Mamdani’s Early Moves Suggest ‘New Era’ in New York Is About Deprioritizing Crime Fighting |
A new era of policing is set to begin in the Mamdani’s Big Apple, and already there are positive signs—if you are a criminal.
Among the flurry of moves New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani made during his first days in office was to rearrange the mayor’s office. He made a subtle change, buried in his second executive order, to have NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch report to Deputy Mayor Dean Fuleihan instead of himself.
While this isn’t quite a demotion as some have said on X, it does likely indicate that the Tisch—who is highly regarded as an effective administrator—will have a smaller role in the incoming administration.
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It means that the mayor and police commissioner will no longer have direct briefings, a practice that was established after 9/11 to ensure that the........