Since September 11, 2001, the New York Police Department (NYPD) has been included in one-on-one briefings with New York’s mayor as a response to the Islamic terror attack in the city.
Until January 1, 2026, that is.
Zohran Mamdani has demoted the NYPD commissioner Jessica Tisch, who will now report through a deputy mayor and no longer be included in the briefings that lasted almost a quarter of a century.
“After 9/11, New York’s mayors kept the NYPD commissioner in a direct, daily intelligence loop. That model is now ending. Mamdani has removed the Commissioner Jessica Tisch direct line to his office, relegating police leadership to the same access level as garbage collection. The shift weakens situational awareness at the top & reflects a belief that Islamic terror threats no longer require mayoral focus,” the post reads.