Opinion | Jessica Tisch, Zohran Mamdani and the Socialist Left

By WSJ Archiver October 13, 2026 · Edited October 14, 2026

A facts-only brief, written by a local AI model from this article in The Wall Street Journal, October 13, 2026. It may contain mistakes, and it is not the article: the full story is at wsj.com.

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani faces internal pressure from the Democratic Socialists of America to dismiss Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch following an October 8 incident in which ICE agents shot Oscar Belgal. The DSA demands the mayor fire Tisch and abolish specific NYPD units, accusing her of aligning with ICE despite the police department having no involvement in the shooting. An ICE spokesman stated that Belgal rammed police vehicles and threatened agents, while the NYPD noted he had prior arrests including one for robbery. DSA member Darializa Avila Chevalier argued that Belgal’s criminal record is irrelevant and blamed Tisch for supporting what she described as an armed ICE group.

Background

The DSA, to which Mayor Mamdani belongs, is demanding the removal of Commissioner Tisch and the dissolution of the NYPD’s Strategic Response Group and Community Response Team.
The NYPD reports that major crime in the city declined by 6.6% in 2026, with historic lows in shootings and murders during the first nine months of the year.
The article, published in the October 14, 2026, print edition, argues that Commissioner Tisch’s focus on quality-of-life policing has contributed to reduced disorder and falling crime rates.

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