 years of experience within the Department he has proven himself to be a respected leader. A true public servant, Chief James P. O’Neill will further the mission of the NYPD and its leadership team,” said former Police Commissioner William Bratton.[3]
Promotion to Chief of Department[edit]
On October 28, 2014, O’Neill became the Chief of Department for the NYPD’s 35,000 uniformed officers, the highest-ranking uniformed position.[4]
Police Commissioner[edit]
On August 2, 2016, O’Neill was appointed Police Commissioner of New York City by Mayor Bill de Blasio, effective September 2016.[5] O’Neill was succeeded as Chief of Department by Carlos M. Gomez.
Thank you! As usual you are a fountain of information.
From your info on O’Neill: 1) Appointed by De Blasio and 2) Got a glowing endorsement from Bratton (...”will further the mission of the NYPD and its leadership team,”).
#2 sounds a lot like a ‘don’t worry, we’ve still got it all under control’ kinda message for those who need to know.