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Andrew Cuomo: “We haven't addressed public safety, we defunded the police.”

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Andrew Cuomo Discusses Mayoral Candidacy and Key Issues on WNYC

Published July 28, 2025 | Video Starts at 22:35

This is not an act of God. This is not 9 11. It's not the fiscal crisis, it's not Covid, it's not Hurricane Sandy. We didn't build the affordable housing. We haven't addressed public safety, we defunded the police. I don't think anti business socialist philosophies are going to work. We don't do a lot of farming in New York City. (22:35–22:40)

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Asserts that public safety has not been addressed and the police were defunded in New York City.

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