The Democratic Socialist made his comments Thursday at a news conference when asked if he would continue the practice Mayor Eric Adams (D) began. He said, “No,” The City reported.
Mamdani explained, “If you are not connecting homeless New Yorkers to the housing that they so desperately need, then you cannot deem anything you’re doing to be a success.”
The mayor-elect said he plans to address the issue through his proposed Department of Community Safety to connect those individuals to some form of housing.
“What we have seen is the treatment of homelessness as if it is a natural part of living in this city, when in fact it’s more often a reflection of a political choice being made time and time again,” he added.
However, a former New York City Police Department (NYPD) chief criticized Mamdani’s plan to stop the sweeps and explained there was more to be considered when it came to the issue, per the New York Post.
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