Democrats divide on homelessness — public safety vs. radical folly

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Democratic pols are knocking heads over homelessness: One approach to the problem reflects reality, and the other is sheer lunacy .

On the lunatic side, Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani is vowing to let homeless encampments spill into every Gotham neighborhood.

And in Connecticut, Democratic state lawmakers are about to pass a law that will keep local officials from cracking down on living rough in parks or vehicles.

But Democrats with higher aspirations, like California’s Gov. Gavin Newsom and Boston’s Mayor Michelle Wu, are reading the political tea leaves — and distancing themselves as far as they can from such misplaced compassion.

After all, Americans favor clearing homeless encampments by nearly two to one, an August AP-NORC/Harris poll found.

The general public ha