Overview
- Executive Order 60 bars city officials from actions that discriminate against Israel in procurement or investments and directs mayoral pension appointees to oppose divestment rooted in discrimination, warning violators could face discipline.
- Executive Order 61 instructs the NYPD to evaluate patrol‑guide changes and potential protest‑free zones near houses of worship following a high‑profile demonstration outside Park East Synagogue.
- Both orders are now in force and, under typical city practice, will remain unless the next administration rescinds or revises them.
- Mamdani, a supporter of BDS, said he will review Adams’ directives upon taking office on January 1 and did not rule out revoking them.
- City finances at stake include more than $32 billion in annual procurement and pension assets near $300 billion, with several hundred million tied to Israeli companies after the 2023 halt to Israel bond reinvestments.