NYC, NY politics live updates: Mamdani backs NYPD’s response to Knicks win celebrations — while renewing pledge to disband SRG

Nypost · Jun 08, 2026 · 3174 words · By Vanessa Serna; Carl Campanile; Hannah Fierick; Vaughn Golden; Katherine Donlevy; Larry Celona; Craig McCarthy; Ben Kochman

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NYC, NY politics live updates: Mamdani backs NYPD’s response to Knicks win celebrations — while renewing pledge to disband SRG See more of our coverage in your search results.

Why it matters

Add The New York Post on GoogleGet the latest news on New York politics Thursday as the Senate investigates lost unemployment benefits in New York, and the city enjoys a historic Knicks win.

Common ground

On Monday, Mayor Zohran Mamdani again promised to dismantle the NYPD’s Strategic Response Group — even as he praised the controversial unit’s officers for their role in containing raucous Knicks celebrations.

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Claim 1: “the Brazil vs. Morocco World Cup game at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey”

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Multiple sources (ESPN and other web results) confirm a World Cup match between Brazil and Morocco took place at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey on June 13, 2026, ending in a 1-1 tie.

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web search NEUTRAL — Game summary of the Brazil vs. Morocco Fifa World Cup game, final score 1-1, from June 13, 2026 on ESPN.
https://www.espn.com/soccer/match/_/gameId/760419/morocco-br…

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web search NEUTRAL — 12 hours ago ... Thousands of supporters gathered outside MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey as excitement surged ahead of the FIFA World Cup ...
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 14, 2026 ... More than three hours after Brazil and Morocco ended their World Cup match in a 1-1 tie at MetLife Stadium on Saturday night, hundreds of ...
https://www.facebook.com/NJ.com/videos/more-than-three-hours…

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Claim 2: “Game 5 of the NBA Finals... will be streamed live on some of the Big Apple's LinkNYC kiosks, Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced Friday.”

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Claim 3: “Lasher later worked for Schneiderman in the AG's office, as his chief of staff.”

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Claim 4: “He also served as Gov. Kathy Hochul's policy director and as a top aide in the administration of former Mayor Mike Bloomberg.”

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Claim 5: “Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders is set to rally with Mayor Zohran Mamdani and his far-left picks for a slew of congressional Democratic primaries in New York next week.”

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Claim 6: “NYC‑DSA... blasted his plan to add 580 NYPD officers as a betrayal of his promise to keep headcount flat.”

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Claim 7: “Hizzoner has also endorsed DSA Queens state Assemblywoman Claire Valdez in the Democratic primary for the open 7th House District seat to replace retiring Rep. Nydia Velázquez”

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Claim 8: “the New York Knicks’ win against the San Antonio Spurs in Texas”

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Web search results and Wikipedia confirm the New York Knicks defeated the San Antonio Spurs in Texas during Game 1 of the 2026 NBA Finals on June 4, 2026.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025–26 New York Knicks season was the 80th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). On June 3, 2025, the Knicks dismissed head coach Tom Thibodeau after five seasons …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–26_New_York_Knicks_season

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026–27 New York Knicks season will be the 81st season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). For the third time in franchise history and first time since the 1973-74 seaso…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026–27_New_York_Knicks_season

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The New York Knickerbockers, commonly called the New York Knicks, are an American professional basketball team based in the New York City borough of Manhattan. The Knicks compete in the National Baske…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Knicks

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Claim 9: “the city also aired Wednesday night's Game 4 -- in which the Knicks made a historic comeback to best the Spurs 106-107 at Madison Square Garden”

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Claim 10: “Mamdani is backing his Democratic Socialists of America comrade Darializa Avila Chevalier... in the June 23 primary against longtime Rep. Adriano Espaillat in New York's 13th House District.”

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Claim 11: “Federal campaign records also show he donated $500 to Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso's campaign for Congress in the 7th House district”

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Claim 12: “During the pandemic, New York’s comptroller reported that state leadership had been aware of issues with its unemployment insurance system since 2010”

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Web search results explicitly quote a letter from Senators Cassidy and Scott stating that New York's comptroller reported state leadership had been aware of unemployment insurance system issues since 2010.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 New York State Comptroller election will take place on November 3, 2026, to elect the state comptroller of New York. Incumbent Democrat Thomas DiNapoli is seeking re-election to a fifth full …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_New_York_State_Comptrolle…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The New York state comptroller is an elected constitutional officer of the U.S. state of New York and head of the New York state government's Department of Audit and Control. Sixty-one individuals ha…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_State_Comptroller

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Elections for New York State Comptroller are held every four years. The next scheduled election is due to be held in 2026. The current state comptroller is Thomas DiNapoli. The Comptroller is directl…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_State_Comptroller_ele…

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Claim 13: “his law license was suspended in April 2021 following charges mounted by the Attorney Grievance Committee stemming from the scandal.”

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Claim 14: “Schneiderman, who abruptly resigned as attorney general in 2018 following a sexual harassment and abuse scandal”

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Claim 15: “New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani candidly dropped a major hint about Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s forthcoming wedding”

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Multiple web search results confirm Mayor Mamdani dropped hints and made statements regarding the wedding of Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce. Wikipedia confirms the wedding took place on July 3, 2026.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Brandon Gene Gill (born February 26, 1994) is an American politician, media proprietor, and former investment banker serving as the U.S. representative for Texas's 26th congressional district since 20…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift and the American football player Travis Kelce married on July 3, 2026, in a private ceremony at the Madison Square Garden (MSG) in Manhattan, New York City.…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wedding_of_Taylor_Swift_and_Tr…

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Claim 16: “Two Republican US senators have launched an inquiry into improper unemployment insurance payments by New York”

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Two independent web search results confirm that two Republican US senators launched an inquiry into improper unemployment insurance payments in New York (and other states).

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 New York gubernatorial election is scheduled to take place on November 3, 2026, to elect the governor of New York. Incumbent Democratic governor Kathy Hochul is running for re-election to a s…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_New_York_gubernatorial_el…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The New York Republican State Committee, established in 1855, is the New York State affiliate of the United States Republican Party (GOP). The party has headquarters in Albany, New York; Buffalo, New …
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Claim 17: “Thousands of soccer fans swarmed Lower Manhattan on Friday... to get their hands on limited edition New York City-themed World Cup jerseys”

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Claim 18: “Doctoral candidate Darializa Avila Chevalier... bested Espaillat among white voters, 35% to 25%”

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Claim 19: “Lasher, 44, faces off against a slew of candidates to replace retiring Rep. Jerry Nadler, including Assemblyman Alex Bores, Jack Schlossberg, the grandson of John F. Kennedy, George Conway and Nina Schwalbe.”

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Claim 20: “Gov. Andrew Cuomo first blocked fracking via executive order in New York before Hochul signed a ban into law in 2023.”

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Claim 21: “Ex-state Attorney General and accused sex pest Eric Schneiderman has re-emerged -- to back Micah Lasher for Congress.”

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Claim 22: “Mamdani also broke with his DSA base last month by backing police‑union‑supported bills in Albany — including raising the mandatory retirement age for most NYPD officers from 62 to 65 and allowing them to calculate pensions based on any of their last three years of service.”

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Claim 23: “A controversial far-left insurgent congressional candidate backed by Mayor Zohran Mamdani only trails longtime New York Rep. Adriano Espaillat by eight points — just one week before the Democratic primary, a new poll claims.”

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While the claim mentions a poll where she 'trails' by eight points, the actual outcome reported by NBC News and other sources is that Darializa Avila Chevalier actually defeated Adriano Espaillat in the primary.

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 23, 2026 ... I voted for Darializa because she is a fierce, grassroots Afro-Latina organizer who fights for the working class, affordable housing, ...
https://www.facebook.com/TheNationMagazine/posts/this-time-l…

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 24, 2026 ... Mamdani endorsements are more than about NY politics. It represents a strategic attempt to shift the Democratic Party even more left ward, ...
https://www.facebook.com/NBCNews/posts/rep-adriano-espaillat…

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 24, 2026 ... Avila Chevalier, a democratic socialist and community organizer, defeated the five-term congressman, NBC News projects.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2026-election/espaillat-ny-…

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Claim 24: “Schneiderman also contributed $500 to Lasher's campaign for the 12th House District”

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Claim 25: “GOP candidate for governor Bruce Blakeman vowed to lift New York's fracking ban if he's elected in November”

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Claim 26: “Hochul endorsed Lasher, as has billionaire Bloomberg, who also donated $10 million to a pro-Lasher Super Pac”

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Claim 27: “Gov. Kathy Hochul and the state Legislature are still using taxpayer funds for a COVID-era giveaway for Broadway flops — and even quietly boosted the pot by $150 million in this year’s budget.”

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Web search results confirm that Governor Kathy Hochul proposed adding $150 million to the New York City Musical and Theatrical Production Tax Credit.

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web search NEUTRAL — Jan 22, 2026 ... The governor's campaign got an influx of donations from theater producers as its trade group lobbied her office to “enhance” the credit.
https://nysfocus.com/2026/01/22/hochul-budget-broadway-tax-c…

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web search NEUTRAL — This book is our answer. The 2026 State of the State agenda is grounded in a simple belief: government should make life more affordable, keep people safe, and ...
https://www.governor.ny.gov/sites/default/files/2026-01/2026…

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web search NEUTRAL — Jan 22, 2026 ... proposed adding $150 million to the New York City Musical and Theatrical Production Tax Credit, which covers production costs up to $3 million ...
https://www.instagram.com/p/DT0sijNiY7H/

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Claim 28: “Schneiderman told City&State that Lasher, currently a state assemblyman, was a whiz kid when he worked on his first campaign for state Senate in 1998.”

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Claim 29: “the five-term incumbent only led by a less than comfortable margin — 35% to 27%, according to the survey conducted by Mercury Public Affairs for the pro-Espaillat National Black Empowerment Action Fund.”

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Claim 30: “Espaillat led among black voters 36% to 21% and Latinos 42% to 30% in the 13th House District”

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No evidence was found in the provided search results to verify the specific polling percentages among black and Latino voters.

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Claim 31: “Mayor Zohran Mamdani again promised to dismantle the NYPD’s Strategic Response Group”

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Multiple web sources (NYCLU, Instagram, and a news snippet) confirm that Mayor Zohran Mamdani pledged to disband the NYPD's Strategic Response Group (SRG). Wikipedia confirms Mamdani is the current Mayor of NYC.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — An election for the mayor of New York City was held on November 4, 2025. Democratic state assemblyman Zohran Mamdani won the election with 50.78% of the vote, defeating Republican activist Curtis Sliw…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_New_York_City_mayoral_ele…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The mayor of New York City is the chief executive of the Government of New York City, as stipulated by New York City's charter. The current officeholder, the 112th in the sequence of regular mayors, i…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_mayors_of_New_York_Cit…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Zohran Kwame Mamdani (born October 18, 1991) is an American politician who has served since January 2026 as the 112th mayor of New York City. A member of the Democratic Party and the Democratic Social…
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Claim 32: “Mamdani ran for mayor promising to disband SRG... and to shut down or replace the department’s sprawling gang database”

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Claim 33: “Mamdani is throwing his weight behind former city comptroller and failed mayoral candidate Brad Lander, who is gunning for incumbent Rep. Dan Goldman's seat in the battle for New York's 10th House District.”

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Claim 34: “The state Appellate Division's First Department reinstated Schneiderman’s law privileges in 2022.”

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