Mamdani faces criticism for blaming guns instead of criminals in New York

Noman Sabit: NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani is under fire from local pols and other critics for blaming guns rather than criminals for the shooting death of a 7-month-old girl in Brooklyn.

“This is not our first family to know this pain,” said the mayor, responding to the murder of infant Kaori Patterson-Moore, who was struck and killed by a stray bullet in her stroller Wednesday as a gunman on a moped opened fire in a suspected gang-related incident.

“Too many children have never grown up into becoming adults. To parents who’ve had to bury those they love most. “We cannot accept it as normal in our city. We cannot grow numb to this pain, and today is a devastating reminder of just how much more work there is to be done… to combat gun violence across the city.” Firebrand Councilwoman Vickie Paladino (R-Queens) accused Mamdani of firing at the wrong target because attacking lawbreakers doesn’t fit his lefty political agenda.

“Literally anything but blaming the criminals who our system releases onto our streets repeatedly, over and over again, with no consequences,” Paladino posted on X Thursday. “Absolute disgrace.”

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Right-wing commentator Brittany Hughes also chimed in on X, noting “an 83-year old veteran was killed in New York City last month after being randomly pushed onto the subway tracks by an illegal alien. Mamdani didn’t say a word because trains aren’t a good political prop, and he won’t condemn criminal aliens.” She was referring to 83-year-old Vietnam War veteran Richard Williams, who was fatally shoved onto Manhattan subway tracks on March 8, allegedly by a maniac migrant.

Hizzoner’s remarks about the heinous crime “suggests that he is uncomfortable with acknowledging that the murder of Kaori Patterson-Moore was committed by two evil thugs whose callous disregard for the value of human life should disqualify them from ever experiencing freedom,” Manhattan Institute fellow Rafael A. Mangual told Fox News Digital. “Framing this as a gun problem rather than an evil gangbanger problem is more familiar territory for a self-styled progressive whose political base is constituted by people simultaneously — if dissonantly — committed to the cause of gun control as well as efforts to reorient the criminal justice system to be more lenient toward the offenders who pull triggers.”

Amuri Greene, 21, was arrested and slapped with murder charges in the infant’s death, police said.

A second suspect, Matthew Rodriguez, 18, was arrested in Pennsylvania Friday.

He allegedly drove a moped carting the alleged gunman, who authorities said opened fire at the corner of Humboldt and Moore streets in Bushwick.

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