Adams close to picking new NYPD commish as 10 City Hall positions remain unfilled amid mass exodus

Mayor Eric Adams is close to picking a permanent NYPD commissioner, The Post has learned — one of several City Hall positions left unfilled due to a staggering exodus of top staff amid encircling federal scrutiny.Sanitation Commissioner Jessica Tisch and former NYPD bigwig Ben Tucker are top contenders for the job, according to sources, who said the announcement could come by next week.The NYPD commissioner job is arguably the highest-profile position in Adams’ administration without a permanent head — but it’s far from the only.At least 10 top city officials have resigned, been forced out or fired during the past month — on top of a trio of high-profile departures over the spring and summer.Adams has maintained the exits have nothing to do with his historic federal indictment or the Sept.4 raids on several officials, including many who subsequently left his administration.Replacements have been lined up for a handful of positions, such as first deputy mayor and health commissioner, but these high-level positions either have interim leaders or are entirely empty:Scandal-scarred Commissioner Edward Caban stepped down Sept.

12, a week after federal agents seized his electronic devices as part of what sources said was a corruption probe investigating potential influence peddling.Adams quickly lined up former FBI official Tom Donlon to fill the top cop job on an interim basis.But the mayor’s hopes of using Donlon’s reputation to rebuild the NYPD’s image were arguably dashed when federal agents raided Donlon’s home on the search for decades-old documents.An internal committee has been scouring NYPD insiders and outsiders for potential candidates, and Tisch and Tucker have emerged as contenders, sources said.Tisch, who held several civilian positions in the NYPD, would be the department’s second female top cop — and has long been floated as commissioner material.Tucker, a longtime NYPD vet, himself has twice been considered for — and twice lost t...