FDNY Commissioner Robert S. Tucker revealed he hasn’t heard from Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s camp since he announced his resignation in the wake of the democratic socialist’s election victory.
Tucker, who was appointed less than 18 months ago, claimed no one from Mamdani’s team has reached out in the weeks since Nov. 4, when he was elected over ex-Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Republican Curtis Sliwa.
“I haven’t heard from anyone in his incoming administration, nor has the department, and so I only hope that that is not an indicator of their feelings about the FDNY, I’d like to think they think everything is going so well here that they don’t need to transition so fast,” Tucker said in an interview that aired Wednesday on “CBS Mornings.”
Tucker opened up for the first time about his reasons for announcing his resignation the day after Mamdani’s win in an emotional interview with host Tony Dokoupil. The commissioner — who is Jewish — said Mamdani’s anti-Israel rhetoric played a role in his decision.
“It’s a complicated, emotional decision to leave. But ideologically, there’s no doubt that the mayor and I disagree on some very fundamental things to me,” Tucker said.
“I don’t want to tell you that it’s the only factor, but I believe that the things that I have heard the mayor say would make it difficult for me to continue on in such a senior executive role in the administration,” said Tucker, whose resignation is effective Dec. 19.
Tucker also brought up Mamdani’s response to an antisemitic incident last week outside Park East Synagogue in the Upper East Side where a mob of protestors descended on the historic synagogue, with one agitator shouting, “We need to make them scared!” --->READ MORE HERE
Former FDNY Commissioner Robert Tucker, who quit when Zohran Mamdani won the mayoral election, broke his silence on his departure — saying he was turned off by the socialist’s campaign from the start.
Tucker, a Jewish philanthropist and businessman who was reportedly turned off by the mayor-elect’s anti-Israeli ramblings during the campaign, made his first comments over the bombshell decision during an interview with “CBS Mornings” host Tony Dokoupil set to air this week.
“What was the moment when you realized this mayor-elect, if elected, is incompatible with me, myself, my personal beliefs,” Dokoupil asked Tucker during an excerpt of the interview released Wednesday.
“I think the whole campaign really reflected that for me,” the outgoing commissioner replied.
Tucker cited his religion as a factor in his decision, and said Mamdani has some work to do if he hopes to win over the Big Apple’s rank and file first responders, the outlet said.
Tucker submitted his resignation to Mayor Eric Adams just hours after Mamdani, a Muslim state lawmaker from Queens, trounced former Gov. Andrew Cuomo in the Nov. 4 mayoral election.
The controversial mayor-elect has raised fears in the five boroughs over his democratic socialist agenda and has worried many in the Jewish community over his anti-Israel rhetoric.
Tucker will officially resign on Dec. 19, after serving just over a year in the post. --->READ MORE HERE
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