Zohran Mamdani Appoints Prominent Police Abolitionist to His Transition Team

Sean James Nov 25th, 2025, 4:52 pm

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New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani added Alex Vitale , the author of who has called for the “abolition” of cops, to his community safety committee.

Vitale joined the Democratic Socialists’ team on Monday, along with about 400 other people who were added to other transition committees.

He discussed his anti-cop views in an interview with Tangle News in 2021, saying police officers were “violence workers” who hurt their communities more than they helped.

“That’s what distinguishes police from other government workers. It’s that authorization and capacity to use violence,” Vitale said. “That’s what undergirds p

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