According to the New York Post, former Democratic lawmakers Dov Hikind and Ruben Diaz Sr. joined Zeldin, and Councilman Robert Holden on the City Hall steps in support. Holden cited the current condition of New York City and New York state. "There's mayhem in our streets, in our courts, in our jails," he said.
"We're headed in the wrong direction. The handwriting is on the wall. Lee Zeldin is the best option for voters." In 2017 Holden was elected to the Council after losing the Democratic primary and winning the general election on the Republican line.
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In those elections, his campaign was focused on opposition to former Governor de Blasio's decision to use hotels to house the homeless in the district. Holden tried blocking a permanent homeless shelter on Cooper Avenue in Glendale. He then caucused with the Democratic Party.
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Holden has recently been critical of New York's controversial bail reforms. He also wants the NYPD to return to its policing strategy of the 1990s. In the past, New York police officers could stop and search New Yorkers if they had a reasonable basis to believe they presented a possible danger to the public.
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However, the "stop-and-frisk" method amounted to racial profiling, according to a federal court that limited the practice. Hochul became governor last year after then-Governor Andrew Cuomo stepped down. A recent poll has Hochul up 15-24 percentage points over Zeldin. Another shows Zeldin within single digits of his opponent. Losing support from members of her party should be a wake-up call for Hochul and her handling of a state bathed in "mayhem."
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