Overview
- Jessica Tisch accepted the mayor-elect’s offer to continue leading the NYPD when Zohran Mamdani takes office on Jan. 1, 2026.
- Mamdani and Tisch emphasized shared goals on crime reduction, anti-corruption and officer support while acknowledging differences on bail reform, protest policing, discipline and low-level enforcement.
- Transition statements credited Tisch’s tenure with a nearly 20% year-to-date drop in killings, record-low shooting metrics in 2025 and improved transit safety over recent months.
- The incoming administration says police will focus on serious and violent crime as a new Department of Community Safety takes on certain mental health and homelessness responses in coordination with the NYPD.
- Reactions were split, with business groups, state officials and the police union welcoming continuity, and some progressive organizations criticizing the decision as too modest a change.