NEW YORK (PIX11) — Body-worn camera footage for critical incidents involving the NYPD now must be released on a strict timeline. Mayor Zohran Mamdani and NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch formally codified the department’s practice of releasing the footage within 30 days of a critical incident on Tuesday.

City Hall is putting the NYPD on the clock. The city announced Tuesday that most body-worn camera footage from critical incidents will now have to be released to the public within 30 calendar days. Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch cast the change as a formal promise of transparency,