New York

Jewish NYC fire chief resigns after Mamdani’s win, cites ideological divide

"I think he deserves the respect of appointing his own commissioner, someone who may be more aligned with him ideologically than I am," former NYC fire commissioner Robert Tucker said.

|ByYOAV ITIEL
Robert Tucker, the Jewish Fire Commissioner of New York City, who resigned the day after the mayoral election as soon as news of Zoharn Mamedani's election became known, on a visit to the Western Wall.
NEW YORK CITY Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani: What should trouble us most is how many are willing to back someone who openly mocks Jewish holidays, cheers for the Intifada, and tacitly supports antisemitic protests on university campuses, say the writers.

Mamdani’s win is the warning sign - opinion

It’s tempting to pin the blame on one candidate, but the reality is significantly more uncomfortable.

|ByMICHAEL J. SALAMON, LOUIS LIBIN
New York City Sheikh Musa Drammeh, Shireena Drammeh, Aish U project president Rabbi Daniel Rowe, and Aish CEO Rabbi Steven Burg at a panel during an interfaith dinner with the Muslim leaders, Aish Hatorah leadership, and World Zionist Congress Aish Ha'am slate delegates.

Risking threats, NYC Sheikh leads Muslim interfaith visit to Israel

Rowe, who has engaged in interfaith dialogues in the UK, said it was necessary to find deeper commonalities than just rejection of violence.

|ByMICHAEL STARR
Roula Allouch (L), chair of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), and Rabiah Ahmed (C) of the Muslim Public Affairs Council listen to Nihad Awad (R), executive director and founder of CAIR, speak during a news conference with American Muslim leaders to discuss "growing Islamophobia" at t

What is CAIR: The US Muslim rights group with terror ties - explainer

CAIR, founded in 1994, had the mission of fighting anti-Muslim discrimination in the US by trying to inform and educate the public about Islam.

|ByLEO FEIERBERG BETTER

What will Zohran Mamdani's socialist policies and Muslim faith mean for NYC's future? - opinion

When their new mayor cannot disavow the call for a global intifada, how can they feel secure, knowing that his benefactors are those who hate them the most?

NOVEMBER 9, 2025ByCOOKIE SCHWAEBER-ISSAN
LINDA SARSOUR: She reportedly has already vowed to make sure Zohran Mamdani ‘doesn’t backtrack on his radical campaign policies,’ and boasts that she and a Hamas-linked nonprofit helped fuel his rise, says the writer.

Jewish New York died on November 4 - opinion

The election of Zohran Mamdani has extinguished the long-time flavor of New York as a distinctly culturally Jewish city

NOVEMBER 9, 2025BySHERWIN POMERANTZ
MAYOR-ELECT Zohran Mamdani holds a news conference in Queens on Wednesday. The flavor of New York as a Jewish city will be gone, the writer laments.

New York has been good to Jews, but reality under Zohran Mamdani is complicated - opinion

Newly elected NYC mayor Zohran Mamdani has not hidden his negative views towards Israel, leaving many Jews in the city feeling uncomfortable.

NOVEMBER 8, 2025ByEYAL LIANY
Mayor-Elect Zohran Mamdani speaks during a press conference at the Unisphere on November 05, 2025 in the Queens borough of New York City.

Hoping for the best: What Mamdani’s anti-Zionist stance means for Jewish life in New York - opinion

Mamdani’s victory poses severe challenges to the Jews of New York and throughout the United States. I met Mr. Mamdani at the end of August, along with several other New York City rabbis.

NOVEMBER 8, 2025ByAMMIEL HIRSCH
MAYOR-ELECT Zohran Mamdani holds a news conference in Queens on Wednesday. The flavor of New York as a Jewish city will be gone, the writer laments.

Oklahoma sex offender on Most Wanted List found in NYC, 13 years after staged abduction

The now 44-year-old was convicted in a 2008 case after he was found guilty on five counts of possession of child pornography.

NOVEMBER 8, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Anthony Lennon, one of Oklahoma’s Ten Most Wanted, was arrested in New York after staging his own kidnapping 13 years ago

One lesson of NYC’s mayoral election: Rabbis’ political endorsements come with a cost - opinion

Publicly supporting a particular candidate might feel urgent in the moment, but endorsements can oversimplify moral leadership and divide communities.

NOVEMBER 8, 2025ByAARON DORFMAN/JTA
Democratic candidate for New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani's Jewish supporters hold posters as they gather outside the venue of an election night watch party, after Mamdani won the 2025 New York City Mayoral race, in the Brooklyn borough of New York City, New York, US, November 5, 2025.

From Texas to Tel Aviv, invitations go out to Jews fleeing ‘Mamdani’s New York’

Diaspora Minister Amichai Chikli personally encouraged Jewish New Yorkers to " seriously consider making their new home in the Land of Israel."

NOVEMBER 8, 2025ByGRACE GILSON/JTA
An illustration shows the Daily News and New York Post newspapers featuring Zohran Mamdani's mayoral election win stories, the morning on after Election Day in New York City, US, November 5, 2025.

What Mamdani's victory in the NYC mayoral election means for Israel - opinion

Zohran Mamdani's election to NYC mayor could have significant implications for Israel's future policies and relations with the US.

NOVEMBER 7, 2025BySHIRLY PINTO-KADOSH
The writer participates in the Israel Day march on Manhattan’s Fifth Avenue in May. Israel’s legitimacy and the security of Jewish communities around the world are being put to the test, she warns.

Rep. Elise Stefanik, self-styled protector of Jews right-wing, announces run for New York Governor

Stefanik seeks to become the first Republican since George Pataki to move into the governor’s mansion in Albany.

NOVEMBER 7, 2025ByANDREW LAPIN/JTA
Rep. Elise Stefanik speaks at the ADL's Never Is Now summit at Javits Center on March 03, 2025 in New York City.

'In the country you chose to defend': Capt. Omer Neutra laid to rest

Neutra loved his cats, Ronni and Lizi. Those closest to him knew him as a “smiley goofball,” and said that he gave “powerful hugs.”

NOVEMBER 7, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Funeral of Captain Omer Neutra at the Military Cemetery in Givat Shaul, Jerusalem, November 7, 2025.

Grapevine, November 7, 2025: A nurse with a difference

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

NOVEMBER 7, 2025ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
Natan Datner with Yona Elian.