New York’s message to next mayor: Make streets safe again, don’t defund NYPD

Crime and public safety remain the most pressing issues facing the city — and defunding the NYPD isn’t the answer, a New York Post poll of 1,000 likely and early voters in the Democratic primary found.

The survey, commissioned by The Post through McLaughlin & Associates and conducted between June 10-15, found that 29.4 percent of respondents said public safety was the more important issue.  And 43.2 percent of respondents broadly view public safety as the single issue that would most impact their vote for mayor.