Marxist-Islamist Zohran Mamdani vows to dismantle New York City’s frontline anti-terror unit. He promises to disband the NYPD’s Strategic Response Group—an elite force born after 9/11 to protect millions of Americans from radical Islamist threats.
This is not rhetoric. In a December post on X, Mamdani declared: “As Mayor, I will disband the SRG, which has cost taxpayers millions in lawsuit settlements + brutalized countless New Yorkers exercising their first amendment rights.”
Make no mistake: scrapping the SRG is an open invitation to terrorists. The SRG works hand-in-hand with the NYPD’s Counterterrorism Bureau—a unit established in 2002 after jihadists slaughtered nearly 3,000 people in Lower Manhattan.
The CTB provides the intelligence. The SRG delivers the tactical muscle. When credible threats emerge, CTB analysts pinpoint targets and build the threat picture. SRG officers—trained in chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear response—then secure perimeters, evacuate civilians and neutralize suspects.
Eric Adams, a Democrat who won twice as mayor, blasted Mamdani’s plan as reckless. “You start dismantling pieces of the law enforcement apparatus designed to carry out critical functions—that is extremely dangerous,” Adams warned. “There are no routine jobs in the police department. They can turn violent instantly.”
His warning carries weight. The SRG isn’t a “paramilitary showboat” or a political punching bag. It’s integrated into the FBI’s Joint Terrorist Task Force, giving New York City immediate access to classified national intelligence and federal surveillance resources.
Any serious terrorist network—homegrown or international—knows this city is a prize target. Without SRG’s rapid-deployment teams, first responders lose minutes that can decide life and death.
Mamdani’s promise is not an experiment—it’s a liability. Conservatives across the nation must mobilize. We cannot allow ideological posturing to strip away our last line of defense against another catastrophic attack.
Zohran Mamdani will answer for this gamble with New Yorkers’ safety. And when he does, we will remind every voter what happens when you replace experience with utopian crusades.
