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Deadliest NYC shooting in decades takes center stage in mayoral race as candidates spar on public safety

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The four candidates running to be the next mayor of New York City are reacting to the worst mass shooting in the city in a quarter-century as public safety and crime continue to be one of the most prevalent issues in the race. 

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«Officer Didarul Islam was one of four people killed in yesterday’s horrific shooting,» Mamdani posted on X on Tuesday, a day after four people, including NYPD officer Islam, were gunned down by a Nevada man inside a high-rise office building on Park Avenue before the shooter took his own life in a crime that sent shockwaves though the city. 

«A Bangladeshi immigrant who joined the NYPD four years ago, he lived in Parkchester with his pregnant wife, their two young children, and his elderly parents.»

Mamdani’s post continued, «When he joined the police department, his mother asked him why he would pursue such a dangerous job. He told her it was to leave behind a legacy that his family could be proud of. He has done that, and more.

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A split image of New York City mayoral candidates (from left to right) Zohran Mamdani, Eric Adams, Andrew Cuomo and Curtis Sliwa.  (Getty Images)

«I pray for him, his family, and honor the legacy of service and sacrifice he leaves behind.»

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Mamdani’s post faced backlash from some online who accused the mayoral candidate of giving lip service to the police given his previous calls to defund the police and a post where he said «nature is healing» in response to someone who said they saw a police officer crying in his car.

Some also pointed to Mamdani’s previous pledge to disband the New York Police Department’s Strategic Response Group (SRG) which was a unit that responded to the midtown shooting.

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«Come on, @ZohranKMamdani,» Republican New York City Councilwoman Inna Vernikov posted on X. «Spare us the BS.»

Fox News Digital reached out to Mamdani for an interview but did not receive a response.

During a Wednesday press conference, Mamdani offered comfort to the families of all the victims and attempted to distance himself from his previous calls to defund the police, saying that his «statements in 2020» were made out of «frustration» regarding the death of George Floyd.

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«To the families of Aland and Officer Islam and to security guards and police officers across the city,» Mamdani said. «I want to thank them for the work that they do each and every day.»

The 33-year-old democratic socialist returned to New York City on Wednesday from his wedding celebration in Uganda and immediately visited the home of the fallen NYPD officer, Didarul Islam, and then held a press conference with Islam’s brother at the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) headquarters in Manhattan.

Mamdani continued, «Looking at the crisis of retention that we have in the city today, to try and pin it upon tweets from five years ago, as opposed to the conditions of this moment, is to ignore what officers themselves are saying.»

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New York City Mayor Eric Adams is running for re-election in 2024.  (AP/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

«When you ask officers why they leave, one of the leading causes they cite is forced overtime, an inability to have a quality of life when they know they are actually going to come home. These are the kinds of things that we have to address to ensure that not only can we keep the officers we have on the job, but that we can also deliver on public safety,» Madamni said. 

Incumbent mayor of New York City, Eric Adams, a former NYPD officer, is campaigning for re-election as an Independent. 

In his official capacity as mayor, Adams was quick to the scene Monday evening, posting social media updates and holding news conferences to relay the latest information on the tragic incident to New Yorkers. 

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Since the shooting, Adams has attended the dignified transfer of Islam, and a multi-faith prayer vigil to honor the four victims. 

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NYPD Crime Scene Unit investigator takes pictures of a bullet hole at the scene of a deadly mass shooting in Manhattan, New York City, on July 29, 2025. (Kylie Cooper/Reuters)

«We must continue to stand together every day to fight back against and prevent the senseless gun violence in our country,» Adams shared on X. 

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Adams revealed to Fox News’ Martha MacCallum on «The Story» on Tuesday that the New York City gunman acquired part of his rifle from an associate. 

«The lower part [of the rifle] we are finding out was purchased by an associate,» Adams said.

The New York City mayor said there is a «mental health aspect» to Monday’s shooting, and «we have to ensure that our laws are stronger.» 

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«Our laws must be clearer on identifying those with mental health issues,» Adams said. 

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Guardian Angels founder Curtis Sliwa speaks during an anti-migrant rally and protest outside of Gracie Mansion on Aug. 27, 2023, in New York City.  (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

Adams, who was unavailable for an interview before publication, clarified that «this incident did not unfold because of the lack of police personnel, it unfolded because a very dangerous person decided he was going to take the life of anyone he came in contact with.»

But Curtis Sliwa, the two-time Republican nominee for New York City mayor, told Fox News Digital that he believes understaffing played a role in the tragedy. 

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«My initial reaction is exactly the reaction that I had when, a year ago, we saw Luigi Mangione gun down that health care executive right in the midtown area as he waited for him at a nearby Starbucks across from the Hilton,» Sliwa told Fox News Digital. 

«The police were not patrolling the area. It used to be in areas like that of high traffic. Tourists and business people in Fortune 500 companies would have a foot patrol in a sector. They’ve eliminated that because we just don’t have enough police.»

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Candidate for New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani speaks during a press conference while campaigning outside a Subway station in New York City, on April 1, 2025.  (REUTERS/Brendan McDermid)

Sliwa dismissed calls for more gun control in the wake of the shooting and said instead what the city «desperately» needs is more police officers on the streets.

«We’re down to 31,000 cops,» Sliwa said. «We need to get them up to 40,000. And I’m the only candidate who is saying we need to hire immediately 7,000 trained professional police officers to be visible in the streets of New York.»

Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, running for mayor as an Independent after losing to Mamdani in the Democratic Primary, spoke to Fox News Digital by phone and criticized Mamdani’s record on policing, including his previous call to disband the SRG.

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«He said just a few months ago, he would disband the Strategic Response Group, which was the group that responds to first attacks and responded to this Park Avenue situation, and he’s been very consistent, he said in the campaign ‘defund the police,’» Cuomo said. 

«He goes the next step, dismantle the police, right? But he has said the NYPD are racists, the police are a threat to public safety. So I have said that I think he’s dangerous because he doesn’t understand the need for public safety in this city.»

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Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo recently announced he was relaunching his New York City mayoral campaign as an independent. (REUTERS/David ‘Dee’ Delgado)

Cuomo told Fox News Digital that the shooting has the potential to shake up the mayoral race.

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«Yes, it does, because New Yorkers have PTSD from 9/11 and from other horrific situations, and I think it’s always in the back of every New Yorker’s mind that all it takes is one mentally ill person with an assault weapon and that’s TNT,» Cuomo explained. 

«That is a public safety stick of dynamite and, yeah, I think it brought that back. It’s sort of back to reality, right? New York City, you’re a target. You are a target, you’re an international target for terrorists. You are the big stage for people who want to make a statement.»

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Dems silent on progressive candidate’s Nazi-style tattoo after knocking Hegseth for Christian symbol

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Prominent Democrats who were highly critical of Secretary of War Pete Hegseth’s tattoos with crusader symbolism are now keeping silent on a progressive Senate candidate who had a Nazi-style symbol tattooed to his chest.

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Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., criticized Hegseth for his tattoos, one of which is a Jerusalem cross and another with the Latin phrase «Deus Vult» (God wills it), both of which are associated with the crusades and ancient Christian symbolism.

Following their comments against Hegseth, Fox News Digital reached out to Warren and Duckworth for comment on the ongoing controversy over Maine Senate Democratic candidate Graham Platner having a «Totenkopf,» Nazi «death’s head» symbol tattooed to his chest.

Warren has previously expressed enthusiasm for Platner’s candidacy, telling Politico, «I’m excited to see new people enter the race for the Senate … particularly those who have a strong voice they’re willing to use on behalf of people who are often ignored in the U.S. Senate.»

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Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., left, and Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., right, kept silent on progressive Senate candidate Graham Platner’s controversial tattoo. (Ben Margot/AP Photo; WGME via AP; Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Fox News Digital asked whether Warren and Duckworth condemn Platner because of the tattoo and whether they believe he should drop out of the race. Neither immediately responded to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.

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During Hegseth’s confirmation hearings, Warren sent him an extensive letter, in which, among other issues, she expressed concern about his «Deus Vult» tattoo.

«You were also removed from President Biden’s inauguration because of concerns that you were an insider threat after reports that your ‘Deus Vult’ tattoo ‘was a Christian expression associated with right-wing extremism,’» Warren wrote. «We cannot have a Defense Secretary whose fellow servicemembers feel concerned enough about to report as a potential insider threat.»

Democrats have continued to give Hegseth a hard time over the tattoos. During a hearing in June, Duckworth accused Hegseth of «blowing through money like my fellow cadets and I did in our first liberty after basic camp. Luckily, I didn’t end up with a questionable tattoo.»

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U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth speaks to senior military leaders at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., Sept. 30, 2025.  (Andrew Harnik/Pool via Reuters)

Platner, a Marine veteran and progressive endorsed by the likes of Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., has garnered widespread criticism over a skull-and-crossbones tattoo on his chest that strongly resembles the Totenkopf symbol used by Hitler’s SS forces.

After the controversy erupted, Platner said he got the tattoo in 2007 during a «night of drinking» while on leave in Croatia in the Marine Corps and claimed he did not know its historical associations at the time. He has since covered the image with another tattoo of dogs.

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In a video posted to Instagram Wednesday afternoon, Platner elaborated that the design was chosen from a flash tattoo wall while «carousing» with fellow Marines in Split, Croatia.

«We thought it looked cool,» he said.

MAINE DEM SENATE HOPEFUL BACKED BY BERNIE SANDERS APOLOGIZES FOR NAZI-STYLE TATTOO, VOWS TO STAY IN RACE

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Sen. Bernie Sanders speaks at a «No Kings» rally in Washington, D.C., Oct. 18.  (Fox News Digital/Emma Woodhead)

He claimed he had «lived a life dedicated to anti-fascism, anti-racism and anti-Nazism» and was «appalled» to learn it resembled a hate symbol.

A spokesperson for Sanders shared an Axios interview with the senator in which he said, «I’m not overly impressed by a squad of media running around saying, ‘What do you think about the tattoo on Graham Platner’s chest’» and «between you and me there might be one or two more important issues.» 

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The spokesperson also shared another statement from Sanders in which he said of Platner, «I personally think he is an excellent candidate. I’m going to support him, and I look forward to him becoming the next senator in the state of Maine»

Fox News Digital also reached out to Sanders and Platner’s campaign for comment but did not immediately receive a response.

Fox News Digital’s Jasmine Baehr contributed to this report.

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Dos aviones militares rusos violaron el espacio aéreo de Lituania y provocaron un operativo de la OTAN

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Imagen de archivo de un caza ruso Su-30SM durante unas maniobras conjuntas con las fuerzas aéreas bielorrusas (REUTERS)

Dos aviones de combate de Rusia penetraron en el espacio aéreo de Lituania, país miembro de la OTAN, este jueves alrededor de las 18:00 hora local (15:00 GMT). Según información confirmada por el ejército lituano, los aparatos, un caza Su-30 y un avión cisterna Il-78, cruzaron desde la región de Kaliningrado y recorrieron unos 700 metros en territorio lituano. La irrupción duró aproximadamente 18 segundos.

Las fuerzas armadas lituanas explicaron que las aeronaves realizaban, probablemente, maniobras de entrenamiento de reabastecimiento cuando traspasaron la frontera estatal cerca de Kybartai, al suroeste del país. Tras la detección del incidente por radar, Vilna activó los protocolos de seguridad e informó a sus aliados de la OTAN, la Unión Europea (UE) y al Consejo del Atlántico Norte.

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En respuesta inmediata, dos cazas Eurofighter Typhoon españoles, desplegados en la base aérea de Siauliai como parte de la misión de Policía Aérea del Báltico y la operación ‘Centinela Oriental’, despegaron y patrullaron la zona. Un portavoz de la OTAN afirmó que la intervención de los cazas españoles demuestra “la disposición de la OTAN para responder ante cualquier acontecimiento” y su capacidad para garantizar la integridad aérea de sus miembros.

La invasión temporal del espacio aéreo fue calificada como “una severa violación del Derecho Internacional y la soberanía territorial” por el presidente Gitanas Nauseda. En un video difundido en la red social X, el mandatario subrayó que los hechos confirman “la importancia de fortalecer la preparación de la defensa aérea europea”. Además, anunció que Lituania convocaría a representantes de la embajada rusa en Vilna para protestar formalmente contra lo que describió como un “comportamiento imprudente y peligroso”.

Por su parte, la primera ministra Inga Ruginiene declaró en Facebook que “este incidente demuestra una vez más que Rusia se comporta como un Estado terrorista, despreciando el Derecho internacional y la seguridad de los países vecinos”.

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“Lituania es segura. Junto con nuestros aliados, cuidamos y defenderemos cada centímetro de nuestro país”, añadió la premier e insistió en que la “situación está completamente bajo control”. Ruginiene también elogió la rápida y coordinada acción de los cazas españoles implicados.

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La primera ministra de Lituania, Inga Ruginiene (REUTERS/Kacper Pempel)

El Ministerio de Defensa ruso negó la incursión.

“Los vuelos se realizaron en estricto cumplimiento de las normas de uso del espacio aéreo sobre territorio ruso. Las aeronaves no se desviaron de su ruta ni violaron las fronteras de otros estados”, declaró en Telegram.

El incidente elevó las tensiones en la zona, en un contexto regional ya sensible por las continuas provocaciones rusas. Según el ministro polaco de Defensa, Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz, entrevistado por la cadena TVN24, “esto demuestra que la vigilancia es necesaria en todo momento, que Rusia no se está calmando ni retrocediendo”.

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Este no es un hecho aislado en la región. El pasado 19 de septiembre, tres aviones militares rusos violaron el espacio aéreo de Estonia durante 12 minutos. La OTAN envió entonces cazas para escoltar a los aparatos hasta su salida. En ese caso, Rusia negó la incursión y acusó a Tallin de carecer de pruebas y de buscar aumentar la tensión entre Oriente y Occidente. Aún antes, más de 20 drones rusos entraron en el espacio aéreo de Polonia; fue la primera vez desde el inicio de la guerra en Ucrania que la OTAN derribó objetivos rusos en defensa de un país miembro.

El general estadounidense responsable del mando militar de la OTAN expresó durante la semana que la firme respuesta aliada frente a las incursiones en Polonia y Estonia parece haber actuado como elemento disuasorio para Moscú, aunque se prevé que Rusia continúe con pruebas a los límites defensivos.

Organizaciones de seguridad y líderes de la UE reconocieron la importancia de fortalecer la defensa aérea europea. El propio Nauseda participó el jueves en una cumbre del Consejo Europeo en Bruselas, donde los líderes de la Unión respaldaron la estrategia ‘Readiness 2030’, orientada a garantizar la capacidad de Europa para defenderse ante cualquier agresión externa.

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No hubo comentarios inmediatos por parte de Moscú tras la denuncia lituana. Las autoridades rusas han negado en ocasiones previas su implicación en violaciones similares, acusando a los países bálticos de exagerar o de falsificar pruebas para alimentar la tensión en la región. La OTAN mantiene desplegados grupos de vigilancia aérea permanente en los estados bálticos, a la espera de nuevos acontecimientos.

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¿Qué espera Europa de las elecciones en la Argentina?

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Las elecciones legislativas argentinas quedan lejos de las tapas de los diarios europeos, pero la diplomacia de la Unión Europea sí tiene el radar apuntando hacia Buenos Aires y espera con cautela. Los diplomáticos consultados esta semana en Bruselas aseguran que se fijan principalmente en tres aspectos: la gobernabilidad del país, su rumbo económico y el futuro del acuerdo entre el Mercosur y la Unión Europea.

Europa necesita una Argentina alineada con el resto del Mercosur para reactivar el tratado, ya firmado y que podría estar pronto en la mesa de los ministros de Comercio europeos. Si hubiera una mayoría suficiente para saltar los obstáculos, principalmente el voto contrario francés, iría al Parlamento Europeo, donde las previsiones son de una aprobación ajustada. Pero la Comisión Europea se pensará mucho dar esos pasos si Argentina no sigue la misma vía.

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Bruselas mira más asuntos que podrían verse alterados tras las legislativas. Argentina debería ser uno de los principales proveedores de varios insumos listados en las políticas de autonomía estratégica europeas. Desde Europa se ve al país como suministrador importante de minerales como litio y cobre y de productos agroalimentarios, en parte para reducir la dependencia en minerales que Europa tiene de China.

Las afinidades políticas también pesan. Algunos gobiernos del bloque, los liderados por partidos de extrema derecha como el italiano, el húngaro o el eslovaco ven con simpatía al presidente Milei y esperan que tenga un resultado positivo. Las instituciones del bloque, empezando por su brazo ejecutivo la Comisión Europea, no toman partido político, pero preferirían otro tipo de dirigente, más cercano a las grandes familias políticas europeas.

Aun así, Bruselas se acomoda mientras las relaciones mantengan una línea vital mínima y se conserve la estabilidad económica, esencial para las inversiones europeas en el país. Los europeos siguen con atención la negociación con el FMI y la estabilidad fiscal del país, sobre todo después de las declaraciones de funcionarios estadounidenses, incluido el presidente estadounidense Donald Trump, alegando que podrían dejar de ayudar financieramente a Argentina si las tropas de Milei no obtienen un buen resultado.

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Las elecciones caen justo cuando por primera vez una cumbre europea va a discutir oficialmente cómo parar a la extrema derecha, aunque en la mesa del Consejo Europeo se sientan varios dirigentes de extrema derecha. Porque la mayoría de los dirigentes ya saben que lo que se juegan no es qué partidos dirigen la Unión Europea, sino la propia existencia del proyecto de construcción política del bloque.

Ese debate, como tal, no se explicita en ningún documento de la cumbre, pero los asuntos que se trataban este jueves en Bruselas son precisamente los que permiten que la extrema derecha vaya ganando puestos por todo el bloque: desde la crisis por el acceso cada vez más caro a la vivienda hasta la inmigración pasando por el gasto creciente en defensa.

Los datos que maneja la Comisión Europea aseguran que desde 2010 la vivienda se ha encarecido de media en Europa hasta un 48%, muy por encima de los salarios.

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La extrema derecha también aprovecha la inmigración. Cada año sube la preocupación por un asunto que alimenta a los partidos ultra, pese a que en los últimos dos años las llegadas de migrantes a Europa van en descenso y que en muchos países la emigración es mayor que la inmigración. Esa misma extrema derecha es la que ve con buenos ojos al presidente Milei.

Las legislativas argentinas, desde Bruselas, servirán para definir, sobre todo, la estabilidad de la gobernanza del país, su desempeño económico, el futuro del acuerdo con el Mercosur y las opciones de que el presidente Milei alcance un segundo mandato o se le haga cuesta arriba.

Un diplomático francés, del país que ha cambiado de primer ministro más de una decena de veces en 15 años, contaba esta mañana, en los márgenes de la cumbre, que lo que Europa espera es “previsibilidad y estabilidad política”.

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