NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch apologized to Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani after her brother called him an “enemy” of Jewish people, the mayor said Thursday.
Benjamin Tisch, who is the commissioner's younger brother and CEO of the Loews Corporation , criticized Mamdani on Wednesday night during remarks at a Met Council gala, according to the Daily News.
Benjamin Tisch's remarks come two weeks after Mamdani announced he would keep Commissioner Tisch in her role. But the partnership between the scion of one of the city’s wealthiest families and the democratic socialist mayor-elect will be tested by their political and policy differences. Mamdani has faced strong opposition from parts of the Jewish community over his criticism of Israel and past defense of the slogan “globalize the intifada

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