Chief Jeffrey Maddrey Promoted to Serve as NYPD’s Chief of Department

By Yehudit Garmaise

NYPD Chief Jeffrey Maddrey, who currently serves as the chief of patrol, has been officially promoted to serve as the chief of department, as announced by NYPD Commissioner Keechant Sewell on Friday.

Maddrey, who is moving to his third reassignment since Mayor Eric Adams took office a year ago, will now be taking over for Chief Ken Corey, who retired just before marking his first year in the position as the NYPD’s highest-ranked uniformed officer.

In July 2021, when the Rofeh Cholim Cancer Society (RCCS) honored NYPD Inspector Richie Taylor, Chief Maddrey, who worked with Taylor in Community Affairs, made sure to attend the event and show his support. 

Six months later, when Taylor was promoted to full inspector from deputy inspector, he was sure to thank Chief Maddrey, whom Taylor called, “a true mentor.”

“I have learned from Chief Maddrey that every day, as police officers, we have the blessing to give: our time, our resources, our advice, and our presence,” Taylor told BoroPark24 at the time. “We should always remember what a blessing it is to be a giver.”

Taylor still feels the same way about the NYPD’s newest chief of department, saying his warm sentiments about Maddrey were “even more true now after working with him more closely for a year.”

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