On the record · Updated October 1, 2026

Jessica Tisch quotes

NYPD Commissioner

10 things Jessica Tisch said, verbatim, from June 8, 2026 to August 15, 2026, each linked to where it ran. Grouped by the questions at issue, with who supported, disputed, or qualified each one.

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Positions

Mangione should be regarded as a justified or heroic figure for killing Brian Thompson.

Disputes Aug 15

“Violence is not a cause. Murder is not a message. And a killer is certainly not a hero.”

USA Today Luigi Mangione tells a Manhattan judge he shot Brian Thompson, then his lawyers move to kill the state murder case ›

Others on this question

Hasan Piker Twitch streamer Supports

“Brian Thompson, as the UnitedHealthcare CEO, was engaging in a tremendous amount of social murder,”

Taylor Lorenz former Washington Post reporter Supports

“he’s a person who seems like he’s this morally good man, which is hard to find”

Jessica Tisch on Guns, crime & policing9

As printed Aug 15

“And to those who idolize Luigi Mangione, I say this: Violence is not a cause. Murder is not a message. And a killer is certainly not a hero.”

on Luigi Mangione pleading guilty to federal stalking charges

USA Today Luigi Mangione pleads guilty to federal stalking charges in surprise decision ›

As printed Jul 27

“Jacob was an innocent bystander on his bike when he was taken from his family yesterday in an act of senseless gun violence,”

on the fatal shooting of 12-year-old Jacob outside a NYC bodega

USA Today Man charged after fatal shooting of 12-year-old outside NYC bodega ›

As printed Jul 25

“At this time there is no known link between Morales and either of the victims, nor between the victims and each other,”

on the investigation into the NYC stabbing suspect Morales and the victims

CNN Suspect in NYC stabbings charged with attempted murder, hate crimes, held without bail ›

As printed Jul 25

“the initial investigation suggests that mental health may have been a factor.”

on the investigation into the stabbing of a Jewish man in Manhattan

The Forward Stabbing of Jewish man in Manhattan prompts calls for Mamdani to turn down temperature ›

As printed Jul 7

“New York City’s public safety progress is the result of precision policing and the extraordinary work of the men and women of the NYPD,”

Algemeiner.com New York City Jews Most Targeted Minority Group in 2026, NYPD Report Says ›

As printed Jul 7

“the fewest shooting incidents, shooting victims, and murders for the first half of any year in recorded history, along with major crime reductions across the city.”

Algemeiner.com New York City Jews Most Targeted Minority Group in 2026, NYPD Report Says ›

As printed Jul 6

“An unknown male dressed in all-black and wearing a black ski mask approached the fence line and fired multiple rounds into the courtyard and then fled on foot,”

One America News Network NYC: 8 wounded, including 4 children, after masked gunman opens fire at Coney Island Fourth of July family barbecue ›

As printed Jul 6

“There is no indication at this time that there was any argument or altercation at the barbecue before the shooting occurred.”

on the Coney Island Fourth of July barbecue shooting that wounded eight people

One America News Network NYC: 8 wounded, including 4 children, after masked gunman opens fire at Coney Island Fourth of July family barbecue ›

As printed Jun 8

“Taken together, they place extraordinary demands on the NYPD.”

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