One hundred years ago Tuesday, 44 men reported to the New York Police Department's majestic old headquarters on Centre St. to be sworn in as rookies.
Only one was black - 6-foot-2, 240-pound Samuel Jesse Battle, who became Greater New York's first African-American cop.
Only one was black - 6-foot-2, 240-pound Samuel Jesse Battle, who became Greater New York's first African-American cop.
