[New Style Same Influence in NYC] Will Mamdani Stop Elite White Liberals from Using the NYPD to Stop, Arrest and Surveil Law Abiding Black People and from Cramming Them Into Their Reprehensible Jails?

Billionaire's Daughter w/No Cop Experience who Runs the NYPD has Turned NYC Into a Surveillance Colony and Has Police Prepared to Wage War Against Citizens

FUCK THE GOVERNMENT. A new policy platform released by a civil liberties coalition warns that the next New York City mayor, Zohran Mamdani, will face intensifying federal pressure on immigration, policing, surveillance, and the city’s jails. The platform outlines a series of reforms the group says are necessary to protect civil rights and prevent further harm to vulnerable communities.

The ACLU of New York reports that the Trump administration has “mused about taking over New York” and increasing federal policing, ICE activity, and surveillance, placing immigrant communities at heightened risk. According to the platform, ICE has already used Manhattan’s immigration courts as “the epicenter” of arrests, while federal officials attempt to undermine the city’s sanctuary laws through lawsuits and political pressure.

Advocates argue the next mayor must “defend and strengthen” New York’s sanctuary commitments, as detailed in the platform. Recommendations include passing the New York City Trust Act to allow residents to seek court relief if city agencies violate sanctuary rules, removing carveouts that allow the NYPD and Department of Correction to honor ICE detainers, and expanding legal services such as the New York Immigrant Family Unity Project.

The platform also critiques the NYPD’s renewed use of broken windows policing, citing “racial bias” and an increase in stop-and-frisk, low-level arrests, and misconduct complaints. It was suggested that units like the Neighborhood Safety Teams and Community Response Teams should be disbanded because they are “the worst offenders” in abusive tactics. Advocates also note that immigrant delivery cyclists face criminal penalties for traffic infractions that drivers only receive civil fines for, a disparity the platform attributes to harmful enforcement priorities.

Regarding protest rights, the ACLU states the NYPD has a “history of violently responding to protests” and urges the mayor to implement safeguards outlined in the Payne settlement. Recommendations include ending kettling, limiting drones, curtailing chemical and acoustic weapons, and eliminating the Strategic Response Group, according to the platform. [MORE]