Outgoing New York City Mayor Eric Adams has appointed former journalist Pat Smith as interim chair of the Civilian Complaint Review Board, a move that could immediately create a political challenge for democratic socialist Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani.
The New York Post reported that Smith’s appointment fills the CCRB’s top role as the Adams administration prepares to leave office.
Smith previously served on the board and was one of three members who voted in support of officers involved in the fatal shooting of Win Rosario, a Queens man who struggled with mental illness.
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