WASHINGTON (TNND) — New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani has announced that he is keeping Jessica Tisch as the New York Police Department Commissioner once he takes office.
“Today, Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani announced the appointment of Commissioner Jessica S. Tisch to serve as the New York City Police Commissioner in his incoming administration,” Mamdani’s office said in a statement, “As the 48th Commissioner of New York City Police Department, Commissioner Tisch has rooted out corruption in the upper echelons of the NYPD and led a department-wide focus on accountability and transparency, while delivering historic reductions in violent crime.”
According to this office, the duo will “advance a coordinated approach to public safety built on partnership and shared purpose.”
FILE – NYPD police commissioner Jessica Tisch speaks during a news conference in New York, Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)
Mamdani said that he looks forward to working with Tisch in the future and admires “her work cracking down on corruption in the upper echelons of the police department, driving down crime in New York City, and standing up for New Yorkers in the face of authoritarianism.”
“Together, we will deliver a city where rank-and-file police officers and the communities they serve alike are safe, represented, and proud to call New York their home.”
Tisch has been serving as commissioner since 2024, with Mamdani’s office saying that under Tisch’s leadership, murders in New York City have gone down by “nearly 20 percent citywide year-to-date,” and “more than 4,8000 illegal guns” have been removed from the streets.
“Thanks to the men and women of the NYPD, the strategies we deployed this year have delivered historic reductions in crime,” Tisch said. “I’ve spoken to Mayor-elect Mamdani several times, and I’m ready to serve with honor as his Police Commissioner. That’s because he and I share many of the same public safety goals for New York City: lowering crime, making communities safer, rooting out corruption, and giving our officers the tools, support, and resources they need to carry out their noble work.”
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During his campaign, Mamdani pledged to keep Tisch, who was appointed under Mayor Eric Adams.