Meet Dermot Shea: Man who will be NYC top cop from working-class, immigrant Queens family

The city’s new top cop grew up with four siblings, a dog and his parents in a small Queens apartment.

Dermot Shea, the man who will soon be Police Commissioner, reflected on his modest upbringing Monday as he accepted a promotion to replace outgoing top cop James O’Neill.

The 50-year-old from Queens...