The N.Y.P.D. Prepares for Mayor Mamdani and a New Era in Public Safety

Zohran Mamdani takes office on Jan. 1 with ambitious plans to rethink policing and some officers angry about his past criticisms. Winning them over could be a key to a successful term.In a television interview, Zohran Mamdani spoke of recognizing “what those officers put on the line every single day, and the importance that we ask them to do that which is impossible.”