{"id":313137,"date":"2026-08-04T04:16:27","date_gmt":"2026-08-04T04:16:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/313137\/"},"modified":"2026-08-04T04:16:27","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T04:16:27","slug":"pba-skeptical-as-mamdani-names-new-head-of-nypd-watchdog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/313137\/","title":{"rendered":"PBA skeptical as Mamdani names new head of NYPD watchdog"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Lawsuits loom over Civilian Complaint Review Board<\/p>\n<p>By CARTER MYERS-BROWN<\/p>\n<p>Posted 8\/7\/26<\/p>\n<p>Mayor Zohran Mamdani&#8217;s appointment of Jennifer Jones Austin as chair of New York City&#8217;s Civilian Complaint Review Board over the weekend drew a cautious response from the city&#8217;s largest police union, which said the agency must undergo &#8220;fundamental change&#8221; after years of conflict with rank-and-file officers.<\/p>\n<p>Jones Austin, a longtime social justice advocate and former chair of the New York City Board of Correction, becomes the CCRB&#8217;s first permanent chair since 2020. 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