The Challenges for the New NYPD Commissioner

The Brian Lehrer Show | Jul 19, 2023

Samantha Max, reporter covering public safety for WNYC/Gothamist, talks about the appointment of Edward Caban as the new head of the NYPD, crime rates and other matters that await him.

→"6 challenges new NYPD Commissioner Edward Caban is expected to face" (Gothamist, 7/18/23)

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