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Staten Island Mayor Booed, Escorted Off NYPD Night Out

8/7/2026

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Mayor Zohran Mamdani was booed and heckled while giving a remark at the NYPD Night Out Against Crime in Staten Island.
About 3,500 residents attended the boardwalk event.
After a one-minute greeting, he was escorted off stage amid shouting, profanities and “thumbs down” gestures.
He later posed for photos with several attendees.
The gathering was one of over 70 NYPD community-building Night Out events promoted as a pro-police celebration.

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Mayor Zohran Mamdani was booed and heckled while giving a remark at the NYPD Night Out Against Crime in Staten Island.
About 3,500 residents attended the boardwalk event.
After a one-minute greeting, he was escorted off stage amid shouting, profanities and “thumbs down” gestures.
He later posed for photos with several attendees.
The gathering was one of over 70 NYPD community-building Night Out events promoted as a pro-police celebration.