Richard Falkenrath

So Richard Falkenrath, the NYPD'S former Deputy Commissioner for Counter-Terrorism, is back in the news, touting his terrorism credentials to fight a personal battle literally in his Riverdale backyard.

In its rush to recruit an undercover officer to spy on terrorists, the NYPD failed to properly vet a cop now accused in the million-dollar New Jersey perfume heist.

There is more cause for concern about the NYPD's Lone Cowboy behavior the more we learn about its dealings with the Queens imam who jeopardized the investigation into the subway bombing plot.

Another NYPD Counter-Terrorism Commissioner is leaving, the third since Police Commissioner Ray Kelly created the job in 2002. The latest departs to the usual chorus of hosannas from city officials.

NEW YORK — The New York Police Department is losing its top counterterrorism official. An NYPD spokesman confirmed Saturday that Richard Falken...