Overview
- Roughly 200 anti-Israel demonstrators gathered outside Park East Synagogue during a Nefesh B’Nefesh event, with chants including “Globalize the intifada” and calls to “take another settler out.”
- Commissioner Jessica Tisch told congregants the NYPD plan failed to create a frozen zone at the doorway, leaving the steps chaotic and access difficult.
- Acting Mayor Randy Mastro said protesters were allowed too close to the entrance and urged tighter crowd control to protect worshippers while preserving lawful protest rights.
- City Hall condemned the protesters’ rhetoric and faulted the on‑scene execution of the plan; precinct supervisors handled the permit and security arrangements, according to news reports.
- No arrests were reported from the demonstration, and Tisch accepted Mayor‑elect Zohran Mamdani’s offer to remain NYPD commissioner, signaling leadership continuity as reviews proceed.