Mayor Eric Adams has appointed Jessica Tisch, the city’s Sanitation Commissioner, to lead the New York City Police Department after a tumultuous period that saw a commissioner, and his replacement, under investigation by the FBI.
It’s a non-traditional pick. Tisch was never a police officer and will be only the second-ever woman to serve as NYPD commissioner, after Keechant Sewell, who Adams appointed in 2022. Tisch is not new to the NYPD however — she worked in a civilian role there for more than a decade, finishing her tenure as deputy commissioner of information technology.
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