Gov. Hochul on Working with Mamdani: ‘There’s a Lot of Common Ground’

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HOCHUL: “We've already had meetings. Our staffs are in constant communication because I want him to hit the ground running. But also, he understands this is a four-year term he has. There'll be a rollout of some ideas. You have to build support for others. But also, just the everyday running of city government requires a lot of support from the state. We fund a lot of programs. He'll be coming to Albany, like all the mayors do, asking for financial support and making sure that we continue investing in the subway system and safety there. And we're seeing dramatic changes in the investments that I have made in supporting police overtime, so there's more police officers visible. Hundreds of millions of dollars to make sure that every train has a camera on it. And right now, we have had the safest few months in a row in recorded history on our subways. We want to keep that going. So I talk to him about public safety as well, keeping those investments, keeping rebuilding the police force and supporting our police officers because they're out there protecting us every day. So I think there's a lot of common ground.”