FLASHBACK: Zohran Mamdani pledged to 'disband' key police unit that handles mass shootings

As New York City reels from a deadly mass shooting in midtown Manhattan that killed four, including an NYPD officer, the Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani is getting renewed attention for a recent pledge to eliminate a key police department responsible for riots, civil disorder and shootings.

Mamdani, who is currently in Uganda celebrating his wedding, has previously called to defund the police, though as a mayoral candidate, he has taken a much more subdued tone regarding policing.

However, while already a candidate for mayor, Mamdani pledged on X in December 2024 to "disband" the New York Police Department’s Strategic Response Group (SRG).  

The SRG is one of the NYPD’s special operat...