NYC Police Officer Calls Out Council Members for Hypocrisy After Pleading for Police Help

A New York City police officer has criticized City Council members who have been vocal critics of the NYPD for requesting police protection after receiving threats.

New York City police officer has called out City Council members who have been vocal critics of the NYPD for requesting police protection after receiving threats.

The New York Post, citing NYPD sources, reported that staffers for Council members Chi Ossé and Shahana Hanif, along with Yusef Salaam and Carlina Rivera, were concerned about threats made against them.

"It's disgusting," one staffer texted a council colleague. "I've clutched my nonexistent pearls at some of the threats made against Ossé. And some have been thought to be credible as per security and NYPD."

"And for him to be such a critic, if the PD says we need to evacuate/be careful and then listen," another staffer replied.

A Brooklyn police officer told The Post that this is what they would expect from "hypocritical politicians."

"I wouldn't expect anything less from a couple of hypocritical politicians," the officer told the outlet. "Since they don't want police officers, why don't they go out and hire private security?"

The four Democratic council members have been vocal critics of the NYPD and have pushed for controversial policies, such as the "How Many Stops Act," which requires officers to document basic information in low-level encounters.

Along with their anti-cop rhetoric, the council members have been vocal supporters in pro-Palestinian protests raging across the Big Apple.

In October, less than a month after Hamas' unprecedented attack on Israel, Hanif was arrested at an anti-Israel rally in Bryant Park.

"On October 20th, I was arrested alongside a multiracial coalition of New Yorkers, among them two members of my team, many Muslims and Jews, many whose first-time it was risking an arrest, demanding Senators Schumer and Gillibrand support a ceasefire in Gaza," Hanif wrote in an Instagram post following her arrest. "I am proud to echo the calls for peace made by so many of my Palestinian, Muslim and Jewish neighbors. We have seen enough bloodshed, we need our elected officals in every level of government to demand a ceasefire now."

Ossé, Salaam and Rivera have all also called for an immediate cease-fire in Gaza.

Fox News Digital has reached out to Ossé, Hanif, Salaam and Rivera for comment.

The criticism from the police officer highlights the growing tension between the NYPD and some elected officials in New York City. Mayor Eric Adams has vowed to crack down on crime, but some council members have pushed for policies that would reduce the number of officers on the street.

It remains to be seen how the NYPD will respond to the threats against the council members. However, the incident has once again brought to the forefront the debate over the role of police in society.