"New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani announced Wednesday that the city's current police commissioner, Jessica Tisch, has agreed to remain in the post, a major coup for the incoming mayor as he moves to assuage concerns over his past criticisms of the New York Police Department. In a statement, Mamdani praised Tisch for "cracking down on corruption in the upper echelons of the police department" while also driving down crime in the city."
"Tisch said she and Mamdani "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." Tisch took control of the city's scandal-shaken police department last November. She has overseen a drop shootings and several categories of major crime, earning praise from the business community and some police reform groups."
Zohran Mamdani secured Jessica Tisch's agreement to remain New York City police commissioner, calming concerns about potential upheaval at the NYPD after his past criticisms. Tisch has pursued accountability by cracking down on corruption in senior ranks and overseeing reductions in shootings and several major crime categories, earning praise from business leaders and some reform advocates. The partnership bridges ideological differences between a democratic socialist mayor-elect and an establishment-minded commissioner. Both leaders emphasize lowering crime, increasing community safety, rooting out corruption, and providing officers with tools, support, and resources. Tisch initially declined discussion during the transition but ultimately accepted the role continuation.
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