New York City Democratic Mayor Zohran Mamdani changed his mind on whether his administration would sweep homeless encampments — but only after 20 homeless people died amid winter weather.
In the past year, New York City Democratic Mayor Eric Adams asked the New York Police Department to sweep camps where homeless people congregate.
Mamdani paused the practice on Jan. 5, days after he assumed office, but announced Wednesday he would resume the policy, according to areportfrom AMNY.
“I made a decision with my team to put a pause on that prior administration’s policy as we started to develop our own policy that would deliver far better outcomes for the city,” Mamdani told reporters.
Amid the recent cold snap, Mamdani declared a Code Blue, which requires city shelters to accept anyone desiring refuge from the cold.
At least 20 homeless people died during the bout of frigid temperatures.
“We knew that that is a policy that we would only deliver on once the prolonged Code Blue came to an end, because, as we know, in a Code Blue, the focus should be on getting homeless New Yorkers inside, not on the question of how we respond to structures,” Mamdani added.
🚨 BREAKING: Ugandan Mayor Zohran Mamdani BREAKS MAJOR campaign promise of ending homeless encampment sweeps
He’s now REINSTATING homeless camp sweeps, infuriating leftist voters
How many campaign promises is this guy going to break?! You got duped by a COMMUNIST, NYC!pic.twitter.com/LbRoyUyRfu
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