It wasn’t instantly clear if Tisch will settle for the supply, and a spokeswoman referred to a press release the commissioner beforehand made: “As I’ve said many times, it is not appropriate for the police commissioner to be directly involved or seem to be involved in electoral politics.”
Mamdani, a democratic socialist, didn’t reply questions from reporters about his obvious Tisch plans upon strolling into Wednesday evening’s second and ultimate mayoral election debate.
Mamdani’s choice to hunt to maintain Tisch, first reported by the New York Instances, may ease the minds of a few of his critics who’ve bristled over his previous harsh criticisms of the NYPD. The choice may additionally anger a few of Mamdani’s progressive allies, who’ve been skeptical of a few of Tisch’s approaches to policing.
Tisch has been the NYPD’s commissioner since November 2024, when Mayor Adams tapped her for the function within the wake of ex-Commissioner Edward Caban resigning after being ensnared in a federal corruption investigation.
Mamdani, who’s polling because the clear favourite to win the Nov. 4 mayoral election, has publicly praised Tisch for overseeing a drop in crime citywide and an “uprooting of corruption” within the higher ranks of the NYPD. He has additionally for weeks stated he’s contemplating protecting her on as commissioner with out making a agency dedication.
Mamdani has vowed to maintain NYPD staffing ranges flat and launch a brand new metropolis company that might deal with psychological well being calls that cops at the moment handle as a part of their obligations. Tisch hasn’t publicly endorsed Mamdani’s psychological well being plan.
Mamdani’s opponents, unbiased candidate Andrew Cuomo and Republican nominee Curtis Sliwa, have each vowed to rent extra cops if elected.
Adams dropped out of the mayoral race final month as he confronted traditionally low approval numbers amid fallout from his corruption indictment and different controversies.
With Josephine Stratman
Initially Printed: October 22, 2025 at 7:01 PM EDT
