James P. O'Neill

James P. O'Neill[1]
43rd Police Commissioner of New York City
In office
September 16, 2016 – November 30, 2019
MayorBill de Blasio
Preceded byWilliam Bratton
Succeeded byDermot Shea
Chief of the New York City Police Department
In office
November 3, 2014 – September 16, 2016
Appointed byWilliam Bratton
MayorBill de Blasio
Preceded byPhilip Banks III
Succeeded byCarlos M. Gomez
Chief of Patrol of the New York City Police Department
In office
June 2014 – November 3, 2014
Preceded byJames Hall
Succeeded byCarlos M. Gomez
Personal details
Born
James Patrick O'Neill Jr.

1957 or 1958 (age 66–67)[1]
Children2
Alma materJohn Jay College

James Patrick "Jimmy" O'Neill Jr. is an American police officer who served as the 43rd Police Commissioner of New York City from September 2016 until November 2019. Prior to his appointment as Police Commissioner, O'Neill served as NYPD's Chief of Department, the highest uniformed position in the department, in 2014–2016.

In a meeting with the Mayor Bill de Blasio of October 31, 2019 O'Neill confirmed his intentions to depart the NYPD. On November 4, 2019 it was publicly announced that Dermot F. Shea would become the 44th Commissioner of the NYPD in a ceremony at 1 Police Plaza on December 1, 2019.

On November 6, 2019, O'Neill announced that he had accepted a position as Senior Vice President of Physical Security for the payments firm Visa. On April 1, 2020, it was announced that O'Neill would be appointed as an advisor to the New York City government on COVID-19.[2]

  1. ^ a b Baker, Al; Goodman, J. David (August 3, 2016). "James O'Neill, Officer Since 1983, Will Step Into Police Dept.'s Top Job". New York Times. Retrieved November 30, 2019.
  2. ^ O'Connell-Domenech, Jonathan Alejandra O'Connell-Domenech (April 1, 2020). "Former NYPD Commissioner O'Neill to be COVID-19 senior advisor". Retrieved April 1, 2020.