Pledges For A Safe And Vibrant City
New York City Mayor Eric Adams swore in Jessica Tisch, 43, as the next commissioner of the New York City Police Department at One Police Plaza on Monday, November 25 becoming the second woman to head the city’s police department in its storied 179-year history.
Tisch has spent over a dozen years with America's largest police force and was previously the NYPD’s Deputy Commissioner for Information. Since 2022 Tisch has held the role of NYC's Sanitation Commissioner fighting the city's out of control rat infestation.
Tisch hails from a prominent Jewish family who have been exemplary New York citizens. Her father, James, is the president and co-CEO of the Loews Corporation that has been spearheaded by the Tisch family since the 1950s. Her mother, Merryl, is the former chair of the New York State Board of Regents and chairperson emeritus of Met Council. The Tisch family has a stake in the New York Giants and leading roles in top city Jewish nonprofits. NYU Tisch School of the Arts in NOHO and NYU Langone Health's Tisch Hospital on 1st Avenue in Manhattan each proudly bear the family name.
In 2006, Tisch was wed by her grandfather R' Philip Hiat, a Reform rabbi invested in interfaith programming, to venture capitalist Dan Levine at NYC's Central Synagogue.
By Shabsie Saphirstein
Police Commissioner Tisch Sworn In
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