NYC mayoral candidates reacted with anger and frustration following a mass shooting at a Brooklyn restaurant and club early on Sunday morning that left three people dead and multiple other victims injured.

The tragic incident at Taste of the City, located near Prospect Park in Brooklyn, became a focal point in the election on Aug. 17, with candidates discussing their plans for combating gun violence and decreasing crime.

Incumbent Mayor Eric Adams said at a press conference with NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch that they are putting together a violence interruption team to prevent retaliation in what they said was likely a gang-related incident.

Queens Assembly Member Zohran Mamdani, a socialist and frontrunner in the mayoral race, responded during an unrelated press event in Brooklyn, s

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