[3][4] He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Criminal Justice from the State University of New York.

In his career, Esposito served in numerous commands of the department, including the 77th, 10th, 83rd, 109th, 34th, 66th, and 83rd Precincts, and in the Narcotics Division and the Detective Bureau.

[6] In 2011, Esposito directed the arrests of hundreds of Occupy Wall Street protesters during a march across the Brooklyn Bridge.

[8] In September 2012, Esposito was photographed while restraining a slim-build female Occupy Wall Street activist.

The photograph was noted in the Letters to the Editor section of the Daily News, since it appeared that Esposito had placed the activist into a "chokehold.