Rebecca Weiner became the first female NYPD Deputy Commissioner for Intelligence and Counterterrorism on Tuesday.
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Mayor Eric Adams and his new top cop, Edward Caban, made another historic appointment on Tuesday, tapping Rebecca Weiner as the Police Department’s first female Deputy Commissioner for Intelligence and Counterterrorism.
The announcement followed a string of top NYPD appointments, including Caban, who on Monday became the city’s first Hispanic police commissioner, and Tania Kinsella, who was tapped to be the first woman of color to hold the role of First Deputy Commissioner.
A 17-year veteran of the force, Weiner takes the role which has been left unfilled for over a year after former Deputy Commissioner for Intelligence and Counterterrorism John Miller retired last June. Mayor Adams called the civilian position “one of the most important” during the July 18 announcement at One Police Plaza in Lower Manhattan, since its holder is tasked with combating and preventing terror attacks in the Big Apple.
“The incoming deputy commissioner is an impressive and experienced intelligence analyst who has spent 17 years with the New York City Police Department during which she has held nearly every civilian title in her field,” he said. “As the city continues to fight domestic and international terrorism, I am proud to join the police commissioner in appointing Rebecca Weiner.”
According to Adams, Weiner came highly recommended by former Police Commissioner Bill Bratton, who made a rare appearance to champion the appointment. Bratton called Weiner essential to saving lives, and said she is a person with a keen eye for small details.
Weiner is a Harvard-educated attorney with a long lineage in the defense of American soil; her grandfather worked on the construction of the hydrogen bomb as part of the Manhattan Project. Adams said this “jumped off the page” when reading her resume. The city’s new top cop, Caban,…
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