Darializa Avila Chevalier gushes over NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani as rift grows over calls to fire Jessica Tisch

Key Points:

• Darializa Avila Chevalier, a Democratic Socialists of America-backed House candidate, intensified her call for NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch to resign following a controversial ICE shooting incident in the Bronx.
• Chevalier praised Mayor Zohran Mamdani despite their differing views on Tisch, asserting they maintain a strong relationship and share common ground on police accountability measures.
• The controversy stems from ICE agents shooting an undocumented immigrant, Oscar Beldal, during an arrest attempt, which sparked protests and criticism of Tisch for cooperating with federal immigration authorities.
• Mamdani publicly supports Tisch and dismissed reports of tension with Chevalier, while insiders suggest some concern within his team about her political impact, complicated by her relationship with the mayor’s City Hall attorney.
• Chevalier criticized the NYPD’s handling of the protests and investigation, claiming the ICE shooter has not been apprehended and calling for greater police accountability ahead of her expected general election victory.