Mamdani clashes with Democratic Socialists' push to abolish police and prisons

This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. ©2026 FOX News Network, LLC. All rights reserved. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Market data provided by Factset. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Legal Statement. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by LSEG. New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani defended police, prisons and jails on air, distancing his administration from the DSA's abolition platform. New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani defended police, prisons and jails during a Friday appearance on "The Clay Cane Show," putting distance between his administration and the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) platform as political streamer Steven Bonnell, known online as "Destiny," told Fox News Digital that Mamdani would likely govern moderately while helping more radical candidates gain power. Bonnell said Mamdani’s control of a prominent and politically secure office could allow him to build support for other socialist lawmakers without implementing the DSA’s most radical proposals himself. "I think that Mamdani holds a very powerful, very safe office where he can be entrenched for a long time in order