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A Queens police officer was promoted to the rank of sergeant Friday, becoming the fourth in his blue-blooded family to achieve the honor.
Mustafa H. Young’s mom, dad and sister — all members of the force — watched on with other family as he and 75 other officers were celebrated during a ceremony at 1 Police Plaza.
“I want to say I’m excited, but I’ve been waiting for a while. Obviously, being a part of a legacy, just trying to keep it all in the family,” Young told The Post.
“I am excited, though, for the next step in my career. I’m following in some good footsteps and am the last of a long line.”
In his new role, Young will join his sergeant father at Patrol Borough Queens South, where the younger Young will serve with the NYPD’s Youth Services Division, part of Community Affairs.
His sister, Jamiyla Hall, and her husband also hold the sergeant rank, making Young the fourth in his family to hold the title.
The promotion itself, which came by way of passing the difficult sergeant’s test, stands out as one of the proudest moments of Young’s career so far — but has yet to surpass the day he first became a member of the force.
The 35-year-old inherited his mother Harriet’s shield number 25873, which she had given up when she retired from her career as an NYPD police officer the year before Young’s began.
Young’s father, Vernon, also a sergeant, is still going strong with the NYPD and will celebrate his 29th year in the coming months.
To no surprise, the couple’s three children followed in their heroic footsteps — and some even went on to marry cops, as well.
“Just the structure behind it, plenty of discipline, just being well-grounded as a person fighting for a good cause,” Young said about what drew him to a career in law enforcement.
“I just took the test and decided to keep going with it. Football played a major part in it, because I’ve been playing for the [NYPD football] team for 11 years also. That just kind of kept me grounded, just being around a lot of people on the job.”
The honor is nothing short of exhilarating for Young’s father.
“Well, of course, I’m very proud. I’m very proud to see him continuing the family legacy,” Vernon Young, 62, said.
“I think it’s something that we all grew into.”
Young’s promotion comes just four months after his sister was also promoted to sergeant.
Young’s other sister, Taqiyya Young, a Corrections Captain in the DOC — the only one in the immediate family to not be an NYPD officer — described her brother’s promotion as an “awesome thing.”
“It’s exciting. We’re all bosses now. Just seeing him accomplish so many different things within the department has always been awesome,” she said.
