Policing and the New York Mayoral Race

<p>In the wake of last year’s Black Lives Matter protests, a central question of the New York City mayoral contest has become: Is New York safer with more or fewer police officers?</p><p>Today, we see this tension play out in a single household, between Yumi Mannarelli and her mother, Misako Shimada.</p><p>Guests: Misako Shimada and Yumi Mannarelli, a mother and daughter who live in New York City. </p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/newsletters/signup/NTTD?smid=pc-thedaily">Sign up here</a> to get The Daily in your inbox each morning. And for an exclusive look at how the biggest stories on our show come together, <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/newsletters/the-daily?module=inline">subscribe to our newsletter</a>. </p><p>Background reading: </p><ul><li>The New York City<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/19/nyregion/nyc-mayor-race.html"> mayoral race has been fluid</a>, but the centrality of crime and policing has remained constant. </li></ul><p>For more information on today’s episode, visit <a href="http://nytimes.com/thedaily?smid=pc-thedaily">nytimes.com/thedaily</a>. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.</p>