'Worried for our brothers and sisters,' Jews near NYC say of Mamdani's mayorship

(JNS) — Anecdotal accounts of Jews and Zionists leaving or planning to vacate New York City due to Zohran Mamdani’s anti-Israel policies and rhetoric as mayor and his softness, Jewish groups have said, on rising antisemitism have trickled out. In his first month in office, New York City recorded a 182 percent surge in Jew-hatred, compared to January 2025.

Rabbis and Jewish leaders in neighboring and nearby states told JNS that the threat that Mamdani’s policies and statements pose to Jews doesn’t end at official city limits.

“It’s increased the volume of just the noise and distractions and cer...