Overview
- Executive Order 60 bars city agencies and mayoral pension trustees from adopting contracting or investment practices that single out Israel or align with BDS.
- Executive Order 61 instructs the police commissioner to evaluate tighter rules for demonstrations near houses of worship, following protests outside Park East Synagogue.
- Adams announced the actions at a North American mayors’ summit on antisemitism, describing them as safeguards against discrimination and harassment.
- New York City’s pension systems manage nearly $300 billion, with roughly $300 million in Israeli‑related assets, and outgoing Comptroller Brad Lander curtailed holdings in Israel Bonds.
- The municipal anti‑BDS policy mirrors a 2016 New York State directive and now presents an early policy test for Mamdani, a public supporter of BDS.