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  A new book, Policing the Big Apple: The Story of the NYPD by Jules Stewart, tells all about the Manhattan boys in blue, in wonderfully gory detail.

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  The Oldie

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  This book examines the history of policing in New York City, from colonial days and the formation of the New York Police Department at the turn of the twentieth century, through battles with the Mafia in the 1930s to Zero Tolerance of the 1990s. It explores political influence, corruption, reform and community relations through a look at the NYPD’s commissioners and the visions they had for the force and the city, as well as at the level of cops on the beat.

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  The Baron

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  This book covers the history of policing in New York City from 1625 – in then New Amsterdam – to the formation of the New York Police Department (NYPD) in 1845, through the 1930s battles with the Mafia, to 1990s zero tolerance. Along the way, Stewart examines episodes of political influence, corruption, and reform, including Tammany Hall, the Mafia, New York City mayors and the police, and the enrollment in the force of women and people of color. The story is told both through the eyes of the NYPD’s commissioners and the visions they had for the force and the city and at the level of cops on the beat.

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  Law & Social Inquiry

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  Policing the Big Apple is the definitive history of the NYPD. Eminently readable and surprisingly timely, Stewart shows that truth can indeed be stranger than fiction.

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  Peter Moskos, Professor of Law, Police Science, and Criminal Justice Administration, John Jay College of Criminal Justice.

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  Excellent read and insightful exploration of the history of New York’s Finest.

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  Jim Dooley, Captain, NYPD (Ret.)

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  Jules Stewart has written an intriguing history of the New York City Police Department replete with colorful characters, surprising facts and entertaining anecdotes. His deft narrative leads the reader through the history of law enforcement, from the cobblestones of New Amsterdam to the metropolis of the 21st century.

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  Jeffrey Kroessler, Professor, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, the City University of New York

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  This is the story of the NYPD: The very good, the very bad and the very ugly. Policing the Big Apple takes the reader from the onset of the new world to the 21st Century. Enjoy the journey, you’ll be glad you did.

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  Charles Campisi, author of Blue on Blue: An Insider's Story of Good Cops Catching Bad Cops and former Chief of the NYPD’s Internal Affairs Bureau Section

Jules Stewart is a New York-born, London-based author of many books including Gotham Rising: New York in the 1930s (2016) and Policing the Big Apple: The Story of the NYPD (Reaktion, 2021).