Moderate Dem picked to lead committee debating Mamdani’s changes to police mental health responses

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A moderate Democrat has been chosen to lead the New York City Council committee charged with debating Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s proposed  Department of Community Safety.  Oswald Feliz, a Bronx councilman, was tapped by Council Speaker Julie Menin for the the crucial public safety committee leadership spot, replacing Manhattan lawmaker Yusef Salaam, who is further to the left.  Feliz, 35, could have a considerable role in determining if the new safety agency — which will be tasked with tackling