Mayoral hopeful Zohran Mamdani has unveiled a public safety plan centered on launching a new city agency tasked with using non-police responses to tackle issues like mental illness. His envisioned "Department of Community Safety" would have a $1.1B budget. https://www.nydailynews.com/2025/04/01/nyc-mayoral-hopeful-zohran-mamdani-floats-community-safety-agency-as-alternative-to-more-cops/
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I don't see more cops as reducing crime. Just more $$
He's likely to face pushback on that from the more centrist candidates, like Cuomo, who has vowed to hire 5,000 cops. https://www.nydailynews.com/2025/04/01/nyc-mayoral-hopeful-zohran-mamdani-floats-community-safety-agency-as-alternative-to-more-cops/
He's a Trump supporter. Ask him about it some time.