New York City
Two NYU flags flying above entrance to Frederick Loewe Theatre on New York University campus. (Plexi Images/GHI/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)
June 4, 2026, 3:02 pm
NYU student charged with hate crime for flying flag with swastikas, Star of David over campus building
An NYU spokesman said the school would “immediately pursue our disciplinary procedures, which carry the most severe consequences.”
By Grace Gilson
JCRC New York CEO Mark Treyger, UJA-Federation of New York CEO Eric Goldstein, City Council Speaker Julie Menin, Gov. Kathy Hochul and other New York politicians march in the annual Israel Day Parade on May 31, 2026. (Grace Gilson)
May 31, 2026, 9:51 pm
NY Democratic stalwarts show support for Israel even as Mamdani skips parade
Gov. Kathy Hochul signs legislation establishing 50-foot protest buffer zones around synagogues ahead of march.
By Grace Gilson
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani appears live on WNYC’s “Mamdani’s First 100 Days: Lessons from La Guardia” in Manhattan, April 20, 2026. (Credit: Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office)
May 18, 2026, 9:57 am
Mamdani releases ‘Nakba’ day video
The CEO of Met Council said that the video "has strained relationships with a lot of us in the leadership, who have tried to work in good faith with the administration"
By Debra Nussbaum Cohen
Anti-Zionist protesters in New York City, May 5, 2026. (Luke Tress/Times of Israel)
May 6, 2026, 9:33 am
Protesters bearing Hezbollah flag scuffle with NYPD while marching on synagogue
Demonstration against Israel real estate event draws hundreds, who chant ‘Death to the IDF’ and ‘End the settler Zionist state’; counter-demonstrators warn ‘Antizionism is a hate movement’
By Luke Tress
Hasan Piker attends a press conference during Web Summit Qatar 2026 at the Doha Exhibition and Convention Center in Doha, Qatar, Feb. 3, 2026. (Noushad Thekkayil/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
March 31, 2026, 2:51 pm
Before he hit a Passover seder, Zohran Mamdani shared an Eid dinner with Hasan Piker
Plus, even some of Mamdani’s allies are challenging his claim that Rama Duwaji is a “private person.”
By New York Jewish Week Staff
Julie Menin, speaker of the New York City Council, speaks at a press conference at City Hall ahead of a vote on a package of bills that fight hate, including antisemitism, March 26, 2026. (Credit: Will Alatriste/NYC Council.William Alatriste)
March 26, 2026, 4:53 pm
NYC Council approves buffer zones around houses of worships, schools
"The increase in hateful acts across the city is absolutely abhorrent, and we have to do something about it,” stated Julie Menin, the council speaker.
By Jessica Russak-Hoffman
Police stand between Israel supporters and anti-Israel crowds during a protest in New York City, October 8, 2023. (Luke Tress/Times of Israel)
March 20, 2026, 12:01 pm
As NYC Oct. 7 hate crime offenders get sentenced, a victim wonders what justice looks like
Assailants are set to have their records cleared, while a Jewish woman who was clawed just after start of the Hamas onslaught grapples with ongoing trauma
By Luke Tress
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani attends the Saint Patrick’s Day mass at St. Patrick’s Cathedral, March 17, 2026. (Credit: Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office)
March 18, 2026, 11:01 am
Mamdani turns St. Patrick’s Day event into protest against ‘genocide’ in Gaza
“Leaders who claim to stand for human rights should not use rhetoric that puts Jewish communities at risk,” the AJC said
By By JNS Staff and Debra Nussbaum Cohen
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and his wife host anti-Israel activist Mahmoud Khalil at Gracie Mansion, the official mayoral residence, in New York City, March 8, 2026. (Source: New York City mayoral social media)
March 10, 2026, 3:25 pm
Mamdani hosts anti-Israel, former Columbia activist at Gracie Mansion
"To Jewish students and faculty members of Columbia University: What do you think of the mayor inviting a Jew-hater for dinner?" wrote the chair of the Justice Department task force on Jew-hatred.
By JNS Staff
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and his wife, Rama Duwaji, arrive at City Hall for his Inauguration on Jan. 1, 2026. (Credit: Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office)
March 8, 2026, 6:39 pm
Mamdani distances City Hall from wife’s social media likes appearing to praise Oct. 7
“My wife is the love of my life, and she's also a private person who has held no formal position on my campaign or in my City Hall,” the New York City mayor said.
By JNS
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani shakes hands with a Jewish man aboard the subway to Grand Army to sign an executive order establishing the Mayor’s Office of Mass Engagement, Jan. 2, 2026. (Credit: Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office)
March 4, 2026, 1:11 pm
Mamdani declines to say if Iran better off without Khamenei
He was also asked about his message to Jewish New Yorkers, given “some backlash, some pushback against your remarks about the war, calling it an illegal war of aggression.”
By JNS
The New York City Council Committee to Combat Hate holds a hearing, Feb. 25, 2026. (Credit: John McCarten/NYC Council Media Unit)
February 26, 2026, 1:05 pm
At nearly 10-hour hearing, NYC Council debates synagogue ‘buffer bill’
“No Jew, no Muslim, no Christian, no Catholic should ever have to calculate risk before entering their house of worship.” — Mark Treyger, CEO of New York's JCRC
By Debra Nussbaum Cohen
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Ms. Rachel visit children at District 2 3K/Pre-K Center in Manhattan on Jan. 9, 2026. (Credit: Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office)
January 10, 2026, 10:39 pm
‘Language is wrong,’ Mamdani says of pro-Hamas chants outside Queens synagogue
"We will continue to ensure New Yorkers’ safety entering and exiting houses of worship as well as the constitutional right to protest," the New York City mayor said.
By JNS Staff
Anti-Zionist protesters in New York City, January 8, 2026. (Luke Tress/Times of Israel)
January 9, 2026, 8:29 am
Protesters chant ‘we support Hamas’ near New York City synagogue, Jewish school
In first significant anti-Israel protest under Mamdani administration, police keep demonstrators away from synagogue entrance and neighborhood residents
By Luke Tress
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani attends his Inauguration at City Hall on Jan. 1, 2026. (Credit: Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office)
January 2, 2026, 12:42 pm
Mamdani deletes social media posts about Israel, Jew-hatred from mayoral account
“The decision to erase official statements affirming the safety and protection of Jews is not merely tone-deaf; it is shameful.” — Mark Goldfeder, National Jewish Advocacy Center
By By JNS
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