Chief of Department James P. O'Neill was appointed to the New York City Transit Police Department in January 1983, and began his career on patrol in Transit District 1. He was promoted to Sergeant in September 1987; Sergeant Special Assignment in April 1991; Lieutenant in August 1992; Lieutenant Special Assignment in August 1995; Captain in November 1997; Deputy Inspector in December 2001; Inspector in August 2003; Deputy Chief in October 2005 and to Chief of Patrol on June 2, 2014. He has served in Transit Districts 1, 3 and 11; the 25, 44, 52 and Central Park Precincts, the Firearms Training Section, the Police Academy, Warrant Section, SATCOM Detective-Narcotics Operations, the Vice Enforcement Division, the Narcotics Division, the Fugitive Enforcement Division, and the Office of the Police Commissioner.
Chief of Department O'Neill most recently served as Chief of Patrol. He also served as Commanding Officer of the Office of the Police Commissioner, the 25, 44 and Central Park Precincts, the Vice Enforcement Division, the Narcotics Division, as well as the Fugitive Enforcement Division. He has also served as Executive Officer of the 52 Precinct and SATCOM Detective Narcotic Operations.
Chief O'Neill becomes the 38th individual to hold the post, which prior to 1973 was known as Chief Inspector and from 1973-1985 as Chief of Operations.
Chief of Community Affairs Joanne Jaffe is NYPD's top-ranked female officer. Chief Jaffe is a three-star chief and joined the NYPD in 1979. She spent her early years working in East New York, Brooklyn. She steadily rose through the ranks having served as commander in three distinct police precincts, a patrol borough (Bronx), and a project to oversee the reengineering of the NYPD Intelligence Division. She also served as the executive officer of the Detective Bureau (city-wide detectives), and the head the office that carries out the NYPD's research projects, planning and policy development initiatives. Prior to her appointment to Community Affairs, Chief Jaffe served as the head of the NYPD Housing Bureau since 2003.