Here is the latest consequence of New York City voters, in their infinite, er, “wisdom”, electing zohran mamdani their Mayor.
From Rich Calder, Tina Moore and Sony Gugliara’s article in the New York Post (what? did you expect The Times to do a story on this?)
NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani is facing furious backlash after breaking his Ramadan fast with Muslim jailbirds on notorious Rikers Island – and describing it one of his “most meaningful evenings” since taking office.
“It was a night that will stay with me for quite some time,” the city’s first Muslim mayor gushed Friday on X about his under the radar and historic visit on Monday, which by Saturday sparked a firestorm of outrage.
Earlier in the week, the soft-on-crime socialist told NPR of his Rikers powwow: “This is one of the most meaningful evenings that I’ve had as the mayor of New York City.”
“This is me just being a Muslim New Yorker,” continued Mamdani, who has made a point to emphasize and promote his Muslim identity as mayor. “And I think there are some for whom that is a political act, and there are a million or so of us here in this city for whom it is simply a day-to-day existence.”
“He actually visited inmates on Rikers but hasn’t visited any victims of the heinous crimes some of these guys have committed,” said an NYPD veteran of 20 years. “I think it’s absolutely disgusting.
“We clearly know he doesn’t like us. He’s already made his stance clear on that. Even after we get clear extensive video of the guy trying to knife the police officers in Queens, he visited the criminal’s family in that case too!,” raged the police veteran.
He was referring to Mamdani last month visiting the family of Jabez Chakraborty, the man shot by a police officer in Queens as he attacked the cop and his partner with a 13-inch carving knife.
What a guy. I’ll bet that if he runs for re-election as Mayor (or maybe the Senate or Presidency, who knows?), he’ll get a major landslide of the Muslim jail population vote.
My congratulations, again, to the the voters of New York City; the ones who put him in office. “You asked for it, you got it. Mamdani.”
Enjoy the next four years.
