Assistant Chief Diana Pizzuti,:
Assistant Chief Diana Pizzuti has held several administrative leadership positions throughout her career with the NYPD.
Prior to her appointment as Commander of Patrol Borough Queens North, Pizzuti was commanding officer of the department's Police Academy, and was widely praised for presiding over the transformation of the academy's curriculum and physical education programs. Pizzuti also commanded the 17th and Midtown North Precincts in Manhattan, as well as the Corruption Prevention Division of the Internal Affairs Bureau. She also has served as Executive Officer of the 13th Precinct.
A graduate of the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University, Chief Pizzuti also holds a master's degree in Education from Seton Hall University. She has been commander of PBQN since March 2007.