The new details on de Blasio and former First Lady Chirlane McCray’s influence on NYPD personnel decisions emerged through an ongoing lawsuit filed by former Chief of Community Affairs Joanne Jaffe, who was the NYPD’s first female three-star chief.
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, along with the city’s former First Lady Chirlane McCray, pushed for the early retirement of four of NYPD’s top brass, including the first female three-star chief, because they are White and the administration wanted to diversity the high-ranking positions of the department at the time, new emails in discrimination complaint allege.
De Blasio and his wife Chirlane McCray - who he appointed as a diversity officer in his administration - have been accused of orchestrating the departure of four white cops in 2018.