Overview
- Zohran Mamdani was reported the winner of the New York mayoral race with about 1.03 million votes, roughly 50.4% with around 90% of returns counted.
- The Anti-Defamation League announced a multi-pronged effort featuring a NYC antisemitism tip line, expanded research on City Hall decisions, and a public-facing Mamdani Monitor to track policies and appointments.
- ADL leaders cited record incident data, including NYPD figures showing that 54% of 2024 hate crimes targeted Jews and the organization’s tally of 976 antisemitic incidents in the city that year.
- Israeli political figures, including Amichai Chikli, Gilad Erdan, Avigdor Lieberman, and Itamar Ben-Gvir, condemned Mamdani’s election, with Chikli urging New York’s Jews to consider relocating to Israel.
- Major Jewish groups issued a joint statement pledging to hold the incoming administration accountable for protecting Jewish communities, while Mamdani publicly condemned swastika vandalism at a Brooklyn yeshiva hours after his win.