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NYC Mayor Eric Adams has announced that he is naming Jessica Tisch to be the next commissioner of the New York Police Department. Getty Images

NYC Mayor Eric Adams names Jessica Tisch to head NYPD

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New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced on Wednesday, Nov. 20, that he is naming Jessica Tisch to be the next commissioner of the New York Police Department. Tisch is currently commissioner of the city’s Department of Sanitation. In selecting Tisch, Adams is naming just the second female commissioner in the department’s 179-year history. Tisch is also the fourth person to helm the largest police department in the country since Adams became mayor three years ago. Adams, a former NYPD officer, is facing federal charges on bribery and campaign finance violations after the Justice Department indicted him in September. The…

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