New York City’s Jewish fire commissioner Robert Tucker handed in his resignation first thing Wednesday — just one day after anti-Israel Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani was elected, The Post has learned.
Tucker, a Jewish philanthropist and businessman, will step down from the role he has held for just over 12 months on Dec. 19, sources said.
He will go back to running the private security firm, T&M, which he headed before joining Mayor Eric Adams’ administration, the sources added.
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News of Tucker’s resignation came just as the FDNY boss was set to fly to Israel later Wednesday to meet with a fire commissioner in the Jewish state.
Tucker’s reasons for tendering his resignation were not immediately clear. The Post has reached out to the commissioner for comment.
The FDNY’s 35th commissioner stepped in to lead the department in August 2024, replacing Laura Kavanagh, who had a tumultuous tenure at the helm.
Adams lauded Tucker at the time of his appointment.
“Commissioner Tucker brings decades of experience in protecting public safety to this role, as well as strong personal ties to the FDNY,” he said in a statement last year.
Tucker, 55, founded T&M in 1999. Before that, he worked as a special assistant for the Queens District Attorney’s Office.
He’s also been involved in various charitable endeavors, including serving as secretary of the FDNY Foundation, and has received honors from the New York Board of Rabbis and Big Brothers Big Sisters of New York City.
His Jewish faith was clear when his father held a copy of the Tanach – the Hebrew bible – for his swearing in, according to the Jewish News Syndicate. It was the same bible that was reportedly used for his bar mitzvah.
City Hall did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
