NYC Mayor Adams Names Jessica Tisch City’s Police Commissioner

NYC Mayor Adams Names Jessica Tisch City’s Police Commissioner
New York Mayor Eric Adams (2nd R) and New York City Department of Sanitation Commissioner Jessica Tisch (R) during a major expansion of capacity at the Staten Island Compost Facility in New York, on Jan. 4, 2024. Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office via AP
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NEW YORK—New York City Mayor Eric Adams on Wednesday appointed sanitation chief Jessica Tisch as police commissioner. A city government stalwart and ex-NYPD official, she'll be just the second woman in the high-profile, high-pressure post.

The move comes at a critical time for the nation’s largest police department, shoring up its leadership after a tumultuous stretch punctuated by former commissioner Edward Caban’s exit in September amid a federal investigation. Days later, his interim replacement, Thomas Donlon, disclosed that he, too, had been searched by the FBI.