NYC Mayoral Candidate Zohran Mamdani: We Need a Department of Community Safety that Would Focus on the Mental Health Crisis

LEMIRE Let s turn ░░░░░░░░ public safety now Any ░░░░░░░░ York City mayor that ░░░░░░░░ a top priority Giuliani ░░░░░░░░ De Blasio the like ░░░░░░░░ Adams ran on that ░░░░░░░░ centrally four years ago ░░░░░░░░ is your relationship What ░░░░░░░░ your plan for policing ░░░░░░░░ there are some who ░░░░░░░░ that you know you ░░░░░░░░ perhaps not supportive enough ░░░░░░░░ the police department MAMDANI ░░░░░░░░ know I ve been ░░░░░░░░ clear which is that ░░░░░░░░ have a critical role ░░░░░░░░ play in creating public ░░░░░░░░ And when I speak ░░░░░░░░ those officers on the ░░░░░░░░ I hear a frustration ░░░░░░░░ them that we re ░░░░░░░░ them to do more ░░░░░░░░ just focus on serious ░░░░░░░░ we re asking them ░░░░░░░░ do the work of ░░░░░░░░ health professionals and social ░░░░░░░░ And that reliance on ░░░░░░░░ them deal with almost ░░░░░░░░ failure of the social ░░░░░░░░ net is making it ░░░░░░░░ for them to tackle ░░░░░░░░ crimes And so that ░░░░░░░░ why we have put ░░░░░░░░ a proposal to create ░░░░░░░░ Department of Community Safety ░░░░░░░░ would focus on the ░░░░░░░░ health crisis that would ░░░░░░░░ on gun violence hate ░░░░░░░░ and ensure that we ░░░░░░░░ police to do their ░░░░░░░░ and we hire mental ░░░░░░░░ professionals to do the ░░░░░░░░ that they are best ░░░░░░░░ to do.”