NYPost Has a Maddening Example of 'Criminals First' Priorities From NYC Mayor Mamdani

Doug P. | 8:20 AM on August 28, 2026

At Rikers Island in New York, an accused murderer with more than two dozen prior arrests was found dead in his cell:

The inmate was identified as 41-year-old Clarence Woodward, an ex-con with nearly 30 arrests on his rap sheet, who was found unresponsive in his cell shortly after 5 a.m. Tuesday while awaiting trial for murder in the gruesome 2024 attack at a Bronx laundromat.

That story saddened New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, but not for the victim. Mamdani wept for the career criminal.

The New York Post put it this way:

Mamdani posts emotional message mourning accused knife-wielding killer — and is slammed by victim’s family. Read today's cover here: https://t.co/sMkCyoVGws pic.twitter.com/maYoI95hTK
— New York Post (@nypost) August 28, 2026

This is another example of socialist-style "priorities":

I am deeply saddened by the death of a New Yorker in City custody at a jail on Rikers Island early this morning. My thoughts are with his family and loved ones as they grieve this loss.

We do not yet know the cause of death, but we do know that too many New Yorkers have died on…
— Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani (@NYCMayor) August 25, 2026

This is just insane:

I am deeply saddened by the death of a New Yorker in City custody at a jail on Rikers Island early this morning. My thoughts are with his family and loved ones as they grieve this loss.
We do not yet know the cause of death, but we do know that too many New Yorkers have died on Rikers Island. The Department of Correction and its oversight partners will investigate the circumstances surrounding his death.
Our administration is fully committed to the critical work of creating better conditions in our city’s jail system and closing Rikers Island as quickly as possible.