New York — A 2020 podcast clip has resurfaced showing New York mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani advocating for the removal of police from domestic violence responses, arguing instead for the use of trained crisis professionals.
In the July 2020 episode of the Immigrantly podcast, recorded during the height of national protests following George Floyd’s death, Mamdani criticized the New York Police Department’s involvement in various crisis situations, including domestic abuse.
“There are so many different situations—someone jaywalking, someone experiencing domestic violence—that would be far better handled by people trained to respond to those specific crises, not by someone with a gun,” Mamdani said. He voiced concerns that armed officers often escalate tense situations rather than resolve them…