Mamdani to Keep Tisch as NYPD Commissioner If Elected Mayor (2)

Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic frontrunner in the New York City mayor’s race, said he would ask Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch to stay in the post if he’s elected next month.

Mamdani, a state assemblyman from Queens, confirmed earlier reports of his decision in a mayoral debate Wednesday night. He has said in recent months that he’s been impressed by Tisch’s efforts to root out corruption within the New York Police Department’s upper ranks.

“My administration will be relentless in its pursuit of safety and affordability for every New Yorker,” Mamdani said. “Commissioner Tisch took on a broken status quo, ...