Joe Esposito, the longest serving NYPD Chief of Department, has died. He was 73.
The news was announced by Mayor Eric Adams, who took to social media to remember the man he describes as "the definition of public service," ABC7 reports.
"He served his city on our darkest days and brightest moments," he shared. "In recent years, Joe continued his service as Deputy Commissioner of the Department of Buildings while battling cancer."
"He worked hard for his city, right up to the end. And he left it a better place," Adams continued.
Born and raised in Brooklyn, Esposito served over 40 years in law enforcement.
