"Calling our police officers - the men and women who put their lives on the line every day to protect New Yorkers - 'killers' is disgusting, dangerous, and completely unacceptable."
"Mayor-elect Mamdani cannot allow someone who publicly demonizes law enforcement to sit on his transition team. Kazi Fouzia should be fired immediately."
"By empowering a radical anti-police activist and standing shoulder to shoulder with 'Defund the Police' allies, Mamdani and Hochul have made their priorities crystal clear."
Zohran Mamdani, a Democratic socialist set to take over New York City Hall on Jan. 1, assembled more than 400 transition team members, including Kazi Fouzia to lead a 'Worker Justice' committee. Kazi Fouzia, a self-described revolutionary organizer and member of Desis Rising Up and Moving, was captured on video referring to NYPD officers as 'killers' who prey on the Bangladeshi community. Nassau County Republican Bruce Blakeman called the comment disgusting and demanded Fouzia's removal from the transition team. Blakeman tied the appointment to broader concerns about Mamdani and Gov. Kathy Hochul's ties to the Working Families Party. The Mamdani transition team had no immediate comment.
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