New York City Mayor Mamdani nominee asks police about domestic violence

Zohran Mamdani It was once said that in domestic violence cases, he did not think calling the police was an appropriate response.

Mamdani, a Democratic Socialist candidate, shocked the political world from coast to coast with a stunning victory last month New York City The Mayor’s Democratic Party chief, commented on the 2020 podcast.

“If someone is hanging out, if someone survives, experiencing domestic violence – there are many different, different situations, that will be better handled by people who are well trained to deal with those specific situations, rather than dealing with them with guns,” Mamdani said.

The comments condemned the New York City Police Department in the Immigration podcast five years ago, reported by the conservatively leaning Washington Free Beacon.

Mamdani once called to “demolite” the police and then went back

The 33-year-old Ugandan-born lawmaker from Queens faces deep scrutiny on his past comments about policing since he defeated former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and nine other candidates to secure a victory in the Democratic mayor’s nomination.

Mamdani, a major step towards becoming the first Muslim mayor of the country’s most populous city, has run on a platform that calls for a replacement of the police’s “crisis responders” in a “mental health” case.

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But the Mamdani campaign policy memorandum does not define such cases, and it is unclear whether he will push to prevent police from responding to reports on domestic violence. New York Police Department (NYPD) responded to more than 100,000 domestic violence incidents in 2024.

Zohran Mamdani was surrounded by supporters after a press conference with the union leaders in New York City on July 2, 2025. (Reuters/David ‘Dee’Delgado)

New York’s Democratic Governor Kathy Hochul congratulated Mamdani on his main victory and praised his laser for focusing on the affordability of the campaign, but as of now, she has avoided recognizing him in the November election.

The governor stressed at a press conference on Friday that the business community is “worrying about what will happen to the police department” if Mandani becomes New York City’s next mayor.

“Everyone is worried about what will happen to the police in this city,” Hawkel said.

Trump believes New York City will face terrible consequences if “communist” Mamdani becomes mayor

In 2020, the whole country Black lives are also life In protests following George Floyd’s death, Mamdani publicly called the New York Police Department “evil and corrupt” and called for its refund and demolition.

exist A virus tweet from December 2020he declared: “No negotiations were made with this evil and corrupt institution. Refund. Remove it. End the cycle of violence.”

He also linked LGBTQ+ liberation with police abolition and November 2020 Tweet“Queer emancipation means granting funds for the police.”

Joe Gamaldi, the state vice president of the fraternity police department, told Fox News Digital this week that Mamdani’s past rhetoric is a symbol of a dangerous radical ideology.

“Anyone who still supports the return to the police is totally crazy,” Gamaldi believes. “Especially after seeing the horrible consequences for our urban communities. It brings rampant crime and chaos, historical murder rates in more than a dozen cities, and undermines millions of quality of life.”

Now, as Mamdani looks at the mayor, his public safety information seems to be shifting. He has withdrawn from early remarks and admits that the police are Resolve violent crimes.

“I will not allocate funds to the police. I believe police have a critical role in establishing public safety,” he said in the second New York City Democratic mayor debate on June 13. [that] We have mental health professionals and social workers to address, resolve and resolve mental health crises and homelessness. ”

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His current platform includes the establishment of community security departments to deal with nonviolent incidents that he believes will involve the root cause of the crime. Mamdani’s public safety plan includes redistribution of $600 million from existing plans and collecting taxes for wealthy New Yorkers to fund new departments.

He has, too talk Reduce overtime for police officers and cut the NYPD’s $80 million communications budget.