Mamdani stands by NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch amid demands for her removal

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New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has “no plans” to change who is in the charge of the New York Police Department, he told reporters Tuesday.

Asked multiple times whether he would consider removing NYPD commissioner Jessica Tisch from her post, Mamdani pointed to the city’s record low crime rates as well as the the work of the NYPD and his administration over the past 10 months.

“Jessica Tisch is the police commissioner, I have no plans to change that,” Mamdani said before a visit at a senior citizen center in Queens.

Pressed about whether he still had faith in Tisch’s work, Mamdani walked away from the microphones and cameras.

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For weeks, Mamdani has been under pressure from some of his supporters and key members of his base. The New York City chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America has called on Mamdani to remove Tisch from the post after federal immigration officers shot and injured a man in the Bronx last week during a targeted operation.

Although the NYPD was not involved in the immigration operation, police responded to protests that formed in the aftermath of the shooting, getting into violent confrontations with demonstrators and at one point, aggressively pushing Democratic Congressional nominee Darializa Avila Chevalier to the ground. Chevalier, a close ally of Mamdani has also called for Tisch’s removal.

Mamdani and Tisch are ideologically opposed, but during the first 10 months of his administration they have managed to keep a working relationship which has helped deliver some of the lowest crime rates in the city’s history.

“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 while lowering crime across our city,” Mamdani said.

Mamdani is also facing questions about his promise to disband the NYPD’s Strategic Response Group, an elite unit within the department originally established to handle counter-terrorism operations, active shooters, and citywide mobilizations for major public disorder.

In recent years, the unit has been the target of public scrutiny for their aggressive response and policing of demonstrations, with some critics saying the unit suppresses people’s right to free speech.

Mamdani said Tuesday he remains committed to disbanding the unit.

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纽约市市长佐兰·马姆达尼周二告诉记者，他“没有计划”更换纽约警察局的负责人。

当被多次问及是否会考虑解除纽约市警察局局长杰西卡·蒂施的职务时，马姆达尼指出，纽约市的犯罪率创历史新低，而且纽约市警察局和他的政府在过去 10 个月里也做出了贡献。

“杰西卡·蒂施是警察局长，我没有改变这一现状的计划，”马姆达尼在访问皇后区一家老年人中心之前说道。

当被追问是否仍然相信蒂什的作品时，马姆达尼转身离开了麦克风和摄像机。

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纽约市长佐兰·马姆达尼下令对纽约市警察局的武力使用政策进行全面审查。

数周以来，马姆达尼一直承受着来自部分支持者和核心成员的压力。上周，联邦移民官员在布朗克斯区的一次有针对性的行动中开枪打伤了一名男子，之后，美国民主社会主义者协会纽约分会呼吁马姆达尼撤换蒂施的职务。

尽管纽约警察局并未参与移民行动，但枪击事件发生后，警方对示威者发起的抗议活动做出了反应，并与示威者发生暴力冲突。冲突中，警方一度粗暴地将民主党国会候选人达里亚利扎·阿维拉·谢瓦利埃推倒在地。谢瓦利埃是马姆达尼的亲密盟友，她也呼吁撤换蒂施。

马姆达尼和蒂什在意识形态上截然相反，但在他执政的前 10 个月里，他们设法保持了良好的工作关系，这使得该市的犯罪率达到了历史上的最低水平。

“我之所以决定让杰西卡·蒂施担任警察局长，是因为她曾清除纽约警察局高层的腐败，同时降低了全市的犯罪率，”马姆达尼说。

马姆达尼还面临着关于他解散纽约警察局战略反应小组的承诺的质疑。该小组是纽约警察局内部的一个精英单位，最初成立的目的是处理反恐行动、应对活跃枪手以及在全市范围内动员应对重大公共骚乱。

近年来，该部队因其对示威活动的强硬应对和镇压而受到公众的密切关注，一些批评人士称该部队压制了人们的言论自由权。

马姆达尼周二表示，他仍然致力于解散该部队。