NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch speaks at a press conference at NYPD headquarters on Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2025, in New York, New York. Barry Williams/New York Daily News/Tribune News Service/Getty Images New York —

New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani announced Wednesday that Jessica Tisch accepted his offer to stay at the helm of the nation’s largest police force.

The announcement secures the mayor-elect’s highest profile appointment as he prepares to take office in January .

It’s a significant compromise for both Tisch and Mamdani, who have expressed different views on policing and public safety. Mamdani, who has been previously critical of the police and once supported defunding the department , apologized to officers during his successful mayoral run. Tisch, known as a

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