Rumor has it NYPD officers coordinated mass resignation after Mamdani's win. That's not true

"There is no evidence of 5,000 NYPD officers participating in a coordinated resignation campaign, or a "massive walkout," due to Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani's November 2025 election win. Because New York City police officials have expressed displeasure with Mamdani's policing policies, it's possible officers have resigned, or will resign, because of Mamdani's administration. However, there are a number of factors leading to a decrease in officers from 2024 to 2025, such as workload issues and uncompetitive compensation, according to NYPD unions."

"Following the November 2025 New York mayoral election, a rumor spread on multiple platforms ( archived, archived) that 5,000 New York Police Department officers had resigned because they didn't want to work under Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, a self-described democratic socialist who has criticized the department in the past. More broadly, tabloid stories and posts ( archived) by prominent political figures such as Republican U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik of New York claimed police were fleeing the workforce in historic proportions, without citing specific numbers."

A rumor asserted that 5,000 NYPD officers resigned after the November 2025 mayoral election to avoid working under Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani. No evidence supports a coordinated or massive resignation tied to the election. NYC police officials have expressed displeasure with Mamdani's policing policies, so individual resignations remain possible. NYPD unions cited workload issues and uncompetitive compensation as factors in officer declines from 2024 to 2025. The claim began in a Nov. 10 Facebook video that was removed, and tabloid stories and political posts amplified the rumor without providing evidence. Mamdani proposed a Department of Community Safety and denied defunding the police.

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