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Mamdani’s dangerous disinterest in serious mental illness

New York Post·Carolyn Gorman·6 months ago
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On Thursday , NYPD officers safely transported a 32-year-old “emotionally disturbed person” to Bellevue Hospital where he was “treated” and streeted within hours, only to then violently push an elderly man down subway station steps to his later death.

Mayor Mamdani’s response? His “condolences” and a call to investigate how this tragedy could have been prevented. If he truly doesn’t know, he might be the only New Yorker.

Ask nearly anyone in the city and they’ll tell you: the seriously mentally ill are not being adequately treated and are not seeking treatment voluntarily.

Rhamell Burke was arrested in the fatal subway shove of a retired teacher — hours after he had been released from Bellevue.…

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