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NYPD Probes Car Bomb and Death Threats Against Mayoral Candidate Zohran Mamdani

Launched after a repeat caller left Islamophobic voicemails including a car bomb threat, the probe has prompted campaign security upgrades

NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 8: Zohran Mamdani at the 2025 National Puerto Rican Day Parade along with Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez June 8, 2025 in New York City.
Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani talks to people after the New York City Democratic Mayoral Primary Debate at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice in the Gerald W. Lynch Theater in New York City., U.S., June 12, 2025. Vincent Alban/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
Andrew Cuomo, left, and Zohran Mamdani. (Getty Images)
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Overview

  • The NYPD Hate Crimes Task Force opened the investigation on Thursday after Mamdani’s office received at least four threatening voicemails, one warning to blow up his car.
  • All threats came from an untraceable number and included anti-Muslim slurs targeting Mamdani and his family, according to campaign officials.
  • Investigators have not made any arrests and are continuing to trace the repeat caller and evaluate any ongoing risks to Mamdani’s team.
  • Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Comptroller Brad Lander both condemned the violent messages and urged a reduction in hostile political rhetoric.
  • Campaign spokespeople linked the threats to a nationwide rise in hate incidents since the Israel-Gaza war and said they are tightening security ahead of the June 24 primary.