Mamdani launches strategy to combat antisemitism
New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced the launch of a citywide strategy to combat antisemitism, allocating an additional $26 million to prevent hate crimes. The plan includes enhanced security measures, funding for Jewish institutions, and the creation of an interagency task force. Mamdani called the program the first municipal strategy of its kind in history, though his predecessor Eric Adams had previously launched similar initiatives.
New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced the launch of a new citywide strategy to combat antisemitism. The plan allocates an additional $26 million to prevent hate crimes—approximately 800% more than last year. Funds will go toward enhancing security measures, funding Jewish institutions, and creating an interagency task force for security infrastructure. Separately, $2 million will go to the Queens Holocaust Memorial Garden, and $2.5 million to the Brooklyn Center for New Jewish Culture. Mamdani called the program the first municipal strategy of its kind in New York City history, though his predecessor Eric Adams had previously launched his own Office for the Prevention of Antisemitism and a similar task force. The campaign launch was expected as early as Rosh Hashanah, but reasons for the delay were not specified. The announcement was preceded by a familiarization tour of the Jewish community led by Felicia Wisdom, director of Mamdani's Office for the Prevention of Antisemitism. In his statement, the mayor did not mention Israel or anti-Zionism, which remains a concern for part of the Jewish community.