New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani's staff is reportedly furious at New York Democratic House candidate Darializa Avila Chevalier over her attacks against NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch after a recent shooting, according to the New York Post on Wednesday.After Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents shot an illegal immigrant earlier this month, the New York City chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), of which Chevalier is a member, called on Mamdani to remove Tisch.Though Mamdani said that he was reviewing the circumstances of the shooting, he had no plans to remove Tisch."Jessica Tisch is the police commissioner.
I have no plans to change that," Mamdani told reporters Tuesday.MAMDANI CALLS ICE A 'ROGUE' AGENCY AFTER NYC SHOOTING, CLAIMS AGENTS VIEW LAW AS 'MERELY A SUGGESTION'Darializa Avila Chevalier, a Democratic House candidate for New York, center, speaks during a rally with Columbia Postdoctoral Workers at Columbia University Medical Center in New York City on June 30, 2026.(Michael Nagle/Bloomberg via Getty Images)Despite previously receiving an endorsement from Mamdani, Chevalier was among the critics calling for Tisch's removal, something his staff reportedly called a "direct undermining" of the mayor."They were pissed about what she did on social media and her public rhetoric on NYPD," one source told the New York Post.
"City Hall was like, ‘What the f--- are you doing!’""She is throwing her own fireball rhetoric to rally the folks," another source added."But instigating doesn’t help."According to the New York Post, these sources described Chevalier as a known "potential liability" for the Mamdani administration for a while and were surprised as to how soon she became a problem.MAMDANI-BACKED SOCIALIST WITH HISTORY OF ANTI-AMERICAN RHETORIC WINS VICIOUS DEM PRIMARY RACE"She’s a loose cannon," they said.
"They are sick of her, and she’s not even started in Congress."Mayor Zohran Mamdani has said he has no intention of ...