{"id":5859,"date":"2026-04-19T19:10:47","date_gmt":"2026-04-19T19:10:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=5859"},"modified":"2026-04-19T19:10:47","modified_gmt":"2026-04-19T19:10:47","slug":"ex-cop-who-derided-socialist-nyc-pols-now-cozying-up-to-mamdani-in-bid-for-lefty-assembly-seat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=5859","title":{"rendered":"Ex-cop who derided socialist NYC pols now cozying up to Mamdani in bid for lefty assembly seat"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 300px 160px; gap: 2px; width: 460px; background: #eee; padding: 2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u6574\u884c\u5bbd\u5e7f\u544a -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876674\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; 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height: 750px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876678\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  \r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e6\" data-zoneid=\"5876682\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n<\/div><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>An ex-NYPD lieutenant who supported Republicans for years has changed\u00a0his tune and is now singing the praises of Mayor Zohran Mamdani as he seeks\u00a0a lefty state assembly seat.<\/p>\n<p>Shamsul Haque is hopping onto the Mamdani bandwagon \u2014 showering the Democratic Socialist New York City mayor with praise \u2014 even though he and his Bangladeshi political group previously vehemently attacked such woke politicians and supported GOPers for years.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy group will vote Republican this November,\u201d Haque\u2019s organization \u201cRise Up New York City\u201d posted to X in February 2022.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>New York City Zohran Mamdani and his socialist pals have peddled woke anti-capitalist views for years.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>That same year, \u201cRise Up,\u201d commenting on a photo of Democratic Socialists of America officials including Mamdani, wrote, \u201cThis team will ruin NYS.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Haque and \u201cRise Up\u201d supported and even campaigned alongside Brandon Castro \u2014 the Republican candidate for the 30th Assembly District seat he\u2019s now running for himself \u2014 in 2024.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Since founding the group five years ago, Haque has posted numerous similar comments online about lefty politicians and groups such as the DSA and Working Families Party.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen water, heating bills, and property taxes are going up, how do you expect a rent freeze?\u201d Rise Up posted in 2023, responding to the the Working Families Party demanding a rent freeze.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Wannabe state sssemblyman Shamsul Haque and his group \u201cRise Up New York City\u201d have traditionally bashed the left. <span class=\"credit\">LP Media<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cYour party has caused pain and suffering to working-class New Yorkers. Your party has supported extremist candidates in NYS,\u201d Haque claimed.<\/p>\n<p>Rise Up\u2019s X account also tweeted to DSA state Sen. Jabari Brisport (D-Brooklyn) in 2022, \u201cSometimes I wonder who is worse for our nation: Trump or DSA.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But since declaring his assembly candidacy earlier this year, Haque has sharply pivoted toward supporting Hizzoner, including by hiring his election lawyer and associate, Ali Najmi.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Haque and his group usually favor GOPers.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cDSA is unequivocally in favor of taxing the rich, and I am in the same boat,\u201d he told City &amp; State New York in an interview after he announced his candidacy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey want to help the working-class people, and I\u2019m in the same boat because I, too, come from the working class,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Fewer than three years ago, Haque was on X railing against state Sen. Mike Gianaris (D-Queens) for helping lead the resistance to a bid to have Amazon locate its new headquarters in the borough.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Haque and his group campaigned with Republican assembly candidate Brandon Castro for the 30th District in 2024.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cCapitalism isn\u2019t perfect; but, when you compare it with socialism, it is 100 times better,\u201d Haque wrote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor the sake of our state, please resign from senate immediately,\u201d he told Gianaris.<\/p>\n<p>Gianaris announced earlier this year that he would not seek reelection, leading Assemblyman Steve Raga (D-Queens) to announce his bid for the state senate seat, thus opening up his 30th District assembly spot for contenders such as Haque.<\/p>\n<p>Queens Democrats are backing one of Haque\u2019s opponents, Patrick Martinez, the son of a longtime City Council aide and nephew of former borough Dem boss Rep. Joe Crowley. <\/p>\n<p>Nepali Community leader Somnath Ghimire is also running.<\/p>\n<p>Raga easily defeated Castro by over 30 points in the heavily Democratic district in 2024.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- \u603b\u5bb9\u5668\uff1a\u6700\u5927\u5bbd908px Grid\u7d27\u51d1\u5e03\u5c40 -->\r\n<div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 728px 160px; gap:2px; width:908px; background:#eee; padding:2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u901a\u680f\u9876\u90e8\uff1a\u6700\u5927\u6a2a\u5e45 908x258 \u8de8\u6574\u884c -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column:1\/-1; height:258px; background:#ff6b6b; display:grid; place-items:center;\">\r\n    <!-- JuicyAds v3.0 -->\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" data-cfasync=\"false\" async src=\"https:\/\/poweredby.jads.co\/js\/jads.js\"><\/script>\r\n<ins id=\"1114307\" data-width=\"908\" data-height=\"258\"><\/ins>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" data-cfasync=\"false\" async>(adsbyjuicy = window.adsbyjuicy || []).push({'adzone':1114307});<\/script>\r\n<!--JuicyAds END-->\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u7b2c\u4e8c\u901a\u680f\uff1a728\u00d790 \u901a\u680f -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column:1\/-1; 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