New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani was booed during brief remarks at Staten Island’s National Night Out Against Crime on Tuesday, August 4. Mamdani spoke at the borough’s 43rd annual NYPD Patrol Borough Staten Island National Night Out Against Crime at Midland Beach, according to Staten Island Advance. A clip posted on X shows loud boos and heckling as Zohran Mamdani addressed the crowd. He offered a short greeting and left the stage. In July 2025, he told Politico he was not running to defund the police. Republicans criticized earlier posts urging to defund, while the Democratic Socialists of America opposed his support for increasing police, per reports.
