Mamdani to keep Jessica Tisch as NYPD commissioner

New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani announced that he has chosen current New York City Police Department Commissioner Jessica Tisch to continue in her role leading the largest police department in the nation.

As a candidate, Mamdani vowed to keep Tisch — who was appointed commissioner by New York City Mayor Eric Adams — in the role.

“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,” Mamdani said in a statement.

In an internal email