New York Metropolis Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani introduced that he has chosen New York Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch to proceed in her function main the most important police division within the nation.
As a candidate, Mamdani vowed to maintain Tisch — who was appointed commissioner by Mayor Eric Adams — within the function.
In a press release, he applauded Tisch for “cracking down on corruption within the higher echelons of the police division, driving down crime in New York Metropolis, and standing up for New Yorkers within the face of authoritarianism.”
“Collectively, we are going to ship a metropolis the place rank-and-file cops and the communities they serve alike are protected, represented, and proud to name New York their residence,” Mamdani stated within the assertion.
In an inner e-mail to the NYPD, Tisch stated that being commissioner is “best privilege of my life, and I’m proud to proceed doing it.”
Nonetheless, she acknowledged the variations that stand between her and the mayor-elect. On the marketing campaign path, Mamdani vowed to keep up the NYPD’s headcount, however shift a few of its obligations to a civilian-led company.
“Now, do the Mayor-elect and I agree on all the things? No, we don’t,” she wrote “However in talking with him, it’s clear that we share broad and essential priorities: the significance of public security, the necessity to proceed driving down crime, and the necessity to keep stability and order throughout the division.”
