The deputy police commissioner, Kaz Daughtry, replaces Chauncey Parker, a veteran prosecutor and law enforcement administrator who announced his resignation amid City Hall turmoil.
The deputy police commissioner, Kaz Daughtry, replaces Chauncey Parker, a veteran prosecutor and law enforcement administrator who announced his resignation amid City Hall turmoil.
The deputy police commissioner, Kaz Daughtry, replaces Chauncey Parker, a veteran prosecutor and law enforcement administrator who announced his resignation amid City Hall turmoil.
Mayor Eric Adams of New York has chosen Kaz Daughtry, a deputy police commissioner known for his combative social media presence and close relationship with the mayor, to be deputy mayor for public safety, according to two people familiar with the matter.
Mr. Daughtry will replace Chauncey Parker, a former prosecutor who announced his resignation this week alongside three other deputy mayors.
The resignations followed a push last week by the Justice Department to drop corruption charges against Mr. Adams, an effort that the former acting U.S. attorney in Manhattan criticized as a quid pro quo to secure Mr. Adams’s cooperation with the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown.
As deputy mayor for public safety, Mr. Parker was deeply involved in decisions about the city’s role in Mr. Trump’s deportation efforts. He attended a meeting last week with Mr. Adams and Thomas Homan, Trump’s border czar.
Mr. Daughtry had been a detective in the Police Department until Mr. Adams became mayor in 2022. Under the Adams administration, he was elevated to high-ranking positions despite a lack of policy, administrative or supervisory experience.
Mr. Daughtry did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
A spokeswoman for Mr. Adams, Kayla Mamelak Altus, declined to discuss the appointment, saying: “Personnel announcements are not official until we make them.”