New york city

Jews prefer Mamdani to other NYC mayoral candidates but worry about safety under him, poll finds

Mamdani is pulling the largest share of Jewish voters at 37%, with the rest dispersed between his competitors, according to a poll conducted by GQR.

 NYC democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani against backdrop of pro-Palestinian protesters. (illustration)
 Zohran Mamdani gestures as he speaks during a watch party for his primary election, which includes his bid to become the Democratic candidate for New York City mayor in the upcoming November 2025 election, in New York City, U.S., June 25, 2025

Zohran Mamdani holds a wide edge among Jewish voters as he dominates in new NYC mayoral race poll

Vandals spraypaint the New York Times building, reading 'NYT LIES GAZA DIES,' July 30, 2025.

Vandals spray paint NYT building, write 'NYT Lies, Gaza dies'

Journalist Peter Beinart and host Jon Stewart discuss the war in Gaza on "The Daily Show," July 28, 2025.

The subject was Gaza, but Stewart and Beinart had a whole lot to say about Judaism - opinion


Wesley LePatner, killed in Manhattan shooting, mourned as 'uniquely brilliant' Jewish leader

“At 43, she was the most effortless and impressive person - you wanted to follow her wherever she went,” Feiler wrote.

Wesley LePatner at the DiMenna Children's History Museum Family Benefit in 2019.

Zohran Mamdani’s pro-Palestinian positions drove 83% of his new voters in the NY primary, poll show

New Yorkers who never voted before, a surge of tens of thousands of people, were especially motivated by Mamdani’s pro-Palestinian beliefs — 83% said it drove them to the voting booth.

 NYC democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani against backdrop of pro-Palestinian protesters. (illustration)

NY officer killed in Manhattan shooting remembered as hero in US, Bangladesh

The New York police officer killed in a mass shooting in a Manhattan skyscraper on Monday was an immigrant from Bangladesh. He left behind a pregnant wife and two young sons.

Police Officer Didarul Islam killed on duty during a shooting in New York.

Jewish influencer ‘The Watch King’ zapped with taser and robbed of over $550,000

The men tased Moshe Haimoff before robbing him of over $550,000 in jewellery.

Moshe Haimoff

Four killed in shooting spree in Manhattan, police say

NYC Mayor Eric Adams warned civilians to stay away from the area between Park Avenue and East 51st Street.

Police members gather during a reported active shooter situation in the Manhattan borough of New York City, U.S. July 28, 2025.

Columbia suspends, expels and revokes degrees of over 70 pro-Palestine protesters

Separately, two Columbia janitors who claimed they were held hostage during a pro-Palestine protest in April 2024 have reached a settlement agreement with the university.

Pro-Palestinian protesters demonstrate outside the main campus of Columbia University during the commencement ceremony in Manhattan in New York City, US, May 21, 2025.

Silver Moon Bakery, an UWS spot known for its challah, reopens on Broadway

Silver Moon Bakery announced via Instagram Thursday that the new bakery would be opening Friday, but with a twist: The new location at 2664 Broadway.

Hungry customers line up outside the new Silver Moon and Buttercup Bake Shop collaboration at 2664 Broadway.

'If New York falls, the country follows': Is the future of American Jewry at risk? - interview

ANTISEMITISM AFFAIRS: US Jewry is facing the greatest threat since the McCarthy era, with America at an inflection point.

‘IF MAMDANI wins, there will be an exodus of Jews from New York City,’ according to political strategist and consultant Rabbi Dr. Hank Sheinkopf. Here, Mamdani speaks during a press conference celebrating his primary victory with leaders and members of the city’s labor unions earlier this month.

Josh Shapiro accuses Zohran Mamdani of condoning ‘blatantly antisemitic’ supporters

Shapiro said Mamdani’s campaign “left open far too much space for extremists to either use his words or for him to not condemn the words of extremists that said some blatantly antisemitic things.”

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro speaks during a campaign event for Democratic presidential candidate Vice President Kamala Harris, Ambler, Pennsylvania, July 29, 2024.

From campus radicalism to City Hall, why I fear for my children’s future - opinion

And as a lifelong New Yorker, I never thought I would see the day when the potential leadership of my city would defend terrorism, the very threat we, as Americans, are supposed to oppose.

 Protesters supporting Mahmoud Khalil march in Manhattan the day after a US immigration judge ruled that Columbia student Khalil, who led pro Palestine student protests on campus last spring, can be deported, in New York City, New York, US, April 12, 2025.

'Globalize the intifada': Mamdani says he will curb use of phrase in closed-door meeting - report

He has not publicly commented on the meeting or made a public statement urging pro-Palestinian demonstrators to stop using the phrase. 

 NYC democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani against backdrop of pro-Palestinian protesters. (illustration)