New NYPD chief opposes creating inspector general

The NYPD's new chief of department told The Post today he is against the City Council's proposal for creating another agency to monitor cops.

Philip Banks III, the city's newly-minted top uniformed cop, said an inspector general isn't needed.

"I don't think that an inspector general is warranted. I'm not sure what results it would produce," he told The Post. "So, from where I sit now, I certainly don't see the need for it."

Banks was promoted to the new position earlier this week.

During the 20 minute-long interview, the 26-year veteran of the force reminisced about his dangerous days on patrol in some of the roughest neighborhoods of Brooklyn.

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Chief Philip Banks III

"In Brooklyn North, the overwhelming majority of the time -- especially years ago when crime and violence was at its height -- you're going to always have those harrowing situations," he said.

And the former chief of Community Affairs reiterated his defense of stop-and-frisk.

"I do believe that when done correctly, stop and frisk will achieve the desired results -- and those results are less people being shot," he said. "Certainly when done incorrectly, you certainly put a divide between the police and the community."

He said he would focus on building ties with the community.

"It's something that police officers and people in the community have to realize -- that it's not two separate entities," he said. "It's actually joined in one and what could be achieved when the community thinks of themselves as police and the police think of themselves as the community and we realize that we're in this together, we can continue to build on the successes we've built on for the last 20 years."

Banks grew up in Brooklyn and now lives in Queens. He said he has no plans to move.

"The pay raise won't enable me to do that, trust me," he laughed.

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