Mayor Mamdani appointed Gregory Anderson as the new Sanitation Commissioner to continue advancing the city’s “Trash Revolution.” Meanwhile, Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch testified at a City Council budget hearing regarding the future of the NYPD under the new administration. Tisch clarified that ongoing discussions about the Strategic Response Group are focused on reforming protest policing rather than disbanding the unit entirely. She also noted that the administration’s proposed Department of Community Safety would handle only a small percentage of overall police calls,