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Mayor-Elect Zohran Mamdani Appoints Jessica Tisch as Police Commissioner

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani announced Wednesday, Nov. 19, the appointment of Police Commissioner Jessica S. Tisch to serve as New York City police commissioner in his incoming administration commencing Jan. 1. As the 48th commissioner of the NYPD, he said Tisch has rooted out corruption in the upper echelons of the department and led a department-wide focus on accountability and transparency, while delivering historic reductions in violent crime.

University Heights: Sepúlveda Presents $50,000 Check to NMIC Nonprofit to Support Bronx Families

By SÍLE MOLONEY
In the face of imminent federal cuts, as reported, State Sen. Luis R. Sepúlveda (S.D. 32) presented a check for $50,000 in funding to the Northern Manhattan Improvement Corporation (NMIC), during a formal ceremony on Wednesday, Oct. 29, at NMIC’s University Heights-based Bronx office, in what the senator’s team said was a recognition of NMIC’s “invaluable community work and dedication to the progress and well-being of families in Upper Manhattan and The Bronx.”

Assemblyman Dinowitz Pleased City Council Moving Ahead with Gun Safety Law Similar to His State Law Passed Last Year

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Bronx Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz (A.D. 81) has said he is pleased that the City Council is moving ahead with gun reform legislation that is similar to a law he sponsored at State level which passed last year. He said earlier this year, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed into law his bill which requires the posting of notices and handing out of those notices when an individual obtains a gun license.