New York City's top cop is staying put.

Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani announced Wednesday morning that Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch has agreed to remain in charge of the NYPD as the new regime takes office on Jan. 1. The announcement ends weeks of public speculation regarding Tisch's future, and repeated public statements from the new mayor that he wanted to retain her as the city's top cop.

Mamdani cited both Tisch's commitment to lowering crime and her efforts to tackle department corruption as major factors in his decision to have her stay.

“I look forward to working with Commissioner Jessica Tisch to deliver genuine public safety in New York City. I have admired her work cracking down on corruption in the upper echelons of the police department, driving down crime in New York City

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