ALBANY, N.Y. — Lee Zeldin’s plan to tackle crime if elected governor of New York, which includes suspending state laws and rolling back criminal justice system reforms, is being slammed by Democrats as nothing more than “political pandering” based on fearmongering.
Democrats in the state Legislature are incensed over the Republican congressman’s potential power grab and his plan to “force” lawmakers to revisit cashless bail and other measures. Experts also say the proposed suspension of state laws isn’t supported by data.
Assemblywoman Latrice Walker, D-Brooklyn, believes Zeldin, hoping to unseat Gov. Hochul on Election Day, fails to grasp the underlying problems facing New York and argues that his law and order message lacks substance.
