NYPD Splits Bronx into Two Patrol Boroughs (Bronx North + Bronx South) and Launches 2026 Summer Violence Reduction Plan — 2,600 Cops in 72 Violence Zones, +200 Officers to Bronx; Hochul Joins Mamdani + Tisch at Joint Presser
At a joint event Wed May 20 in the Bronx, Mayor Mamdani, NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch and Gov. Hochul announced the formal split of the Bronx into two patrol boroughs — Bronx North and Bronx South — each with its own homicide squad and specialized units, mirroring the structure Brooklyn, Queens and Manhattan already use. The split brings ~200 additional officers to the Bronx. Tisch also unveiled the 2026 Summer Violence Reduction Plan, deploying 2,600+ officers to 72 designated violence zones citywide during peak evening/early-morning hours. Mamdani touted the Bronx's 11% YTD crime drop and fewest April murders ever (4). Conspicuously absent from the safety announcement: Mamdani's own Deputy Mayor for Community Safety Renita Francois and OCS Commissioner Dr. Ayesha Delany-Brumsey — an optical issue City & State flagged as the new Office of Community Safety being sidelined at its own beat.
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