Mayor aide named top spokescop

POLICE Commissioner James O'Neill on Monday tapped a former City Hall operative to be the NYPD’s top spokesman — a move immediately blasted by the largest police union.

Phil Walzak will replace Deputy Commissioner for Public Information Stephen Davis, who is retiring at month’s end to work in the private sector.

Walzak was director of communications for Bill de Blasio’s 2013 mayoral campaign, served as the mayor’s press secretary and helped run his reelection campaign before joining the private sector.

He said in a statement he was “honored and humbled” by his appointment.

“I can think of no greater privilege,” Walzak said. Patrick Lynch, head of the Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association, slammed the appointment as “the clearest sign yet that the de Blasio administration thinks the NYPD’s primary mission is to serve as a political tool, not protect public safety for all New Yorkers.”