Mayor-elect Mamdani backtracks on NYPD domestic violence response

Name: Mayor-elect Mamdani backtracks on NYPD domestic violence response
Uploaded: 2025-11-20T23:05:52Z
Duration: 42 s
Description: New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani is reported to be backtracking on his campaign promise to replace police with social workers in domestic violence calls. A flashback clip from a 2020 interview shows Mamdani stating that such incidents would be "far better handled by people trained to deal with those specific situations as opposed to an individual with a gun."

The Evening Edit with Elizabeth Macdonald · FBN · Nov 20, 2025 · 42s

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New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani is reported to be backtracking on his campaign promise to replace police with social workers in domestic violence calls. A flashback clip from a 2020 interview shows Mamdani stating that such incidents would be "far better handled by people trained to deal with those specific situations as opposed to an individual with a gun."