NYC Fire Chief resigns over mayoral election

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DW Fact check: True. Posts on Xand TikTokclaiming that thousands of New York Police Department (NYPD) officers had resigned following Mamdani's victory, or that trucking companies were suspending operations in the city, were falseor satire, but this one is true. NYFD Commissioner Robert Tuckerhanded in his resignationone day after Mamdani's election. The timing was unusual as the commissioner typically waitsfor a successor to be named before resigning. Tucker himself stated in an interview with the Israeli newspaper The Jerusalem Postthat he holds different opinions than the newly elected mayor, citing ideological misalignment. "I also think I could have functioned well under him but, ideologically, our feelings are different. Therefore, I think he deserves the respect of appointing his own commissioner, someone who may be more aligned with him ideologically than I am."

Reviewed by Deutsche Welle ↗ · November 12, 2025