That command includes SoHo and TriBeCa, and over the years, Mr. Lee met many celebrities, like Robert De Niro and David Bowie, a fashion favorite. In the weeks after the 9/11 terrorist attack on the World Trade Center, Mr. Lee worked at ground zero with officials from the city’s Office of the Medical Examiner identifying and processing recovered human remains. But it was at Zuccotti Park where he rose to prominence, as an affable but firm intermediary between protesters and police officials. And he has never stopped being known as the Hipster Cop. Nevertheless, Mr. Lee, who is single, said he would use his retirement to enjoy his Shetland sheepdog, his two nieces and a nephew.

Source: New York Times February 24, 2017 16:09 UTC