Policing the Big Apple: The Story of the NYPD
Policing the Big Apple is the story of America's largest and most celebrated law enforcement agency. The book covers the history of policing New York City from 1625 in then New Amsterdam, to the formation of the NYPD in 1845, through 1930s battles with the Mafia, to 1990s Zero Tolerance. Along the way, it examines episodes of political influence, corruption, and reform including Tammany Hall, the Mafia, New York City mayors and the police, and the enrolment in the force of women and people of colour. It tells the story both through its commissioners, and the visions they had for the force and the city, and at the level of cops on the beat.
Historically insightful and accessibly written, this is an indispensable chronicle for anyone interested in policing and the history of New York.
Jules Stewart is a New York-born, London-based author of many books including (with Helen Crisp) Madrid: Midnight City (Reaktion, 2021) and Gotham Rising: New York in the 1930s (2016).
Author: Jules Stewart
Format: Hardback, 272 pages, 156mm x 234mm
Published: 2021, Reaktion Books, United Kingdom
Genre: History: World & General
Policing the Big Apple is the story of America's largest and most celebrated law enforcement agency. The book covers the history of policing New York City from 1625 in then New Amsterdam, to the formation of the NYPD in 1845, through 1930s battles with the Mafia, to 1990s Zero Tolerance. Along the way, it examines episodes of political influence, corruption, and reform including Tammany Hall, the Mafia, New York City mayors and the police, and the enrolment in the force of women and people of colour. It tells the story both through its commissioners, and the visions they had for the force and the city, and at the level of cops on the beat.
Historically insightful and accessibly written, this is an indispensable chronicle for anyone interested in policing and the history of New York.
Jules Stewart is a New York-born, London-based author of many books including (with Helen Crisp) Madrid: Midnight City (Reaktion, 2021) and Gotham Rising: New York in the 1930s (2016).