New York City has a new police commissioner. Jessica Tisch is now the second woman to lead the nation’s largest police department. In naming Tisch as commissioner, Mayor Eric Adams pushed back against criticism that she would have difficulty leading the department because she was never a sworn officer.

Tisch’s family immigrated to the United States in 1904 from Ukraine, according to an essay written by her uncle Andrew Tisch. The family patriarch, Avraham Tichinsky, attended the City College of New York, where he was captain of the school’s basketball team, Andrew Tisch wrote.

The New York City Police Department's newest commissioner, Jessica Tisch, is set to be sworn in Monday. Tisch will become the second female commissioner in the NYPD's 179-year history, and the fourth person to lead the department under Mayor Eric Adams.

Jessica Tisch was sworn at the NYPD’s new commissioner Monday, the fourth top cop to assume the role during Mayor Adams’ first three years in office.

Tisch, who comes from a prominent Jewish family, will become the second woman to head the city’s police department in its 179-year history.

New NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch says the revolving door of the criminal justice system is a big challenge and she was hired to stabilize the department. You can watch Marcia Kramer's interview on "The Point" at 11:30 a.

New Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch has made her first personnel move, naming a longtime aide as her chief of staff. Ryan Merola had been at the Department of Sanitation as a deputy commissioner and chief of staff for Tisch,

On this episode of Up Close, we sit down with Jessica Tisch, New York City's 48th police commissioner and only the second woman to hold the job.