LI Lawmakers Praise Newly Named NYPD Commissioner

ELMONT, NY — Those who worked with Keechant Sewell are praising her penchant for law enforcement on Long Island. Sewell, who is from Queens, was named the choice of Mayor-elect Eric Adams as his NYPD commissioner.

"As the first Black woman to be named chief of detectives in Nassau County, she is a trailblazer who will be missed by Nassau County police and its residents," Legislator Carrie Solages (D-Elmont) said in a statement.

The 49-year-old Sewell served for more than two decades with the Nassau police force. It is a historic selection as she becomes the first woman, and only the third person, to head the NYPD in its 176-year history.

"Chief Keechant Sewell is an exemplary public servant whose commitment to protecting Nassau residents has helped to make our County the safest in the nation. She has broken barriers and established new standards of excellence throughout her more than two-decade career in law enforcement - something she will do once again when she becomes the first woman to serve as Commissioner of the NYPD," Legislator Debra Mule (D-Freeport) said in a statement. "As she concludes her service to Nassau County, I applaud her and thank her for all she has accomplished."

The Adams administration begins on New Year's Day.