NY Press Cover-Up: Mamdani Pledges to Block All No Bail Reform, Slash Jail Capacity, and Dismantle the NYPD — New Yorkers Will Pay the Price in Blood

More than 80% of New Yorkers support changes to the state’s broken bail law. But mayoral candidate Mamdani — the Democratic Socialist nominee — has vowed to block all reforms. That’s not bold. It’s reckless. And it will cost lives.

Yet much of the political press remains silent.

Where are the interviews with the family and friends of Momma Zee — a beloved Harlem community leader killed in a gang crossfire by Darious Smith, who was out on bail after slashing another local resident?

Where is the coverage of the staggering 146.5% spike in felony assaults by repeat offenders?

Mamdani not only opposes bail reform — he supports full decarceration. He signed the Democratic Socialists of America’s “Agenda for Decarceration,” which calls for eliminating cash bail and repealing mandatory minimum sentences. He’s made his priorities clear: protect the 7,600 inmates at Rikers — many of them repeat, violent offenders — not the 8.5 million law-abiding New Yorkers trying to live in peace.

Mamdani has pledged to: Close Rikers Island and replace it with borough jails that hold only 4,100 inmates — thousands fewer than the current population.

Slash police overtime — cutting subway patrols, investigations, and public event security. Defund the NYPD to create an untested “Department of Community Safety.” Send social workers — not officers — to respond to domestic violence calls. Appoint criminal court judges who share his belief in abolishing incarceration — judges who will routinely refuse to set bail. Legalize fare evasion, gutting the MTA’s already strained budget to fund free buses instead.

Mandani calls the NYPD “wicked and corrupt” and accuses officers of “widespread sexual violence.” This isn’t police reform. It’s dismantlement.

Mamdani also opposes involuntary commitment for the severely mentally ill — even when they pose an imminent danger. Has the media asked whether his policies would have kept Martial Simon on the streets — the man who shoved Michelle Alyssa Go to her death in a 2022 subway tragedy? Go’s memorial was attended by Congresswoman Grace Meng, Council Speaker Adrienne Adams, and Comptroller Brad Lander. All pledged “never again.” Will they now support a mayor who would block psychiatric intervention and abolish bail entirely?

New Yorkers have seen the consequences before. In 2020, after bail reform and pandemic-related releases, crime surged. Murders and shootings doubled. We’re only now beginning to recover — with declining crime and a stabilized jail population. But Mamdani’s plan would reverse that progress — fast.

If elected, Mamdani will empty jails, defund police, and empower radical judges, who will let violent criminals walk free. Police presence will vanish. And more innocent New Yorkers will die.

The media’s job is not to echo slogans. It’s to investigate the real-world impact of policies. Mamdani’s record is public. His views are extreme. And the danger is real. It’s time for the press to stop pretending. The public deserves answers — before it’s too late.