Mayor-Elect Adams Appoints Keechant Sewell as Next NYPD Commissioner January 1, 2022 ORIGINAL RELEASE DATE: Wednesday, December 15, 2021 Today, Mayor-elect Eric Adams announced his appointment of Keechant Sewell as the 45th New York City Police Department (NYPD) Commissioner at an event at Queensbridge Houses in Long Island City. Sewell, whose first home was Queensbridge Houses, will be the first woman to serve as Commissioner of the NYPD in its …