Zohran Mamdani

Anti-Mamdani super PAC evokes ‘communist’ label as Cuomo seeks GOP voters in NYC mayoral race

With Mamdani maintaining a firm grip on Democratic constituencies in the city, Cuomo likely needs at least some Republican support to have a path to victory.

New York City mayoral candidates Zohran Mamdani, left, and Andrew Cuomo.
ACTOR Mandy Patinkin sent out a rewriting of the ‘Al Het’ prayer: ‘Not in our name – bombing and destroying entire cities. Not in our name – continued and eternal occupation. Not in our name – the shredding of Israeli democracy.’

Jewish actor Mandy Patinkin praises Mamdani as ‘best NYC mayor imaginable’

Former NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Democratic candidate Zohran Mamdani and Republican candidate Curtis Sliwa participate in the second New York City mayoral debate at LaGuardia Community College in Queens, New York, Oct. 22, 2025.

Rabbis Angela Buchdahl and Elliot Cosgrove show the split in the pulpit over political endorsements

Democratic candidate for New York City Mayor, Zohran Mamdani, shakes the hand of a cab driver while campaigning in Manhattan's Upper East Side neighborhood during early voting, in New York City, U.S., October 27, 2025

Jews from the Middle East know Mamdani is a threat to Israel – opinion


NYPD boots 'laced by IDF,' Mamdani says in resurfaced 2023 video

In a September 2023 video, the NYC mayoral candidate argued that Israeli struggle is tied to American capitalist interests.

New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani gestures during a "New York is Not For Sale" rally at Forest Hills Stadium, in the Queens borough of New York City, US, October 26, 2025.

No to Mamdani: Vote for Andrew Cuomo rather than antisemitism and anti-Zionism - opinion

Not voting for Cuomo – the only realistic alternative to Mamdani – is voting against every innocent slaughtered, raped, maimed, and traumatized on October 7.

ANDREW CUOMO speaks at a news conference. ‘I’ve never endorsed an American political candidate from these pages... but these are not normal times,’ says the writer.

Massive turnout in first days of early voting in NYC mayoral race as new poll shows tighter contest

Over 223,000 New Yorkers cast votes in the first three days of the mayoral election, with voters aged 55 and older accounting for over half of weekend turnout.

A dog waits as people take part in early voting at a polling center in the Manhattan borough of New York during early voting for the upcoming mayoral election, on Oct. 27, 2025. The city's soaring cost of living, perhaps more than any other issue, has propelled the unlikely Democratic socialist cand

Anyone saying Jews face a simple choice in NYC mayoral election is not paying attention - opinion

As a congregational rabbi and now the head of the largest Jewish movement in North America, I’ve never told congregants for whom they should vote.

Democratic candidate for New York City Mayor, Zohran Mamdani, shakes the hand of a cab driver while campaigning in Manhattan's Upper East Side neighborhood during early voting, in New York City, U.S., October 27, 2025

Israel's most visible rabbinic defenders are not recognized as rabbis by the Jewish state - opinion

The two most visible Jewish defenders of Israel in the world’s largest Jewish city are rabbis whom Israel’s own religious establishment does not recognize as rabbis.

RABBI ANGELA BUCHDAHL speaks at a Hanukkah reception with then-US president Joe Biden at the White House in 2023. The future of the Jewish people will depend on who shows up and speaks when Israel and its people need to be defended, the writer asserts.

A Mamdani win would be a gift to Trump - opinion

Donald Trump will use a Zohran Mamdani victory in the New York City mayoral election to sway voters to the Right.

A MAMDANI victory would be a gift that keeps on giving for Trump, the writer maintains.

I'm a Jew, I met with Mamdani and this is what I learned

I have no reason to believe that Zohran Mamdani is antisemitic or remotely close to that. But I learned that we must argue better. Respectfully, and truthfully, without demonizing the other side.

Dov Bleich and Zohran Mamdani.

BDS activist Linda Sarsour helped foster Zohran Mamdani's rise to power

Linda Sarsour recently publicly endorsed Zohran Mamdani as her "favorite guy" and gave the maximum allowed donation amount to the New York City mayoral candidate's campaign.

Activist Linda Sarsour speaks while people participate a protest called March for Racial Justice in New York City

Mamdani in 2021: Anti-Israel BDS activism brought me to socialist political movement

Mamdani says cofounding the Bowdoin College Students for Justice in Palestine chapter and anti-Israel BDS activism were the "crux of the reason" he joined the Democratic Socialists of America.

New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani gestures as he attends a "New York is Not For Sale" rally at Forest Hills Stadium, in the Queens borough of New York City, U.S., October 26, 2025.

Jews are right to be alarmed about Zohran Mamdani - opinion

While I will not tell people who I think they should vote for, I will continue to examine, through a Jewish lens, issues of concern I hope my congregants will consider when they vote.

DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE for New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani speaks outside the Islamic Cultural Center of the Bronx on Friday. The writer asks: Does Mamdani still not understand that anti-Israel rhetoric has generated a sharp spike in antisemitic violence?

Mamdani a 'disaster': Dov Hikind switches NYC mayoral endorsement from Sliwa to Cuomo

Dov Hikind shifts his NYC mayoral endorsement away from Curtis Sliwa, warning that only Andrew Cuomo could defeat a potentially disastrous Zohran Mandani.

Independent candidate and former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo greets Democratic candidate Zohran Mamdani before participating in a mayoral debate, in New York, U.S., October 16, 2025.