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New York City socialist mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani's past stances on policing are a legitimate reason for New Yorkers to be concerned, despite his recent walkbacks, according to a New York City crime expert who spoke to Fox News Digital.
"I think what scares a lot of New Yorkers about the policy positions taken by Zohran Mamdani over the years is that he has exhibited not just a lack of appreciation for the men and women that stand on that [police] line, but a visceral disdain for them, which has led him to push for things like defunding and dismantling the police," Rafael A. Mangual, senior fellow and head of research for policing and public safety at the Manhattan Institute, told Fox News Digital, shortly after a gunman killed four people in midtown Manhattan, including a NYPD police officer.
"It's not so much as just that he said, well, I wanna allocate some of this money to other places. He has gone so far as to say that we should dismantle the entire department."…READ MORE.
U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth speaks in the Oval Office after President Trump announced his plans for the "Golden Dome." (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
AIRSPACE ARMS RACE: Trump admin cuts red tape on commercial drones to compete with China's dominance of the market
CHILLING POSTS: Pennsylvania man charged for allegedly threatening to kill Trump before he took office
'PATRIOTS' WANTED: Trump administration ends age cap for ICE officer positions in major recruitment drive
Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Tulsi Gabbard told a New York Post podcaster that she believes aliens could possibly be real. (AP/J. Scott Applewhite and Courtesy of Netflix)
NUKES OF HAZARD: Russia and China tick Doomsday Clock toward midnight as Hiroshima bombing hits 80 years
A demonstrator with a face painting of the trans flag during the Rise Up for Trans Youth rally against President Donald Trump's executive actions targeting transgender people at Union Square in New York, US, on Saturday, Feb. 7, 2025. (Getty Images)
TIGHTENING CONTROLS: Italy law would regulate gender transition treatment for minors
PALMETTO POLITICS: EXCLUSIVE: GOP governor nominee pushes redistricting to oust state's lone House Dem
POWER PLAY POLITICS: GOP congressman vows 'all options are on the table' to stop US-wide redistricting war
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., arrives for a meeting of House Republicans in the Capitol Visitor Center on the budget reconciliation bill on Thursday, May 15, 2025 (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
LAWMAKERS LOCKED OUT: NYC Dems reportedly trapped after trying to access Brooklyn ICE facility
RED FLAG DONOR: Virginia Dem gubernatorial candidate and ex-CIA officer took $50K from CCP-linked tycoon
NYC shooter Shane Tamura detained in Las Vegas (Las Vegas Police Department)
WARNING SIGNS: NYC gunman Shane Tamura seen angering police officers in bodycam video during 2023 arrest
MOTOR CITY SHOWDOWN: Detroit mayoral race is set: councilmember vs. pastor
Detroit mayoral candidate Mary Sheffield speaks at a campaign watch party Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2025, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun)
SHE'S IN: Tennessee Sen. Marsha Blackburn launches campaign for governor
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