Overview
- Benjamin Tisch labeled the mayor-elect an “enemy of the Jewish people” during the Met Council gala at the Mandarin Oriental, according to attendees cited by the Daily News.
- Commissioner Jessica Tisch conveyed an apology to Mamdani’s team, which the NYPD confirmed, and she said she believes he will govern for all New Yorkers, including Jewish New Yorkers.
- Mamdani said the incident will not affect their working relationship and reiterated plans to retain Tisch despite policy disagreements on issues such as bail reform, the NYPD’s Strategic Response Group, and the gang database.
- A coalition of pro-Palestine groups published an open letter opposing the decision to keep Tisch, citing her Counterterrorism Bureau background and her role in expanding the NYPD’s Domain Awareness System.
- The flashpoint followed days after Apollo CEO Marc Rowan called Mamdani “our enemy,” and comes as members of the wider Tisch family, not including the commissioner, gave over $1 million to super PACs opposing him.