Nicholas Scoppetta is the 31st Fire Commissioner of New York City. He was appointed as New York City's 31st Fire Commissioner by Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg on December 30, 2001.
Education: BS in Engineering, Bradley University 1958 JD, Brooklyn Law School 1962
Personal: Married to Susan Scoppetta. Two children: Andrea and Eric.
Background: Commissioner Scoppetta was born on the Lower East Side of Manhattan. When he was five years old he was placed in a children's shelter and lived in various foster care institutions until he turned 12. He attended public schools in Manhattan. After serving two years in the Army, he attended Bradley University on the G.I. Bill and graduated in 1958 with a degree in Engineering. Upon graduation from law school, he was appointed an Assistant District Attorney in New York County by District Attorney Frank S. Hogan. He has also served as Associate Counsel to the Knapp Commission, an Assistant United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and as the Deputy Independent Counsel in the investigation and prosecution of a former Special Assistant to the President of the United States.
President and Founder, New Yorkers for Children Past President and former Chairman of the Board, Trustees of the Children's Aid Society Chairman, Commission to Combat Police Corruption - February 1994-January 1996
