{"id":314891,"date":"2026-08-06T03:00:07","date_gmt":"2026-08-06T03:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/314891\/"},"modified":"2026-08-06T03:00:07","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T03:00:07","slug":"grinning-mamdani-relentlessly-booed-at-nypd-staten-island-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/314891\/","title":{"rendered":"Grinning Mamdani relentlessly booed at NYPD Staten Island event"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>They got the last laugh. <\/p>\n<p>Mayor Zohran Mamdani was battered by boos before he quickly exited the stage in Staten Island Tuesday night at one of the Big Apple\u2019s pro-police celebrations.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A smiling Hizzoner was forced to offer up some abbreviated remarks at the Midland Beach boardwalk for the NYPD\u2019s 43rd Patrol Borough National Night Out Against Crime where some 3,500 residents and families had gathered to celebrate, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.silive.com\/news\/2026\/08\/mayor-mamdani-booed-jeered-at-staten-islands-national-night-out.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Staten Island Advance reported.<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Mayor Zohran Mamdani was met with a chilly welcome at the Midland Beach NYPD Night Out Against Crime event.<\/p>\n<p>The Democratic socialist\u2019s appearance drew loud jeers and a tirade of profanities from attendees as he made his way up to the podium \u2014 with some shouting him down to leave, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JCColtin\/status\/2084841007028289899?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">social media videos show. <\/a><\/p>\n<p>The carefully polished Mamdani \u2014 who is known for <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/06\/18\/us-news\/mamdani-soaks-up-spotlight-with-droning-nearly-10-minute-speech-at-knicks-nyc-ceremony\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">soaking up the public spotlight<\/a> and delivering bloated speeches \u2014 embarrassingly spoke for less than a minute, wishing Staten Islanders a \u201cHappy Night Out Against Crime\u201d before being whisked off to the side while flashing a wide grin.<\/p>\n<p>Hizzoner was on the stage for less than a minute before he was whisked away.<\/p>\n<p>Many Staten Islanders can be seen showing their disapproval by <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/EndWokeness\/status\/2085115781990220096?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">snubbing Mamdani and giving him the \u201cthumbs down<\/a>\u201d as he was viciously heckled and escorted away from the event.<\/p>\n<p>Many Staten Islanders relentlessly booed Mamdani as he gave a very quick speech on stage. <\/p>\n<p>Despite the slap to his ego, the Israel-hating Mamdani made a pit stop to pose for photos with several attendees before fleeing the NYPD event, according to the outlet.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The cold reception was in stark contrast to the usually festive celebration \u2014 with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nyc.gov\/site\/nypd\/bureaus\/patrol\/find-a-national-night-out-against-crime-event.page\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NYPD and city officials<\/a> hosting over 70 \u201ccommunity-building campaign\u201d events across the Big Apple Tuesday \u201cthat promotes police-community partnerships to help make our neighborhoods safer, more caring places to live.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"They got the last laugh. 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