The New York City Police Department (NYPD) is structured into numerous bureaus and units. As a whole, the NYPD is headed by the police commissioner, a civilian administrator appointed by the mayor, with the senior sworn uniformed officer of the service titled "Chief of Department". The police commissioner appoints the first deputy commissioner as the department's second-in-command and the chief of department as the department's highest ranking uniformed officer. The commissioner also appoints a number of deputy and assistant commissioners who do not have operational command and are solely for support and administrative function. The department is divided into twenty bureaus, six of which are enforcement bureaus. Each enforcement bureau is further subdivided into divisions, units, and sections, and into patrol boroughs, precincts, and detective squads. Each bureau is commanded by a bureau chief (such as the chief of patrol and the chief of special operations). There are also a number of specialized units (such as the Technical Assistance Response Unit) that are not part of any of the bureaus and report to the chief of the department.
Leadership
The department is headed by and under the control of a civilian police commissioner, who is appointed by the mayor of New York City. The current commissioner is Jessica Tisch.
The department's executive staff is divided into two areas: civilian and uniformed. The civilian staff is responsible for support services and departmental management, while uniformed officers, plainclothes officers and detectives investigate crimes and conduct law enforcement operations.
The First Deputy Commissioner, who is the department's second-in-command, oversees the civilian deputy commissioners and is the department's chief administrative officer and outranks all uniformed officers (including the Chief of Department). The deputy commissioners do not have authority over the department; the only members of the board of commissioners who have command authority over the department are the Commissioner and First Deputy Commissioner. All other commissioners have purely administrative and support duties. The current First Deputy Commissioner is Tania Kinsella. The Chief of the Department is appointed by and serves at the pleasure of the Commissioner and supervises uniformed police commanders. The chief is the department's highest ranking uniformed police officer and the lead official responsible for operations. The current Chief of Department is Michael J. LiPetri.
Office of the Police Commissioner Commissioner First Deputy Commissioner Deputy Commissioner, Community Affairs Deputy Commissioner, Department Advocate Deputy Commissioner, Employee Relations Deputy Commissioner, Information Technology Deputy Commissioner, Intelligence & Counterterrorism Deputy Commissioner, Legal Matters Deputy Commissioner, Management and Budget Deputy Commissioner, Public Information Deputy Commissioner, Strategic Initiatives Deputy Commissioner, Support Services Deputy Commissioner, Trials
Office of the Chief of Department Chief of Department Chief of Crime Control Strategies Chief of Detectives Chief of Housing Chief of Internal Affairs Chief of Patrol Services Chief of Personnel Chief of Special Operations Chief of Training Chief of Transit Chief of Transportation
Structure The following is the department's hierarchy (with rank insignia): As of September 2026:
Police Commissioner of the City of New York – Jessica Tisch First Deputy Police Commissioner of the City of New York – Tania Kinsella Criminal Justice Bureau Office of Professional Development Equal Employment Opportunity Office (EEOD) Mentoring Unit Deputy Commissioner, Community Affairs – Alden I. Foster Community Affairs Section Community Outreach Division Crime Prevention Division School Safety Division Youth Strategies Division Deputy Commissioner, Department Advocate – Tarek Rahman Deputy Commissioner, Employee Relations – Maria C. Otero Ceremonial Unit Chaplains Unit Deputy Commissioner, Information Technology – Yisroel Hecht Communications Division Communications Section Public Safety Answering Centers I and II (911 call centers) Tape and Records Unit IT Services Division Life-Safety Systems Division Electronics Section Public Safety Broadband Section Deputy Commissioner, Intelligence & Counterterrorism – Rebecca U. Weiner Chief of Counterterrorism – Assistant Chief Ruel R. Stephenson Bomb Squad Counterterrorism Division CBRNE Section Critical Response Command (CRC) CRC Canine Unit World Trade Center Command Chief of Intelligence – Deputy Chief Fernando P. Guimaraes Intelligence Operations and Analysis Section (IOAS) Criminal Intelligence Section (CIS) Municipal Security Section Executive Protection Unit Public Security Section Deputy Commissioner, Legal Matters – Michael Gerber Civil Section License Division (civilian firearm licensing) Pension Section Deputy Commissioner, Management and Budget – Kristine Ryan Contract Administration Section Facilities Management Division Building Maintenance Section Campus Management Section Custodial Services Section Equipment Section Quartermaster Section Deputy Commissioner, Public Information – Delaney Kempner Creative Services Section Digital Communications Section Public Information Section Spring 3100 Unit Deputy Commissioner, Strategic Initiatives – Alex Crohn Office of Management Analysis and Planning (OMAP) Data Analysis and Mapping Section (DAMS) Management Orders and Directives Section (MODS) Management Analysis Section (MAS) Office of Strategy and Innovation (OSI) Office of Research and Evaluation (ORE) Project and Change Management Office (PMO) Deputy Commissioner, Support Services – Steven Harte Fleet Services Division Property Clerk Division Central Records Division Printing Section Deputy Commissioner, Trials – Rosemarie Maldonado Chief of Department – Michael J. LiPetri Technical Assistance Response Unit (TARU) Operations Division NYPD Joint Operations Center Bureau of Crime Control Strategies – Bureau Chief Francis Giordano CompStat Unit Bureau of Detectives – Bureau Chief Joseph E. Kenny Citywide Investigations Division – Assistant Chief Michael Baldassano Manhattan South Detective Borough Manhattan North Detective Borough Bronx South Detective Borough Bronx North Detective Borough Brooklyn South Detective Borough Brooklyn North Detective Borough Queens South Detective Borough Queens North Detective Borough Staten Island Detective Borough Borough Homicide Squads Borough Narcotics Squads Forensic Investigations Division Crime Scene Unit – Deputy Inspector Victor Ferrante Fugitive Enforcement Division – Deputy Chief John P. Wilson Real Time Crime Center – Inspector Timothy G. Lyon Special Victims Division – Deputy Chief Carlos Ortiz Special Investigations Division Criminal Enterprise Division Central Robbery Division Grand Larceny Division Gun Violence Suppression Division Vice Enforcement Division Domestic Violence Unit District Attorneys Squads Bureau of Housing – Bureau Chief Charles McEvoy Housing Borough Brooklyn Police Service Area 1 Police Service Area 2 Police Service Area 3 Housing Borough Manhattan Police Service Area 4 Police Service Area 5 Police Service Area 6 Housing Borough Bronx/Queens Police Service Area 7 Police Service Area 8 Police Service Area 9 Bureau of Internal Affairs – Bureau Chief Edward A. Thompson Bureau of Patrol – Bureau Chief Philip Rivera Manhattan South Patrol Borough Manhattan North Patrol Borough Bronx South Patrol Borough Bronx North Patrol Borough Brooklyn South Patrol Borough Brooklyn North Patrol Borough Queens South Patrol Borough Queens North Patrol Borough Staten Island Patrol Borough Auxiliary Police Section – Captain Richard A. Porto Movie and TV Unit – Lieutenant Richard A. Pugni Barrier Section Bureau of Personnel – Bureau Chief John Benoit Paid Detail Unit Personnel Orders Division Human Resources Division Candidate Assessment Division Supervising Chief Surgeon Medical Division Professional Standards Division Enterprise Risk Management Section: Enterprise Risk Management Civilian Complaint Stat Unit Early Intervention Unit Bureau of Special Operations – Bureau Chief Wilson Aramboles Emergency Services Unit Apprehension Tactical Team (SWAT) Emergency Service Canine Team Emergency Service Squads (ESS) Emergency Medical Squad Hazmat/Weapons of Mass Destruction Team Aviation Unit Harbor Unit SCUBA Team Mounted Unit Strategic Response Group Bureau of Training – Bureau Chief Martine N. Materasso Training Support Section The Police Academy In-Service Training Section Firearms & Tactics Section Leadership Training Section Civilian Training Section Bureau of Transit – Bureau Chief Joseph M. Gulotta Transit Borough Manhattan Transit District 1 Transit District 2 Transit District 3 Transit District 4 Borough Task Force Transit Borough The Bronx/Queens Transit District 11 Transit District 12 Transit District 20 Transit District 23 Borough Task Force Transit Borough Brooklyn Transit District 30 Transit District 32 Transit District 33 Transit District 34 Borough Task Force Special Operations Division Transit Canine Unit Transit Anti-Terrorism Unit Investigations Unit Bureau of Transportation – Bureau Chief Olufunmilola Obe Highway Patrol District Traffic Enforcement District Traffic Management Center Traffic Operations District
Patrol Services Bureau Overview The Patrol Services Bureau is one of the most visible units of the NYPD. The bureau plans, directs, and coordinates the department's uniformed officers in law enforcement patrol operations. Under the Chief of Patrol, there are nine borough commands, each headed by an assistant chief. The boroughs of Manhattan, The Bronx, Brooklyn, and Queens have two commands due to their sizes unlike Staten Island which only has one. The borough commands exercise authority over seventy-eight police precincts.
On May 20, 2026, NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch announced the restructuring of Bronx Patrol Bureau, splitting the jurisdiction into Bronx North and Bronx South.
Police precincts
Each patrol borough is composed of precincts. Each precinct is responsible for safety and law enforcement within a designated geographic area. Police units based in these precincts patrol and respond to emergencies.
Manhattan South Manhattan North Bronx SouthBronx North Brooklyn South Brooklyn North Queens South Queens North Staten Island
Queens South began operating a satellite for the large 105th precinct in the southern part of the precinct next to the Rosedale LIRR station in July 2007. This building was, until then, the quarters for the Queens South Task Force, the Queens South Auto-Larceny Unit, the Queens South Anti-Crime Unit, the Queens South Evidence Collection Team, and the Detective Bureau's Queens Major Case Squad. A new 116th precinct was constructed on the site of the parking lot next door to the satellite. The new precinct opened on December 18, 2024.
Auxiliary Police The NYPD has a reserve police force known as the Auxiliary Police. NYPD Auxiliary Police officers complete a training academy designated by the NYS Municipal Police Training Council as "part time peace officer" training course. In accordance with New York State law auxiliary police officers are equipped with police batons. They also carry police radios and in accordance with NYC administrative code they carry handcuffs. They assist the police department with uniformed patrols and provide crowd and vehicular control at special events, accidents, and fire scenes.
Special Operations Bureau Emergency Service Unit