Black NYPD chiefs reflect on long road to high-ranking commands: ‘Standing on the shoulders of giants’

Source: New York Post

They’re standing on the shoulders of giants. Three NYPD chiefs talked to The Post about becoming some of the highest ranking black executives in the department Friday in honor of Black History Month.   Bronx commander Chief Benjamin Gurley, Queens South commander Chief Christopher McIntosh and Midtown North commander Chief Aaron Edwards all spoke of the challenges of becoming executive leaders in the country’s largest police department.