Mamdani Just Named Big Apple’s New Sheriff. Here’s What He’s Said About The NYPD.

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani wasted no time establishing an inner circle of radical leftists aligned with his socialist agenda.

But months after taking office, the controversial appointments continue piling up. 

Most recently, the New York Post reported on the background of Edwin Raymond to the post of New York City sheriff:

In his 2023 book “An Inconvenient Cop,” Raymond doubled down, saying “today’s police force is the kin of the slave patrols of the nineteenth century and the Black Codes of the Jim Crow South.”

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“Anyone who knows their history understands that it’s no exaggeration to draw a straight line from there to here,” he wrote. “The NYPD model has been packaged and sold by politicians and top cops in New York who have made millions off it.”

In 2015, Raymond and 11 other black and Hispanic cops made headlines by filing a federal lawsuit against the NYPD, accusing Transit Bureau supervisors of mandating arrest quotas of people of color.

“Edwin Raymond represents the kind of public servant New Yorkers deserve: principled, courageous and deeply committed to justice,” Mayor Zohran Mamdani said in a statement Friday.  

The NYPD adamantly denied the allegations. The case was dismissed, but is currently under appeal.

In 2017, the NYPD launched an internal probe against Raymond for giving a domestic violence suspect a slide for being Black.

The investigation resulted in Raymond being found guilty of failing to make arrests, improper supervision, and failing to maintain activity logs, for which he was penalized 20 vacation days, according to disciplinary records posted by 50-a.org.

Other troubling details from his past have fueled concerns on social media:

BREAKING: Edwin Raymond appointed NYC Sheriff by Mamdani. He believes policing is systemically racist.

He wants less arrests of non-Whites: pic.twitter.com/Ps0vJjAuLl

— End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) May 29, 2026

Let's fire anyone that tries to do what's right and put morons and commies in their place. Great idea of the destruction of the US which will fail and Mamdani and affiliated will go down!

— DAC (@_DAC99) May 30, 2026

If I was NYPD I'd be trying so hard to get one of those contracts DeSantis was offering down in Florida to any police officers from out of state. ✌️

— Anthony Galli (@AnthonyGalli) May 29, 2026

Here’s what CBS News added:

“Edwin Raymond represents the kind of public servant New Yorkers deserve: principled, courageous and deeply committed to justice,” the mayor said in a statement. “Throughout his career, he has fought to build a public safety system rooted in effectiveness, accountability and public trust. Edwin understands that true safety comes when government earns the confidence of the people it serves, and I am proud to welcome him to our administration as Sheriff of the City of New York.”

Raymond worked for the NYPD for 15 years before retiring in 2023. He also served in the state attorney general’s office as the nation’s first social justice liaison.

Here’s some additional commentary on the appointment:

🚨WATCH: @JohnMChell SLAMS Mamdani after the appointment of Edwin Raymond as NYC’s new sheriff.

“Edwin Raymond is a complete FRAUD. We DON’T need a social activist warrior who is totally against policing”

“Horrible pick, politics at play, and public safety once again will take… pic.twitter.com/CLtpve0erL

— America Reports (@AmericaRpts) May 29, 2026