Mayoral candidates talk public safety policies

In the wake of violence after the West Indian American Day Parade in Brooklyn, candidates in the race for mayor talked up their public safety platforms.

Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani was asked how he would handle gun violence if elected mayor.

“We have the resources, [it’s] just a question of the political will to scale this up to every single precinct to ensure that we actually take what works and give it to every New Yorker,” Mamdani said.

What You Need To Know

In the wake of violence after the West Indian American Day Parade in Brooklyn, candidates in the race for mayor talked up their public safety platforms

Mamdani says he would maintain staffing levels at the NYPD while other candidates, like Andrew Cuomo and Curtis Sliwa, want to hire more police

Despite the weekend’s bl