Overview
- ADL launched a 'Mamdani Monitor' with a tip line and planned public tracker to scrutinize appointments, budgets, and policies for impacts on Jewish safety.
- A joint statement from UJA-Federation, JCRC-NY, ADL NY/NJ, AJC New York, and the New York Board of Rabbis pledged to hold the incoming administration accountable for protecting Jewish life.
- Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani said he takes antisemitism "incredibly seriously," promised to protect and celebrate Jewish New Yorkers, and disputed assertions by ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt.
- Mamdani condemned fresh antisemitic graffiti, calling it "disgusting and heartbreaking," as NYPD and ADL data highlighted elevated hate-crime levels against Jews in 2024.
- Israeli officials criticized the election outcome, and reports said Fire Commissioner Robert Tucker resigned after the vote, as national and international observers watch early personnel and policy signals.