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New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani stated he has no plans to fire NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch, despite pressure from his political allies. At a press conference in Queens, Mamdani defended his decision to appoint Tisch by highlighting her efforts against corruption within the NYPD. The article notes that under Tisch's leadership, New York City experienced its lowest number of murders in the first half of any year on record. Both officials attended a memorial service for fallen officers where 42 names were added to the police memorial wall; they appeared to be cordial despite recent tensions over her potential dismissal.

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Zohran Mamdani, the Mayor of New York City, stated on October 13, 2026, that he has no plans to fire Jessica Tisch, the current Police Commissioner. This comes despite demands from radical activists following an incident where ICE arrested a suspected gang member in Marble Hill, which critics claim put police officers in harm's position due to local and state obstruction of federal law enforcement efforts. Mamdani defended his decision by highlighting that under Tisch’s leadership, murders and shootings have reached historic lows. He emphasized Tisch's record of combating corruption within the NYPD during a press conference at a police memorial event in Lower Manhattan where 42 officers' names were added to honor those who lost their lives in service.

Written for “NYPD Commish Future” on 2026-10-14, grounded in this article and the 1 other(s) covering the same event.

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“The articles discuss different points in time regarding the same issue, with Article A reporting on the immediate aftermath of a shooting and calls for Commissioner Tisch's resignation, while Article B covers Mayor Mamdani's stance weeks later.”

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“The articles describe different events related to Mayor Mamdani's actions and statements about NYPD reform, but they do not report on the same specific occurrence.”

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Fierick, H. (2026, October 13). Slippery Mamdani insists he has ‘no plans’ to fire NYPD Commish Jessica Tisch. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/10/13/us-news/mamdani-insists-he-has-no-plans-to-fire-nypd-commish-jessica-tisch/

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Hannah Fierick

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🔮 New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani insisted he has “no plans” to fire NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch, despite rabid demands from his radical cronies — as he appeared alongside the Big Apple’s top cop to honor fallen officers Tuesday.

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🔮 Social media trolls spewed vile hate towards the Big Apple’s police commissioner Jessica Tisch –- echoing calls from Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s political allies demanding he axe the top cop from her post.

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🔮 When Big Apple Mayor Zohran Mamdani and New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced the controversial tax on luxury second homes — or co-ops worth more than $1 million and houses over $5 million — in the city, they claimed the policy would generate $500 million-plus in revenue.

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🔮 A new state bill would require colleges to reimburse tuition to sexual assault victims – after a report that Cornell denied a refund to the student at the center of the “Cornell 7” gang rape scandal.

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🔮 “From my experience, the companies are being extremely reckless given the stakes,” said Jacob Coxon, a former researcher at Anthropic and OpenAI, who warned last month that AI could pose an extinction-level threat to humanity.

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🔮 Over 300 of Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s socialist comrades are calling on City Hall to halt a pivotal $1.2 billion public housing construction project – siding with tenants who want to stay put in their current homes, The Post has learned.

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🔮 Mayor Zohran Mamdani and a controversial Iranian-American lobbying group will be honored with “peacemaker” awards by a New York state non-profit group next week.

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🔮 Mayor Zohran Mamdani will forge ahead with his controversial pied-a-terre tax rollout – despite a judge ordering the city to go back to the drawing board and essentially start from scratch.

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🔮 Mayor Zohran Mamdani finally received federal security clearance, he said Wednesday — just a week after his chummy get together with President Trump at Gracie Mansion.

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New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani insisted he has “no plans” to fire NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch, despite rabid demands from his radical cronies — as he appeared alongside the Big Apple’s top cop to honor fallen officers Tuesday. asserted

he → insist → officers

I have no plans to change that,” Hizzoner told reporters in Queens at a press conference ahead of the memorial service. asserted

Hizzoner → have → service

“The reason that I made the decision to have Jessica Tisch as the police commissioner was because of her record of uprooting corruption from the upper echelons of the NYPD,” he added. asserted

he → make → NYPD

The call for Tisch’s head comes even as the Big Apple, under her leadership, saw the fewest number of murders over the first six months of any year in history, according to NYPD statistics released in July. uncertain

Apple → come → July

Both Mamdani and Tisch then attended an event at the New York City Police Memorial in Lower Manhattan on Tuesday — where 42 officers’ names were added to the sprawling wall on Liberty Street. asserted

names → attend → Street

Both Mamdani and Tisch — who didn’t appear to show any sign of tension towards each other over the directive — gave remarks at the memorial, which was first dedicated in 1997 and honors New York’s Finest who have lost their lives in the line of duty. asserted

who → appear → duty

The mayor noted that 41 of the officers being recognized Tuesday were first responders who passed away from 9/11 related illnesses. asserted

who → note → illnesses

“I thank you for loving these New Yorkers, for raising these New Yorkers, for tending to them as they tended to all of us,” Mamdani told the ceremony of grieving families gathered at the memorial. asserted

Mamdani → thank → memorial

“While we cannot fill the silence they left behind, we will refuse to let their memory fade,” he added. asserted

he → fill → silence

Tisch graciously thanked Mamdani for attending the ceremony before delivering her remarks. asserted

Tisch → thank → remarks

“Here, we pause. asserted

we → pause → ?

We pause to remember the people who helped make all of that possible, and who lost their lives in service to others,” she said. asserted

she → pause → others

Slippery Mamdani insists he has ‘no plans’ to fire NYPD Commish Jessica Tisch

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