Socialist New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani's plan to dismantle the NYPD's roughly 600-officer protest unit could hand far-left activist networks, including NGOs linked to China-based Marxist financier Neville Roy Singham, a gift by weakening the city's ability to respond to large demonstrations or riots.
JUST IN: NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani is shutting down the NYPD’s 600-officer unit that handles riots and crowd control.
— Jack (@jackunheard) November 12, 2026
Great.
So now when the Left feels like rioting again, there will be no one to stop them.
Designed chaos. pic.twitter.com/8WoOjDqOm8
Politico reports:
Mamdani's plan is expected to involve nixing the NYPD's Strategic Response Group and potentially replacing it with a new civilian unit that would take the lead on responding to protests, said one of the people who spoke to POLITICO and, like others, was granted anonymity to discuss the announcement.
Under the plan — which had not been finalized as of Thursday morning — the new civilian unit would be supported by NYPD officers, who would assemble nearby and could step in to conduct arrests if needed, said the person, noting that the civilian entity’s main goal would be de-escalation.
The main risk is a slower or less coordinated police response in a civilian-led response, but if
