Overview

• Mamdani has publicly rejected his 2020 calls to defund the NYPD and clarified he will maintain current officer headcount if elected
• He outlined a plan to create a Department of Community Safety to handle mental health responses and other nonviolent emergencies
• His proposal includes targeted cuts to NYPD overtime spending to ensure officers focus on the most serious crimes
• Rival candidates and policy experts have dismissed his walkback as an insincere attempt at damage control
• Mamdani has met with Officer Didarul Islam’s family and attended the slain officer’s funeral to demonstrate solidarity