New Commanding Officer for East New York Precinct Comes From Around the Corner NYPD Deputy Inspector Rohan Griffith. (Image: NYPD) The New York Police Department has chosen a new leader for one of the borough’s most troubled precincts, months after announcing that his controversy-laden predecessor would be re-assigned. Deputy Inspector Rohan Griffith is the new commanding officer for the 75th Precinct, which includes the East New York and Cypress Hills neighborhoods. The Department announced in March that Griffith’s predecessor, Inspector John Mastronardi, would be moved to the Chief of Detectives’ office after local activists campaigned against him for his handling of a fight between cops and civilians over mask rules last April, which was caught on video.