2023 – The 125th Anniversary of Today’s NYPD; Symbolized in Department Flag
2023 – The 125th Anniversary of Greater NYC & Today’s NYPD; Symbolized in Department Flag Introduction: This year, 2023, marks the 125th Anniversary (1898-2023) of […]
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The Origin of the Official Motto of the NYPD – “Faithful Unto Death” or “Fidelis Ad Mortem”
The Official Motto vs. a Popular Maxim The official motto of the Police Department of the City of New York (NYPD/PDNY) is “Faithful Unto Death,” […]
NYPDHistory.com Makes History; The Youngest Officer in The World to be Designated as a Line of Duty Death
This article is a sequel to then article published on this website on April 23, 2016, entitled: The Lost History of the PDNY’s Junior Police Force? […]
Early New York City Police “Badges” & Emblems of Office – 1800-1845
Introduction: Ask a police historian or collector when the earliest police badge was issued in the City of New York and he/she will likely tell […]
The Career of Italian Squad Detective Michael Mealli
Background Debates on immigration and concerns about admitting criminals into this country have existed for centuries. During each period of immigration, the police dealt with […]
The History & Lineage of the NYPD’s 108th Precinct, Long Island City?
Introduction Historians agree that in 1853, Captain Levy Hayden, Superintendent of the Marine Railway, Hunter’s Point, Queens, possessed the foresight to realize that the localities […]
The History Behind the Present Rank Structure in the NYPD & The “Slaughter of 1907”
Introduction For months, rumors that Police Commissioner (PC) Theodore A. Bingham (1906-1909) was working on an amendment to the Charter of Greater New York that […]
A Nineteenth Century Police Captain’s Rise and Fall; Captain Edward Carpenter
Edward Carpenter’s career in the post-Civil War Police Department of the City of New York is one of many examples in a study of an […]