Assistant Chief Martine N. Materasso
Honoree Profile
Assistant Chief Martine N. Materasso is currently assigned to the Counterterrorism Bureau. As Commanding Officer, she will lead the City’s efforts against the threat of international and domestic terrorism. In her previous assignment as the Investigative Chief of Detective, Borough Manhattan North, she oversaw all of the Precinct Detective Squads, the Narcotics Borough and the Gang Squad in Manhattan North.
She joined the New York City Police Department in March 2000. After graduating from the Police Academy, she was assigned to the Patrol Borough Bronx, 52nd Precinct. Her dedication led to her assignment to the Vice Enforcement Division, where she was promoted to Detective Investigator in 2004.
Assistant Chief Materasso was transferred to DBMN as an Inspector, and on May 7, 2018, she was promoted to the rank of Deputy Chief. Prior to this transfer, she was the Commanding Officer of the 44th Precinct in the Bronx, which is widely considered to be home to the “World’s Busiest Cops.” It was only natural that she oversaw some of the world’s busiest detectives. On December 5, 2019, she was promoted to Assistant Chief and sworn in as the Commanding Officer of the Counterterrorism Bureau.
She is active in the communities she serves and organizes numerous charity drives that bring the police and community together, like toy drives for needy children in the Hunts Point and Highbridge sections of the Bronx, and a backpack giveaway for students in honor of Detectives Rafael Ramos and Wenjian Liu in the Bed-Stuy section of Brooklyn. In addition, during the holiday season, she has partnered with local organizations and businesses to donate gifts to unsuspecting motorists when pulled over by “Santa Claus.”
Assistant Chief Materasso attended Florida International University, where she obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Criminal Justice. She is a proud mother of two daughters, Alexa and Julianna, ages 12 and 9, and is married to Inspector Peter Fortune, who is also a New York City Police Department Executive.
