Kathy Hochul remains confident Jessica Tisch will stay on as NYPD commissioner
Gov. Kathy Hochul on Saturday said she remains confident Jessica Tisch will stay on as NYPD commissioner under NYC Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani.
“I really don’t want to speak for her, but I wouldn’t be standing here [saying] I think she’ll be the next commissioner if I didn’t think so,” Hochul told reporters at the annual SOMOS political retreat in Puerto Rico when asked whether she’s encouraging Tisch to work for the socialist Mamdani.
Mamdani on Wednesday doubled down on a campaign pledge to retain Tisch after he’s sworn into office in January, praising her for rooting out the “incompetence and corruption” from Mayor Eric Adams’ cronies in the Police Department.
Powerful New Yorkers, such as The Post previously reported.
They argued the move would assuage fears that the city would backslide on crime under socialist mayor, according to sources.
“The Mayor-elect has repeatedly said he intends to retain Commissioner Tisch,” a spokesperson for Mamdani told The Post.