Mayoral front-runner Zohran Mamdani plans to ask Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch to stay on as the NYPD’s top cop if he’s elected, The Post has confirmed.
The decision – first reported by the New York Times Wednesday evening – comes as Mamdani continues to face criticism over his past anti-NYPD comments and struggles to reassure anxious New Yorkers that gains against crime under Tisch’s much-hailed leadership won’t be lost.
State Sen. Julia Salazar (D-Brooklyn), a Democratic Socialists of America ally of Mamdani who was briefed on the decision, confirmed the move.
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“He’s been told by a number of business groups that safety is their key concern and they want her to stay on,” a source close to Mamdani’s campaign added. “Campaign insiders have been trying to push him to this.”
But the source said it’s unclear if Tisch – who has avowed tough-on-crime stances seemingly at-odds with Mamdani’s views – would say yes.
Another source confirmed that Mamdani and Tisch have spoken.
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