Follow N.Y. lead on kills by cops: gov

CALLING THE police killings of unarmed civilians a growing national problem, Gov. Cuomo said Wednesday his appointment of a special prosecutor to handle such cases offers a national model.

“What we must address, and we must address now, is the rash of police shootings against unarmed civilians,” Cuomo said during a speech to the NAACP’s national convention in Philadelphia.

“This is a social schism that is breeding mistrust, disenfranchisement and alienation,” he added.

Cuomo cited the police chokehold death of Eric Garner on Staten Island last year and other tragedies in Ferguson, Mo., and Baltimore.

“We took action in New York,” he said. “The basic point is people distrust the state attorneys, the DAs, the prosecutors from prosecuting the police because they believe the relationship is too close.”

Even though the state District Attorneys Association called his order for a special prosecutor “gravely flawed,” Cuomo said: “I believe this is going to work in New York.” ALBANY — City voters are siding with Mayor de Blasio — just barely — in his feud with Gov. Cuomo, but even they feel the governor’s better at getting things done, a new poll found.

The Siena Research Institute poll released Wednesday found 37% of city voters took de Blasio’s side in the political war of words and 33% backed Cuomo. Another 27% said they either had no opinion or sided with neither.

When it comes to getting things done, 50% of city voters said Cuomo was more effective, compared to only 36% who said de Blasio.