Mamdani's attempted police pivot continues after Adams asks 'Where was he?'

New York Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani continues to attempt a political pivot after his resurfaced "defund the police" posts have drawn scrutiny in the wake of a mass shooting in Manhattan, as some of his critics say it's too little too late.

"I’ve said time and time again that every decision I make with regards to the NYPD will work backwards from an outcome of public safety. And that public safety, we know it is one that also comes from listening to officers themselves. Two-hundred officers are leaving the department every month. A leading cause of their departure is forced overtime," Mamdani said on Monday.

"And the fact that every year we ask them to take on additional responsibilities, we are making it more and more difficult for them to respond to the very responsibilities that drew them to the job in the first place," he add...