Archive · 26 Nov 2025
Mamdani Picks Anti-Cop Professor for Safety Committee
Alex Vitale, a professor who has written a book called 'The End of Policing,' has been chosen by the new mayor of New York, Zohran Mamdani, to help with community safety.
Vitale has been teaching and writing about policing for a long time and believes that the police have sometimes treated minority communities unfairly.
He will be part of a team that includes other important people, like former Goldman Sachs partner Margaret Anadu and developer Jed Walentas.
Mamdani will become the 111th mayor of New York on January 1.
Vitale has said he will work to protect everyone, including Jewish people going to their places of worship.
Some people on social media have questioned his ideas, but Vitale is excited to start this new job.
Alex Vitale, known for his anti-policing views, has been appointed to Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani's community safety committee.
Vitale is a professor of sociology and the author of 'The End of Policing' and 'City of Disorder'.
He has spent 30 years writing about policing and consulting with police departments and human rights organizations.
Vitale's appointment has drawn mixed reactions on social media, with some questioning his philosophies.
Mamdani's transition team includes other prominent figures like Margaret Anadu and Jed Walentas.
- Who
- Alex Vitale, a professor known for his anti-policing views, has been appointed to Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani's community safety committee.
- What
- Vitale, author of 'The End of Policing,' will work on community safety issues for the incoming mayor.
- When
- Vitale announced his appointment on X, and Mamdani will take office on January 1.
- Where
- The appointment is for the city of New York.
- Why
- Mamdani has chosen Vitale to work on community safety as part of his transition team.
- Name
- Alex Vitale
- Role
- Professor of Sociology and Coordinator of the Policing and Social Justice Project at Brooklyn College and the CUNY Graduate Center
- Notable Work
- Author of 'The End of Policing' and 'City of Disorder'
- Research Interests
- Community policing, urban politics, social movements
- Committee
- Community safety committee for Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani
- Mayor-elect
- Zohran Mamdani
- Inauguration Date
- January 1
- Other Committee Members
- Margaret Anadu, Jed Walentas, Kathy Wylde