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DSA pressures Mamdani to fire NYPD chief after ICE shooting

The DSA demands target not just the commissioner but also disbanding a specialized police unit, with some allies pointedly excluding Mayor Mamdani from their calls.

On air: Chip Darnell and Vera Bullock on The Five O'Clock
Published 4:00 PM ET, Monday, October 12, 2026

At a glance

First reported by New York Post: “DSA comrades increase pressure on Mamdani to fire NYPD commissioner after ICE shooting”.
Covered on BBN on Monday, October 12, 2026, at 4:00 PM ET on The Five O'Clock, by Chip Darnell and Vera Bullock.
Topics: DSA, NYPD, Mamdani.
BBN covered this story before: NYPD detective gives update after Bronx robbery stabbing (October 11).

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New York PostDSA comrades increase pressure on Mamdani to fire NYPD commissioner after ICE shooting

What BBN said about it

Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorNew York this afternoon, where Mayor Zohran Mamdani's own Democratic Socialists of America allies are pressing him to fire NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch after an ICE shooting.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThey also want the city to disband the police department's Strategic Response Group, and the New York Post notes that some of the calls leave the mayor himself out of it.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorSo the pressure is coming from inside his own political circle, and the mayor now has to answer to the people who helped elect him.