As we push for Zohran Mamdani to clarify his positions on crime, we shouldn’t let the other leading candidate off the hook: As Mayor Eric Adams’ allies note, ex-Gov. Andrew Cuomo is effectively pretty much the same.
In a new ad, pro-Adams super PAC Empower NYC asks , “Who is helping criminals the most?” then lays out the two candidates’ records on public safety:
Cuomo packed the Parole Board with lefties who won’t stop springing cop killers; Mamdani wants to shut down Rikers.
Cuomo signed the 2019 no-bail law, and Mamdani called for dismantling the police.
The larger point: If law and order is a top concern, neither of these “reformers” is your man.
Mamdani’s over-the-top anti-cop rhetoric and absurd public-safety positions — cops shouldn’t respond to domestic violence calls! —