NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch accepted Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani\u2019s offer to stay on as top cop when he takes office, The Post has learned \u2014 a bridge-building move that comes despite their profound political differences.<\/p>\n
The highly anticipated appointment fulfills Mamdani\u2019s campaign promise<\/a> to keep the respected 44-year-old police executive in the prominent role as the far-left candidate looks to ease concerns from the moderate wing of the Democratic Party and Big Apple bigwigs as he builds out his administration.<\/p>\n Mamdani\u2019s team, in a statement announcing the appointment, lauded Tisch\u2019s leadership, driving a significant drop in crime \u2014 including record-low shootings so far this year.<\/p>\n The highly anticipated appointment fulfills Mamdani\u2019s campaign promise to keep the respected 44-year-old police executive in the prominent role Luiz C. Ribeiro for New York Post<\/p>\n \u201cI have admired 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,\u201d Mamdani said in a statement.<\/p>\n \u201cTogether, 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.\u201d<\/p>\n Tisch, for her part, said her decision to stay came after several conversations with Mamdani<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cThat\u2019s 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,\u201d she said in a statement.<\/p>\n Mamdani and Tisch will work together to keep NYPD cops focused on serious and violent crime, with the mayor-elect\u2019s proposed new \u201cDepartment of Community Safety\u201d (DCS) taking the burden of dealing with homelessness and mental health issues, his team said.<\/p>\n The Democratic socialist\u2019s pledge to pick Tisch \u2014 a well-respected public servant credited with leading the nation\u2019s largest police force out of a rough patch, both on crime and within its rank\u00a0\u2014 had soothed many New Yorkers\u2019 fears about the incoming mayor, who has been criticized for past anti-cop statements. <\/p>\n Mamdani\u2019s team praised Tisch\u2019s leadership which has seen a significant drop in crime throughout New York City. Stephen Yang for the New York Post<\/p>\n Tisch said her decision to stay came after several conversations with Mamdani. Aristide Economopoulos<\/p>\n Critics and political opponents claimed crime would skyrocket under Mamdani, over the pol\u2019s since-disavowed statements calling the NYPD \u201cracist,\u201d as well as past support for defunding the police and the proposed DCS \u2014 which would have social workers respond to many calls instead of cops.<\/p>\n Restive business leaders, including Tisch\u2019s own billionaire family, and other New York power players have been pushing her to stay in Mamdani\u2019s administration as a firewall against many radical progressive police reforms<\/a>.<\/p>\n And establishment Democrats such as Gov. Kathy Hochul and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries likewise said his commitment to Tisch played a significant role in their endorsements for the relatively unproven 34-year-old lawmaker.<\/p>\n Many New York power players have urged Tisch to stay in the position to counterbalance Mamdani\u2019s left-wing policies. Robert Miller<\/p>\n While both are Democrats, the two will still make for an odd pairing, given their often opposing stances on public safety issues.<\/p>\n Tisch has been an outspoken critic of New York state government\u2019s controversial 2019 criminal justice reforms, which law enforcement officials have slammed for creating a \u201crevolving door\u201d in the system that sees dangerous criminals arrested then quickly put back on the streets to reoffend. <\/p>\n Mamdani, meanwhile, has crowed the reforms haven\u2019t gone far enough.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\tStart your day with all you need to know\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMorning Report delivers the latest news, videos, photos and more.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n