Hochul won’t commit to stopping Mamdani from removing NYPD commissioner from disciplinary process

Gov. Kathy Hochul refused to push back on mayoral front-runner Zohran Mamdani’s pledge to remove the city’s top cop from police disciplinary proceedings — even after she claimed her endorsement came with a nod she would help to hold the line for New York’s finest.

Hochul claimed she’d “talk about it” with the Democratic Socialist she is backing to become the Big Apple’s next mayor, as Mamdani wants to hand disciplinary power to a civilian board that oversees NYPD complaints.

“As it comes to specific proposals on any restructuring that’s necessary, we’ll talk about it,” Hochul said…

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