.@NYCMayor Mamdani's antisemitism strategy finally landed and only confirms what we already knew: this mayor does not treat the hate facing Jewish New Yorkers as an emergency and refuses to acknowledge the different shapes it takes. Since he took office 271 days ago, ADL has recorded hundreds of antisemitic incidents in NYC, nearly 40% of which were related to Israel. After throwing out the IHRA definition on his first day in office, nine months later, his signature strategy still refuses to replace it with any working definition of antisemitism. He has looked the other way as flags glorifying terror groups have been flown outside synagogues, a deliberate act meant to intimidate families walking in to pray, and as crowds gathered outside houses of worship voicing support for the same groups. At the same time, he continues prioritizing his anti-Israel agenda over the basic promises he made to Jewish New Yorkers. Our expectations have not changed: zero tolerance for antisemitism and extremism in city government, real protection for Jewish institutions, a clear and formal definition of antisemitism that the city actually uses, and city contracts, pensions and procurement kept free of ideological boycotts. ADL will keep tracking and fighting antisemitism in New York City and across the country, whether or not this mayor is willing to do the same.

This demands answers, not silence. We've already put City Hall on notice to preserve all relevant records and have filed a FOIL request. City Hall should never platform antisemitism. We look forward to answers at the NYC Council's Governmental Operations Hearing. City Hall is no place for hate.

.@NYCMayor Mamdani’s administration reportedly runs a private Signal chat with ~200 influencers and reporting shows at least one received a paid @NYCSanitation promotion, raising questions about taxpayer-funded messaging outside public view. We know several influencers with this access have pushed antisemitic and anti-Israel rhetoric. For example: Ariana Jasmine Afshar, a fixture at Mamdani City Hall events, has claimed “the Israeli lobby” secretly controls the U.S. government, said Israel “bought” an election and called Israelis “baby killers.” These invoke classic antisemitic tropes, not mere political criticism. City Hall shouldn't be providing a bigger megaphone for this kind of hate. The Mayor’s office needs to release the details of this program, chat and its participants to see what messages and messengers are being promoted from City Hall.