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Former NYC emergency management chief Joseph Esposito dies at 73: ‘Definition of public service’
“He worked hard for his city, right up to the end. And he left it a better place.”
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Former New York City Office of Emergency Management commissioner & NYPD Chief of Department Joseph Esposito has died after a battle with cancer, Mayor Eric Adams announced late Monday. He served as a Deputy Commissioner for the Department of Buildings at the time of his passing. RIP.