FDNY Commissioner Robert Tucker tendered his resignation Wednesday, the morning after Zohran Mamdani’s mayoral election victory at the polls, the Daily News has learned.
In a letter to Mayor Adams sent less than 12 hours after Mamdani’s win over former Gov. Andrew Cuomo and GOP candidate Curtis Sliwa, Tucker announced his last day will be Dec. 19.
“Between now and then, I will continue to lead the greatest fire department in the world and will ensure an orderly transition,” Tucker wrote in his letter, which was obtained by The News.
An FDNY source said there have been no talks between Tucker and Mamdani’s camp about the private businessman and philanthropist staying on as commissioner.
Tucker, who is Jewish and a Zionist, felt he wouldn’t mesh well with Mamdani, a Democratic social

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