Zohran Mamdani’s long war on Israel From wannabe rapper to New York assemblyman, he has emerged as one of the frontrunners vying to be the Democratic Party's New York City mayoral candidate. Ellie Krasne June 23, 2025
Poll: Cuomo has slim lead in NYC mayoral race One day before the Democratic primary, the former governor leads Zohran Mamdani, an anti-Israel state rep, 35% to 32%, according to new Emerson poll. Vita Fellig June 23, 2025
CAIR reportedly donated $100,000 to support Mamdani campaign for NYC mayor The “Washington Free Beacon” found that CAIR’s Unity and Justice Fund donated the money to New Yorkers for Lower Costs, which backs the anti-Israel state representative. June 20, 2025
US Holocaust Museum accuses Mamdani of ‘exploiting’ Warsaw Ghetto Uprising The anti-Israel state representative, who is running for New York City mayor, opted to “sanitize ‘globalize the intifada’” in a way that is “especially offensive to survivors,” the museum said. Vita Fellig June 18, 2025
Manhattan Institute poll has Cuomo ahead by 13 points in NYC mayoral race Several days ahead of the June 24 Democratic primary, the former governor leads Zohran Mamdani, an anti-Israel state rep, 43% to 30%. June 18, 2025
Times Square campaign links ‘Free Palestine’ with call for Jewish genocide “This is classic antisemitism, and history proves that there is no greater danger to the continuity of a civilization,” said Rabbi Yaakov Menken. JNS Staff June 17, 2025
NYC comptroller detained by ICE at Manhattan immigration court Brad Lander, also a Democratic mayoral candidate, “was taken by masked agents and detained by ICE,” a campaign spokesperson told JNS. “We are monitoring the situation closely.” Vita Fellig June 17, 2025
Mamdani ‘uniquely unsuited’ to be NYC mayor, ‘Times’ ed board says The text focused on local governance issues without mentioning criticism of the state representative for his antisemitic remarks. Vita Fellig June 16, 2025
Zohran Mamdani is the Ken Livingstone of New York City The fact that an inexperienced candidate with links to extremist groups stands a chance of winning the mayoral election illustrates “Palestine” is in the American context. Ben Cohen June 13, 2025