Only Be Tazing Me, Mamdani

He should take care not to wear out the thesaurus too soon; it’s going to be a long four years and probably best not to deploy “shattered,” “destroyed” and “gutted” right away:

Fledgling Mayor Zohran Mamdani is already facing blowback for his tardy, halfhearted response to back-to-back police shootings — including friction with NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch, The Post has learned.

Mamdani — who backed off his ardent “defund the police” stance during the mayoral campaign — waited 16 hours before he released a statement addressing the bloody pair of police-involved shootings, despite being briefed by Tisch right after each unfolded roughly six hours apart Thursday.

The murky Friday morning statement further stoked fury by emphasizing an “internal investigation” would follow the shootings, which some insiders believed implied wrongdoing by NYPD officers, when such probes are par for the course, police sources said.

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Details of both police-involved shootings were known to Mamdani for hours before he finally posted on X at 9:44 a.m.

“Last night’s shootings at Brooklyn Methodist Hospital and in the West Village are devastating to all New Yorkers,” he wrote without mentioning that one of the people shot was out of control after being repeatedly tasered and the other waved a real-looking gun.

He then continued: “I know many are eager for answers. The NYPD is conducting an internal investigation — I will work with Commissioner Tisch to ensure this is as thorough and swift as possible.

“These tragedies are painful, whether they take place steps from our home or miles away. They are a reminder of the immense work that must be done to deliver genuine public safety — work Commissioner Tisch and I are undertaking together every day,” he concluded, with no words of support for the officers.

Sources familiar with how the day unfolded bemoaned Mamdani’s delayed vagaries, pointing out that NYPD top brass had been in constant contact with City Hall — including Mamdani, First Deputy Mayor Dean Fuleihan and his staff, and the communications team — providing real-time updates with photos and readouts of how the events unfolded.

One source was baffled by Mamdani’s remark about “genuine public safety.”

“I don’t know what else would be ‘genuine public safety’ other than protecting an elderly patient and a security guard from a person with a sharp weapon,” the source said.

Mamdani’s emphasis on the internal investigation also drew befuddlement, as they are routine when it comes to police-involved shootings.

“When the NYPD holds a press conference for an officer involved shooting, we always provide preliminary information to make clear that the Force Investigation Division will be handling the investigation,” an NYPD spokesperson said. “FID always investigates these incidents and we always state this.”

Tisch’s own statement on the incidents Friday read as a backhanded rebuke to Mamdani’s weak-sauce response.

She emphasized the cops’ bravery saving innocent lives.

“Officers were engaged in two police-involved shootings, and there is every indication that their actions were nothing short of heroic,” the commissioner posted on X at noon, after her City Hall meeting.