“I want people to feel safe in New York City. You know, I want my wife to feel safe. My wife is a tough broad. She doesn\u2019t feel safe in Midtown Manhattan during the day,” he said. “My wife, in the last two or three years, has been groped in Times Square, has had a f—— shoe thrown at her, has been called the n-word, and got proposed to on the train by a homeless person, all between 11 a.m. and 3:00 p.m.”<\/p>\n
Rapaport spoke with comedian Bill Maher<\/a> during his “Club Random” podcast<\/a>.<\/p>\n “It\u2019s not cool for women to feel uncomfortable during the daytime in the greatest city on Earth. It\u2019s also not cool that, under any circumstances, you could touch a police officer, not be from this country, come out the next day and walk out of the court like f—— Tupac like those guys did when they jumped, you know, like f—— giving the middle finger to photographers,” he said.<\/p>\n Michael Rapaport is pictured during Bravo\u2019s “In a Jersey State of Mind: Part 2” panel at Caesars Forum in Las Vegas on Sunday, Nov. 5, 2023. (\u00a0Bryan Steffy\/Bravo via Getty Images)<\/p>\n MAMDANI CLASHES WITH RIVALS IN FIERY DEBATE LESS THAN THREE WEEKS BEFORE NYC CHOOSES NEXT MAYOR<\/a><\/p>\n Rapaport also discussed the New York City subway system.<\/p>\n “I grew up on the New York City subway system. I grew up taking the subway. You got to pay attention. It\u2019s not Disneyland. It\u2019s not the Central Park Zoo. But people like \u2013 it shouldn\u2019t be a thrill, it shouldn\u2019t be a house of horrors,” the actor said.<\/p>\n New York City’s mayoral contest is set to unfold on Tuesday, with Democratic socialist candidate Zohran Mamdani<\/a> as the current frontrunner, and former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Republican candidate Curtis Sliwa trailing behind him.<\/p>\n Rapaport, a staunch supporter of Israel, criticized Mamdani during the conversation with Maher.<\/p>\n Michael Rapaport and his wife, Kebe Dunn, are pictured at a TV show premiere in Los Angeles on Sept. 27, 2017. (Rob Latour\/Variety\/Penske Media via Getty Images)<\/p>\n MICHAEL RAPAPORT BLASTS LIBERALS CHEERING CHARLIE KIRK’S ASSASSINATION, WARNS \u2018NO ONE IS SAFE\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n “I can\u2019t even believe that he is the frontrunner to become the mayor of New York City right now,” he said. Rapaport added that Sliwa should drop out and said he felt some “energy” for Cuomo.<\/p>\n Rapaport called out Mamdani for initially refusing<\/a> to say Hamas should disarm and give up leadership in Gaza.<\/p>\n During the mayoral debate, Mamdani later said, “of course” he believes<\/a> Hamas should disarm.<\/p>\n CLICK HERE FOR MORE COVERAGE OF MEDIA AND CULTURE<\/a><\/p>\n![\"Michael](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/rapaport-maher-crime.jpg\")
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