Mamdani issues first broad apology to NYPD officers over calling cops 'racist' and 'anti-queer' [View all]

Democratic mayoral front-runner Zohran Mamdani apologized directly to NYPD officers Wednesday for declaring years ago that the entire Police Department is “racist.”

“I apologize because of the fact that I’m looking to work with these officers, and I know that these officers, these men and women who serve in the NYPD, they put their lives on the line every single day,” Mamdani said in an appearance on Fox News, looking directly into the camera.

The mea culpa marked the first time Mamdani has offered an apology to the department’s uniformed staff as a whole for the harsh criticism he leveled against them. He has said for weeks that he’s apologized to NYPD officers in private conversations for the comments.

Mamdani leveled the racism accusation online against the NYPD in 2020 before he was elected to his current post as a state Assembly member representing parts of western Queens.



https://www.nydailynews.com/2025/10/15/mamdani-issues-first-broad-apology-to-nypd-officers-over-calling-cops-racist-and-anti-queer/