In this episode of Up Close, we take a deep dive into the NYPD's new commissioner, Jessica Tisch, who will be on the job starting on Monday.
Commissioner Bill Bratton is resigning voluntarily. The announcement came during a news conference at city hall. It won't be effective immediately.
See photos of NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton through the years.
Both the Commissioner and Mayor Bill de Blasio acknowledged that recently deadly attacks on police in Louisiana and Dallas greatly influenced the decision to purchase the new gear, as did the nightclub massacre in Orlando, where a helmet similar to the new equipment the NYPD will receive, saved an officer's life.
New York City's police commissioner didn't mince words when it comes the hysteria regarding Pokemon Go, the augmented reality mobile app that has people wandering the streets, eyes buried in their phones, searching for animated characters.
It's been more than a week since Ronald McPhatter was shot and killed at Irving Plaza, with police arresting Brooklyn rapper Troy Ave and charging him with attempted murder. But McPhatter's family says he is not the one responsible for the shooting death and that they are being shut out of this investigation.