{"id":29947,"date":"2025-11-05T20:16:10","date_gmt":"2025-11-05T20:16:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/29947\/"},"modified":"2025-11-05T20:16:10","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T20:16:10","slug":"new-york-fire-commissioner-robert-tucker-stepping-down-after-zohran-mamdani-wins-mayoral-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/29947\/","title":{"rendered":"New York fire commissioner Robert Tucker stepping down after Zohran Mamdani wins mayoral race"},"content":{"rendered":"

New York Fire Commissioner Robert Tucker submitted his resignation<\/a> Wednesday, a day after Democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani won the election<\/a> for New York City mayor.<\/p>\n

Tucker was tapped to his role at the New York Fire Department (NYFD) by Mayor Eric Adams (D) to succeed the previous commissioner, who also resigned from the post. He submitted his resignation<\/a> to Adams.<\/p>\n

His last day will be Dec. 19, 2025, just days before Mamdani takes office<\/a> on Jan. 1, 2026.<\/p>\n

Tucker has not issued a public comment on why he is leaving his role, but Bloomberg reported<\/a> that people close to him say that, as a Zionist, he felt he could not serve under Mamdani.<\/p>\n

The mayor-elect<\/a> will be the first Muslim to serve in the role and has been openly critical of Israel amid the war in Gaza. Despite the criticism, he also reached out to the Jewish community during his campaign and stated his intention to combat antisemitism if elected.<\/p>\n

The mayor appoints the fire commissioner, who oversees roughly 17,000 employees and manages a $2.6 billion budget.<\/p>\n

Mamdani bested<\/a> former New York Gov.\u00a0Andrew Cuomo, who ran as an independent, during Tuesday night\u2019s mayoral election with 50.6 percent of the vote, according to a live tracker<\/a> from Decision Desk HQ. The election saw 2 million voters<\/a>\u00a0cast ballots.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Hill\u2019s Amie Parnes and Caroline Vakil contributed.<\/p>\n

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