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Mayor Taps Counsel As CCRB Chair; PBA Calls Her Too Close

By MARK TOOR
Posted 7/1/16

Mayor de Blasio appointed his Counsel, Maya Wiley, June 29 as the new chair of the Civilian Complaint Review Board, leading to complaints from the Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association that she was too close to the Mayor to act independently.

Ms. Wiley, 52, replaces Richard Emery, who before departing under fire from the PBA improved relations between the CCRB and the Police Department and sped up the resolution of complaints that union leaders said often dragged on and on, holding up promotions for officers involved.

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