After an endorsement by the FDNY union last week, Mayoral candidate Andrew yang landed another big endorsement from a law enforcement union. This time from the Captains Endowment Association, which represents all NYPD Executives in the ranks of Captain to Deputy Chief & Police Surgeons.
This marks the first endorse by a NYPD union to any candidate in this election cycle. The union President Chris Monahan underscored Yang�s common-sense approach to safety, criticizing the other candidates for �casting the law enforcement as enemies.�
Monahan praised Yang�s business experience as an important factor in his decision saying �we need an outside business entrepreneur� to deal with the safety challenges of the city.
Yang thanked the union for the endorsement underscoring the importance of proper cooperation between city hall and law enforcement. �If you have a mayor and a police force who are not on the same page, we are seeing the results now.� Yang said, alluding to the ongoing rift between the police department and the De Blasio administration.
�This to me should tell all New Yorkers all they need to know about Eric Adams� Abdrew Yang said about the endorsement. Emphasizing that they made this decision even though Adams himself was once a member of this union.
Yang has criticized Adams on the debate stage about his flipflopping message around safety stating that he delivers different promises to different audiences. �To some people he says he will follow the model set by Mayor Giuliani and to others he says he will follow the path of Mayor Dinkins� Yang said.