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Tisch may remain at NYPD but Mamdani has alternatives

As Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s transition gets underway, the name of former Suffolk County Police Commissioner Rodney K. Harrison is back on the lips of many City Hall insiders. One well-placed official told The Point on Thursday that Harrison will be tapped as either deputy mayor for public safety or NYPD commissioner.

“At this point it’s one or the other,” the source said.

Current Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch was appointed by Adams in the administration’s last stages to improve the operation. Crediting this, Mamdani said on Wednesday that he’d decided to “retain” Tisch, but it was not immediately clear if she wanted to stay. Another source said that Tisch may first want to see the direction of the new administrat

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