A major police restructuring is underway in the Bronx.
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch and Gov. Kathy Hochul were all on hand Wednesday morning to officially launch a split of the Bronx into two separate police boroughs, called Bronx North and Bronx South.
“Across New York City, crime is down”
The move is designed to improve accountability and response times across the borough, which has historically been one of the city’s most challenging areas for law enforcement. Last year alone, the Bronx received nearly 1 million 911 calls, officials said.
Mamdani began his remarks by touting the city’s record low crime statistics, which includes an 11% year-to-date drop in crime in the Bronx. That includes a 15% drop in April, and the borough having its fewest murders for any April ever with just four…