Leftist New York City Council Member Tiffany Cabán is under fire for an anti-cop kids’ pamphlet she shared on social media in 2020, which attacked police for their “harmful” role in society.
The Queens Democrat’s July 2020 Instagram post received negative attention Thursday when Kelly Klingman, a GOP rival for her district, shared a screenshot of it and asked “District 22, is Caban really who we want representing us?”
“This insane individual made this for KIDS!? Unlike our current councilwoman, I don’t believe in abolishing or shaming the NYPD,” Klingman wrote. “I believe in building community relationships with NYPD & helping ALL people access the NYPD to prevent crimes.”
The Instagram photo gallery was reposted from the Portland, Oregon-based PDX Childcare Collective, by Caban in 2020.
The part reshared by Klingman Friday included a screenshot of a header that said “Kids are Wondering about.”
“Are cops nice? Police are nice to some people, but they are not nice to everybody,” the text, highlighted by Klingman, said. Below that was a broken heart.
“All people can be hurt by police,” it went on.
It also had another header in a child-friendly font that said “Cops on TV.” It said: “Usually, police on tv shows are doing good deeds … In real life, police don’t follow the rules in the same way for everybody.”
A spokesperson for Cabán’s office did not immediately respond to The Post’s requests for comment.
The pamphlet boosted by Cabán contains a slew of anti-cop rhetoric other than the part highlighted by Klingman.
“Kids often ask questions that may seem tricky for adults to answer— ‘is my favorite police officer on tv a bad guy?’ ‘My [family member] is a police officer. Can I still love them?’ ‘Police are always nice to me. Why are people mad at them?’” it says.
It later added: “Further conversations may include discussions about police history in the U.S., how they are connected to white supremacy, and imagining a world without police. This is just the start.”
Cabán’s repost also included a photo that stated: “All people can be hurt by the police. Black people and other people of color get in trouble and even killed for doing things that white people are allowed to do every day.”
Guardian Angels founder Curtis Sliwa, who helped form a new Republican club in Astoria on Cabán’s turf, slammed the councilwoman’s anti-police messaging.
“CABAN who has been a Cop Hater now wants to teach young adults also to hate cops at taxpayers expense. This is the dogma of AOC and her minions who have declared The Peoples republic of Astoria where cops are not welcome,” he said in a message to The Post.
“Our Republican Candidate Kelly Klingman who is running against CABAN for her seat in Astoria is a Mother of 2 who says that Moms are outraged that their kids are being instructed to hate the NYPD.
“Republicans, Moderate Democrats and Independents must join together to oust AOC and CABAN so that public safety and law and order can return to our streets.”
Caban, who has long been outspokenly in favor of defunding the police, won in the 22nd District in Astoria 63% to 31% over GOP challenger Felicia Kalan in 2021.
She fell under scrutiny in October 2022, when she sought NYPD help after receiving threats — despite that she had urged her local constituents against calling 911.