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Policing and the New York Mayoral Race


When the New York City mayoral race began, two issues dominated: the pandemic and the police. The city saw enormous protests last summer that prompted calls to rethink or defund the police department.

In the last few months, however, the progressive consensus has unraveled. While overall crime was down at the end of 2020, acts of violence were on the incline: Murders were up 45 percent in New York, and shootings had increased by 97 percent.

A central question of the contest has become: Is New York safer with more or fewer police officers?

Today, we see this tension play out in a single household: Yumi Mannarelli and her mother, Misako Shimada.

Ms. Mannarelli took part in the Black Lives Matter protests last summer and is an ardent supporter of defunding the police. Ms. Shimada, who was born in Japan, is unconvinced. The rise in anti-Asian hate crimes has meant she feels safer with a police presence.


  • Misako Shimada and Yumi Mannarelli, a mother and daughter who live in New York City.

Sarah Blesener for The New York Times
  • The New York City mayoral race has been fluid, but the centrality of crime and policing has remained constant.

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Source: Elections - nytimes.com


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