Mamdani’s mournful tribute to alleged Bronx killer angers victim’s family

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani publicly mourned Clarence Woodward, the accused killer in the 2024 Bronx laundromat stabbing, who died in Rikers Island custody; Woodward had nearly 30 arrests on his rap sheet. The victim’s family calls Mamdani’s tribute a slap in the face and says the focus should be on Jose Miranda, who was killed, while Woodward was awaiting trial. The article notes this is the seventh inmate death at Rikers this year and includes reactions from residents and officials as the city investigates the death.