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The Democratic mayoral candidate is New York City Mayor’s discussion Wednesday night. Many candidates are distanced from the once popular progressive positions.
The candidate also discussed how to fight the best fighting president Donald Trumpespecially regarding his oppression of illegal immigrants.
Former New York Governor Andrew Cuomothe front line of the current mayoral race said, “We have to admit that we’ve done wrong. People on stage were almost without exception, paying the police back… and now they’re looking for more police.
After saying this, several other candidates quickly turned Cuomo’s tables and accused the former governor of accusing police of his firm deny.
“I used the word “I paid back the police. I said I wasn’t paying back the police,” Cuomo said.

The Democratic mayoral candidate refrained from reimbursing police during a mayoral debate in New York City on Wednesday night. The candidate also discussed how to fight President Donald Trump, particularly when it came to suppressing his illegal immigration. (Matt McClain/The Washington Post by Getty Images and Reuters/Andrew Kelly)
Although some candidates said they are in support of actually increasing the presence of police. New York Cityothers proposed increasing “mental health outreach workers” on the streets and on subway trains.
Zohran Mamdani, a member of the Progressive New York State Legislature, proposed, “We intend to bring together a dedicated team of mental health outreach workers deployed at the top 100 metro stations at the highest level of mental health crisis and homelessness.”
Hedge fund manager Whitney Tilson has accused positions such as Mamdani of being responsible for increasing Trump’s popularity among voters in New York City.
“We think Democrats We have to stop giving Trump gifts,” Tilson said.
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On January 27, 2023, protesters are seen smashing a police car window while protesting against TireNichols’ police assault in Tire Square, New York, USA. (Fatih Aktas/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
“One area of ​​what I agree with Trump is when socialists like Zohran tweet that the NYPD is ‘evil’ and a call to reduce and dismantle the NYPD, it’s insanity.
“We have to leave the far left, Socialism Tilson said.
The candidate also discussed how to deal with increased crime and shoplifting in New York City, and addressed whether the state-passed bail reforms under Cuomo were responsible for Spikes.
Former Obama aide Michael Blake suggested that the median “guaranteed” income could be a solution to the rising shoplifting.

Homeless person lying on a walkway in New York on December 27, 2024 (Selcuk Acar/Anadolu)
“If New Yorkers could help them make money in their pockets and keep more money in the first place, we wouldn’t have anyone talking about shoplifting. So we needed a median local income. So we had to guarantee income. So I have to help the people on the front end. So we’re not talking about having them in the back.”
Candidates doubled most of New York City regarding Trump’s crackdown on illegal immigration Sanctuary City Restricting positions limits the ability of local police to work with the ice.
Current mayor of New York Eric Adams With regard to immigration enforcement, it was widely criticized for being willing to work with the Trump administration and the ice.
Asked whether to expel immigrants for federal immigration enforcement projects in New York City, current city council chair Adrian Adams argued that if elected, “my mission is to protect immigrants, and that’s it.”
Adams said, “I will definitely use the bully’s pulpit to warn me. I try to do it on a daily basis as a city council speaker.”
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Ice Agent is monitoring hundreds of asylum seekers being processed when they entered the Jacob K. Javitz Federal Building in New York City on June 6, 2023. (DavidDeeDelgado/Getty Images)
Meanwhile, New York City Secretary Brad Lander said he would implement New York Sanctuary Act and network the city government, saying “We will definitely warn people before we enter the ice.”
State Sen. Zellnor Myrie argued that the sanctuary law was “not once political,” and that “I will not only warn you, but I will ensure that we have their backs now.”
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Democrat New York Sen. Jessica Ramos said she said “we absolutely need to keep the ice” to use city tax resources to combat Trump’s immigration crackdown.
“This isn’t the first time he’s brought ice to New York. He’s done it before and we fought him and won,” Cuomo said.

US President Donald Trump will speak before signing the executive order at the White House Oval Office on March 31, 2025. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
“So he was beaten. But he has to know that he is against the enemy who can actually beat him. And I can tell you this, I’m the last person at this stage that Trump wants to see as mayor,” he continued. “I think that should be the first option for people in this city to have as mayor.”
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Eric Adams did not participate in the debate as he was run for reelection as an independent.