In this moment of mourning and of grief, I want to thank law enforcement for their response to the horrific shooting on Monday and their work in keeping New Yorkers safe,” Mamdani said.

Democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani doubled-down Wednesday on axing the elite NYPD unit that responded to the Midtown mass shooting – but backed off his past unpopular “defund the police” stance. The mayoral frontrunner,