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Photos: Nicholas Scoppetta through the years

Thursday, March 24, 2016
New York Governor David Patterson, left, and New York City Fire Commisioner Nicholas Scoppetta participate in a press conference.
From left, NYC Fire Commissioner Nicholas Scoppetta, Warner Music Group EVP Kevin Liles, hip-hop singer and entrepreneur Shawn "JAY-Z" Carter New York Governor David Patterson.
Nicholas Scoppetta (L) and a guest attend the 15th Annual New Yorkers for Children Fall Gala at Cipriani 42nd Street on Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2014, in New York.
In this photo provided by StarPix, from left, Beyonce, Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter, New York Governor David Patterson and New York Fire Commissioner Nicholas Scoppetta.
Former New York Fire Commissioner Nicholas Scoppetta speaks at the New Yorkers For Children Fall Gala 2013 on Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2013 in New York. (Photo by Andy Kropa/Invision/AP)
Fire Commissioner Nicholas Scoppetta demonstrates an emergency radio signal during a news conference in New York, Thursday Aug. 21, 2008.
Fire Commissioner Nicholas Scoppetta, center, is flanked by fire department Chief of Department Salvatore Cassano, left, and Chief of Operations Patrick McNally.
Fire Commissioner Nicholas Scoppetta, right, confers with fire Chief of Department Salvatore Cassano, left, as fire department Chief of Operations Patrick McNally, center, listens.
Fire Commissioner Nicholas Scoppetta, left, and fire department Chief of Operations Patrick McNally listen during a press conference in New York, Thursday Aug. 21, 2008.
Commissioner Nicholas Scoppetta attends the New Yorkers For Children annual gala at Cipriani's 42nd Street on Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2008 in New York. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini)
Nicholas Scoppetta, New York City's investigation commissioner, is pictured in New York, March 1, 1976. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, right, and New York City Fire Commissioner Nicholas Scoppetta, address the media about the fatal fire at the Deutsche Bank building.
New York Mayor, Michael Bloomberg, right, and New York City Fire Commissioner Nicholas Scoppetta, address the media during a news conference at City Hall.
New York City Fire Commissioner Nicholas Scoppetta addresses the media at the scene of a major crane accident in New York, Saturday, March 15, 2008.
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, right, walks with New York Fire Commissioner Nicholas Scoppetta after touring the damage caused by a building explosion in Manhattan.
From left to right, Police Commissioner Ray Kelly, Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Fire Commissioner Nicholas Scoppetta and Commissioner of the Office of Emergency Management Joe Bruno.
French Interior Minister and presidential hopeful Nicolas Sarkozy, right, speaks before bestowing New York firefighters with the order of the Medal of Honor of French Firefighters.
Federal prosecutor Nicholas Scoppetta, right, is pictured with New York City Mayor John Lindsay, Nov 8, 1972, when he was named by Lindsay as the city's investigation commissioner.
Nicholas Scoppetta, deputy mayor for criminal justice, revealed that an interview clerk recommended last week that David Berkowitz be released on his own recognizance. (1978)
Following his inauguration, NYC's new Mayor Abraham Beame administers the oath of office to investigation commissioner Nicholas Scoppetta in the Blue Room at City Hall, Jan 1, 1974
Nicholas Scoppetta, commissioner of investigations for the city of NY, testifies before the Joint Economic Committee hearings in Washington on food chain pricing, Dec 12, 1974.
Nick Scoppetta is pictured with his family in New York, including wife Susan, left, daughter Andrea, 12, front center, and son Eric, 9, back center, April 4, 1978.
Mayor Abraham Beame, right, swears in Nicholas Scoppetta as chairman of the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council, March 1, 1976, in New York's City Hall. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
Federal prosecutor Nicholas Scoppetta, right, is pictured with New York City Mayor John Lindsay, Nov 8, 1972, when he was named by Lindsay as the city's investigation commissioner.
New York City's new investigation commissioner, Nicholas Scoppetta, is pictured in New York, Nov. 8, 1972. (AP Photo/Marty Lederhandler)
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New York Governor David Patterson, left, and New York City Fire Commisioner Nicholas Scoppetta participate in a press conference.
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