Zohran Mamdani ignites backlash by selecting radical who admired infamous cop-killer Assata Shakur for education transition team
New Appointment Sparks Controversy Zoran Mamdani, the newly elected mayor from the Socialist party, has made a controversial decision by appointing Zakiyya Shaakir-Ansari, a known admirer of infamous police killer Assata Shakur, as an advisor on public school matters, according to reports. Shaakir-Ansari, who serves as the co-executive director of the Alliance for Quality Education—a […]
Mamdani refuses to reject DSA’s tribute to cop-killer Assata Shakur
The leading candidate for mayor, Zoran Mamdani, hesitated to outright dismiss the admiration expressed for fugitive police officer Assata Shakur by some of his democratic socialist peers. The progressive politician faced backlash after a controversial statement was shared online regarding Shakur, formerly known as Joanne Deborah Chesimado. Shakur escaped from prison while serving a life […]
NYPD cop-killer Eddie Matos’ eighth bid for freedom denied
The murderer of a Manhattan police officer had his eighth request for release denied this week, giving the officer’s family peace of mind for at least another year, The Washington Post has learned. Eddie Matos, who is serving a 25-year to life sentence for the October 1989 killing of Officer Anthony Dwyer, has been denied […]
Jury on suspected cop-killer case had ‘agreement’ to acquit before judge declared mistrial, lawyers claim
Defense lawyers for Karen Reed, the suspect in the murder of a Boston police officer, said Monday that jurors in her trial in the death of John O’Keefe had “agreed” to acquit her before the judge declared a mistrial. They raised the issue in a motion to dismiss the charges of second-degree murder and leaving […]