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Zohran Mamdani has a slew of political assets, including a winning smile, a slick way with social media and a positive approval rating.
But he seems to understand that public safety is his kryptonite.
His campaign-trail disavowal of his past anti-cop agitation and his decision to retain NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch are obvious examples of this reality.
No wonder he’s working so hard to sell the idea that New York City is safer than ever.
Continue reading the entire piece here at the New York Post
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Rafael Mangual is the Nick Ohnell Fellow and head of research for the Policing and Public Safety Initiative at the Manhattan Institute and a contributing editor of City Journal. He is also the author of Criminal (In)Justice: What the Push for Decarceration and Depolicing Gets Wrong and Who It Hurts Most.