Overview
- Police data show 330 antisemitic incidents in 2025, accounting for 57% of reported hate crimes citywide, according to the NYPD.
- Gov. Kathy Hochul said she will detail a policy on Jan. 13 creating protest-free safety zones around houses of worship.
- PAL-Awda, which organized a controversial November synagogue protest, plans demonstrations at a Nefesh B’Nefesh event and an Israeli real estate event this week.
- A Honan Strategy Group survey found 55% of non-Jewish voters view Jewish fears about Mamdani’s statements as overblown, while 53% of Jewish respondents say those concerns are justified.
- On day one, Mamdani revoked the city’s adoption of the IHRA antisemitism definition but kept the Office to Combat Antisemitism open and later accepted an appointee’s resignation over past antisemitic posts.