Mamdani retains Jessica Tisch as NYPD commissioner

New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani is keeping Jessica Tisch as commissioner of the New York City Police Department.

“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,” Mamdani’s office said in a statement on Wednesday.

NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch will continue to lead the department. (REUTERS/Jeenah Moon)

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