With a ceremony and thanks, Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell and Mayor Adams honored those who were there for their city last week — law enforcement and civilian.

“Each of these individuals exemplifies the determination and courage that makes us all proud to be New Yorkers,” Sewell said.

“We saw the threat, we identified the threat, we arrested the threat and our city is better because of that, better because of that,” Adams said. “So those who wore uniforms, blue uniforms, or blue jeans, everyday New Yorkers came together.”

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  • Law enforcement officials, civilians who played a role honored in NYPD HQ ceremony

  • “Blue uniforms, or blue jeans, everyday New Yorkers came together," Adams said

  • Honorees received framed proclamations

In the 30 hours that passed between the Sunset Park subway shooting that injured 10 and the East Village arrest of Frank James, who prosecutors say is the assailant behind the terror, countless New Yorkers pitched in.

Some comforted or provided first aid to strangers at the scene.

Others called in tips and provided intel to police.

Officers, detectives and first-responders handled the investigation. Fourteen people were formally recognized Wednesday at NYPD headquarters.

This time last week, Adams wasn’t able to attend the news conference in person announcing the arrest because he was isolating.

“I started to get dress and leave Gracie Mansion, then I said, Darn it, you have COVID, where you going?” he recounted.

He was visibly glad to be part of handing out framed proclamations Wednesday, saying of James: “He was smart to turn himself in. That is why he turned himself in. Not because he was altruistic, because of the job we did that gave him no other choice.”

Four everyday New Yorkers who earned acclaim last week for their part proudly held their proclamations. Jack Griffin is a 17-year-old who posted a photo of James to social media.

“There was so many tips coming in and it was such a communal effort to get this guy off the streets,” he told NY1.

Zack Tahhan helped flag down officers in the East Village.

“Of course, we have to help together,” he told NY1. "Try to make Americans safe and everybody safe.”

Adams briefly addressed criticism that it had taken the police 30 hours to catch James, noting that it took three days to catch the Boston bombing suspect.