Zohran Mamdani
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“mourning with them, and committing to fight against evil and antisemitism.”
Zohran Mamdani · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-18
Mamdani stated his commitment to mourning with the Jewish community and fighting against antisemitism.
“protect our Jewish neighbors”
Zohran Mamdani · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-18
Mamdani pledged to protect Jewish neighbors amid criticism over his refusal to condemn certain phrases.
“The federal government tried to turn our public servants into deportation agents and force New York City to carry out ICE’s cruel agenda. Today, a federal court rejected that effort and upheld our laws. Every New Yorker deserves to seek help from their city without fear of being targeted for deportation. We will stand by our immigrant neighbors, defend our laws and protect the promise that this city belongs to all of us,”
Zohran Mamdani · said 2026-10-16 · reported 2026-10-17
Mamdani celebrated the court ruling against the Trump administration's challenge to New York City's sanctuary policies in a Friday post on X.
“profoundly painful for so many New Yorkers”
Zohran Mamdani · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-10
Mamdani issued a statement marking the third anniversary of the Oct. 7 Hamas terrorist attack on Israel.
“alongside our many friends and neighbors who still carry that unthinkable loss.”
Zohran Mamdani · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-10
Mamdani said the city grieves alongside friends and neighbors who carry the loss from Oct. 7.
“even since the so-called ceasefire, more than 1,400 Palestinians have been killed,”
Zohran Mamdani · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-10
Mamdani wrote that Palestinians have been killed since the so-called ceasefire.
“The suffering did not begin nor end that day. It instead continued through the Israeli government’s devastating, ongoing genocide in Gaza, in which it has killed more than 74,000 Palestinians—including more than 21,000 children.”
Zohran Mamdani · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-10
Mamdani condemned Israel's ongoing military actions in Gaza in his Oct. 7 anniversary statement.
“To honor the dead, we must fight for a world in which every person can live with freedom, safety, and dignity,”
Zohran Mamdani · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-10
Mamdani said the dead must be honored by fighting for freedom, safety, and dignity for every person.
“unconscionable and incredibly serious”
Zohran Mamdani · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-09
Mamdani called the shooting of Bergal while his five-year-old son was in the car unconscionable and incredibly serious.
“unconscionable and incredibly serious situation”
Zohran Mamdani · said 2026-10-08 · reported 2026-10-09
Mamdani said an ICE officer fired multiple rounds into a car with a child inside and called the situation unconscionable.
“I will not stand by while ICE agents terrorise our communities,”
Zohran Mamdani · said 2026-10-08 · reported 2026-10-09
Mamdani wrote on X that he would ask Trump to end ICE enforcement actions in the city.
“They wore construction vests and masks that concealed their faces. There is no reasonable way to identify them as ICE agents,”
Zohran Mamdani · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-09
Mamdani said ICE agents wore construction vests and masks that concealed their faces, making them unidentifiable as ICE agents.
“Today’s shooting is only further devastating confirmation of what we have long known: that ICE operates with impunity, that they sow chaos and terror across our country, that they have killed far more of our neighbors than they could ever have claimed to save,”
Zohran Mamdani · said 2026-10-09 · reported 2026-10-09
At a late-night press conference near the scene, Mamdani said the shooting confirmed that ICE operates with impunity and sows chaos and terror.
“rotten to its core.”
Zohran Mamdani · said 2026-10-09 · reported 2026-10-09
Mamdani arrived near the scene of the incident for a late-night press conference and accused ICE of being rotten to its core.
“put the man in an unmarked vehicle and whisked him away.”
Zohran Mamdani · said 2026-10-09 · reported 2026-10-09
Mamdani said ICE agents removed the injured man, Oscar Bergal, in an unmarked vehicle after the shooting.
“We grieve alongside our many friends and neighbors who still carry that unthinkable loss.”
Zohran Mamdani · said 2026-10-07 · reported 2026-10-08
Mamdani issued a statement on the anniversary of the October 7 attacks calling it a profoundly painful day for many New Yorkers.
“devastating, ongoing genocide in Gaza”
Zohran Mamdani · said 2026-10-07 · reported 2026-10-08
Mamdani's Wednesday statement shifted to criticizing Israel for what he called its devastating, ongoing genocide in Gaza.
“Three years later, we must refuse to accept a world in which occupation and apartheid continue, where war crimes are met with impunity, and our federal government continues its complicity with every arms shipment,”
Zohran Mamdani · said 2026-10-07 · reported 2026-10-08
Mamdani added that three years later, people must refuse to accept continued occupation, apartheid, and U.S. federal complicity.
“Many New Yorkers are reckoning with this unbearable grief, and we mourn alongside them — all while knowing that our tax dollars fund these war crimes,”
Zohran Mamdani · said 2026-10-07 · reported 2026-10-08
Mamdani said many New Yorkers are reckoning with grief while knowing that U.S. tax dollars fund war crimes.
“I think criticism of a prime minister, criticism of government policy is distinct from bigotry of a people. … And what my job is to ensure is not only that we are proud of being the most Jewish city in the United States of America, but that we also make this a city where Jewish life can continue to flourish.”
Zohran Mamdani · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-08
Asked by CBS News New York whether he should dial back his statements, Mamdani said criticism of government policy is distinct from bigotry of a people.
“has no room for hate or bigotry of any kind.”
Zohran Mamdani · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-08
Mamdani has long rejected allegations that his criticisms of Israel have fueled antisemitism, saying the city has no room for hate or bigotry of any kind.
“All of this is an attempt to distract from responsibility, name as many people as possible, try and make it into a back and forth,”
Zohran Mamdani · said 2026-10-01 · reported 2026-10-02
Mamdani said Netanyahu's remarks were an attempt to distract from responsibility.
“Then I get back from that meeting, and it's like, ‘Oh, by the way, here's what he was saying at the UN.’”
Zohran Mamdani · said 2026-10-01 · reported 2026-10-02
Mamdani described returning from a meeting to learn what Netanyahu said at the UN.
“It's not about me and him, it's about the fact that he's the architect of a genocide,”
Zohran Mamdani · said 2026-10-01 · reported 2026-10-02
Mamdani said the issue is that Netanyahu is the architect of a genocide.
“And it's like, yeah, if I was the architect of a genocide, I would probably talk about anything but that.”
Zohran Mamdani · said 2026-10-01 · reported 2026-10-02
Mamdani suggested that as the architect of a genocide, Netanyahu would talk about anything else.
“If I had my say, the U.S. government would have joined the ICC, honored every single warrant that they've issued,”
Zohran Mamdani · said 2026-10-01 · reported 2026-10-02
Mamdani said the U.S. government should have joined the ICC and honored its warrants.
“I mean, I was — I was having a meeting with the prime minister of the Netherlands at the LGBTQ center in downtown Manhattan,”
Zohran Mamdani · said 2026-10-01 · reported 2026-10-02
Mamdani recalled where he was when he learned Netanyahu had mentioned him at the UN.
“We will fight antisemitism with urgency and resolve. And we will do so in relentless solidarity with the many communities who also know what it means to be targeted, marginalized or made to question their safety.”
Zohran Mamdani · said 2026-09-29 · reported 2026-10-01
Mamdani framed the antisemitism strategy as part of broader efforts to ensure safety for the Jewish community in solidarity with other targeted communities.
“But too many Jewish New Yorkers have told me that they are no longer certain that promise can be taken for granted.”
Zohran Mamdani · said 2026-09-29 · reported 2026-10-01
Mamdani said in the strategy document that Jewish New Yorkers have expressed uncertainty about their safety.
“My administration has a responsibility to ensure New York City remains a place where Jewish New Yorkers can live their lives peacefully and safely — where they can walk down the street, enter their houses of worship and build their lives knowing that this city will stand with them,”
Zohran Mamdani · said 2026-09-29 · reported 2026-10-01
Mamdani unveiled plans to create the Interagency Task Force to Combat Antisemitism in a strategy document.
“This Strategy is neither the beginning nor the end of this work. But it is an important milestone: a clear commitment from New York City government and a roadmap for the meaningful work ahead.”
Zohran Mamdani · said 2026-09-29 · reported 2026-10-01
Mamdani described the strategy as an important milestone and a roadmap for future work to combat antisemitism.
“Don't travel if you don't have to,”
Zohran Mamdani · said 2026-09-26 · reported 2026-09-26
NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani urged residents in a video message not to travel amid the nor'easter storm.
“Do not drive or walk through floodwater.”
Zohran Mamdani · said 2026-09-26 · reported 2026-09-26
NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani warned residents in a video message not to drive or walk through floodwater during the storm.
“Yet no lie can change the fact that he remains the subject of an International Criminal Court arrest warrant alleging war crimes and crimes against humanity,”
Zohran Mamdani · said 2026-09-24 · reported 2026-09-25
Mamdani said in a statement that Netanyahu remains the subject of an International Criminal Court arrest warrant alleging war crimes and crimes against humanity.
“baseless lies meant to sanitize his genocide of Palestinians.”
Zohran Mamdani · said 2026-09-24 · reported 2026-09-25
Mamdani responded to Netanyahu's UN speech by accusing the prime minister of spreading lies to sanitize his actions against Palestinians.
“racist, anti-queer, and a major threat to public safety.”
Zohran Mamdani · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-11
Mamdani labeled the NYPD during the George Floyd riots of 2020.
“Each day when our children come to school, we teach them to ask questions, to challenge assumptions, to interrogate the premise, to ask why. When it comes to AI in our schools, we hold an obligation to do the same,”
Zohran Mamdani · said 2026-09-02 · reported 2026-09-02
Mamdani announced the temporary ban on generative AI for elementary and middle school students at a news conference.
“fully confident in both the legality and the importance of our initiative.”
Zohran Mamdani · said 2026-08-24 · reported 2026-08-27
Mamdani defended his government-run grocery store plan on Monday amid legal challenges from the Multicultural Business Coalition.
“Conversations around compensation are better left at the bargaining table,”
Zohran Mamdani · said 2026-08-06 · reported 2026-08-20
Mamdani reiterated at a news conference that compensation should be decided at the bargaining table.
“Sometimes, what you believe can change and develop.”
Zohran Mamdani · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-19
Mamdani echoed AOC's sentiment about evolving beliefs a few days after her August 9 comments.
“He ran a campaign where it was best described by his words of money out of politics, money in your pocket, Medicare for all,”
Zohran Mamdani · said 2026-08-05 · reported 2026-08-05
Mamdani congratulated El-Sayed during an event at City Hall in New York, praising his campaign themes.
“We're going to be taking the step of releasing the addresses of wherever has been impacted, because we know that transparency is also a critical part of how New Yorkers can continue to go about their day,”
Zohran Mamdani · said 2026-07-08 · reported 2026-07-09
Mayor Mamdani said the city will release addresses of buildings impacted by legionella bacteria in cooling towers as part of an effort at transparency.
“There is no place for this kind of violence in our city. We will not tolerate it, and we will fight it with every single tool at our disposal,”
Zohran Mamdani · said 2026-07-05 · reported 2026-07-05
Mamdani condemned the Coney Island mass shooting during a July 5 press conference.
“Climate and quality of life are not two separate concerns. They are, in fact, one and the same,”
Zohran Mamdani · said date not stated · reported 2026-07-03
Mamdani said in an interview with the Nation last year that climate and quality of life are linked, proposing new school infrastructure as heat-wave shelters.
“Set your AC to 78 degrees, turn off lights/electronics you're not using, and unplug what you can. Our City is doing its part too: maintaining the 78 degrees rule in our buildings, dimming/turning off our lights during peak electricity demand, asking private partners to do the same, and powering down non-essential equipment. A stable grid means the AC stays on, and lives are saved. Let's ease demand — and get through the heat — together.”
Zohran Mamdani · said date not stated · reported 2026-07-03
Mamdani posted on X asking residents to reduce electricity demand by setting AC to 78 degrees and turning off unused lights and electronics.
“If you have an older loved one, friend or neighbor, check in with them today. Make sure they’re staying hydrated, spending time in the air-conditioned spaces whenever possible and know where to find the nearest cooling center,”
Zohran Mamdani · said date not stated · reported 2026-07-03
Mamdani wrote a post to X urging residents to check on older loved ones during prolonged summer heat, shortly after asking residents to scale back AC use.
“New York: it's hot out there, and the power grid is working overtime to keep us cool,”
Zohran Mamdani · said date not stated · reported 2026-07-03
Mamdani posted on X about the heat and the power grid working overtime.
“There isn't anything to share beyond that.”
Zohran Mamdani · said 2026-07-01 · reported 2026-07-01
Mayor Mamdani declined to provide additional details about the event permit filed for Madison Square Garden.
“We are fully prepared,”
Zohran Mamdani · said 2026-07-01 · reported 2026-07-01
Mayor Zohran Mamdani said Wednesday that a permit had been filed for a large event at Madison Square Garden and added that the city is fully prepared.
“We should be bringing New Yorkers together, not stoking division.”
Zohran Mamdani · said date not stated · reported 2025-07-27
Zohran Mamdani commented after Mayor Eric Adams withdrew from an event featuring Kajal Hindusthani.
“This celebration, Diwali, is about the triumph of light over darkness,”
Zohran Mamdani · said date not stated · reported 2025-07-27
Zohran Mamdani addressed attendees at a Diwali celebration in Queens.
“It is hard sometimes to find that light in this city when you can’t afford your Con Ed bill, you can’t afford your water bill, you can’t afford your rent, and we got a city that’s driving up all those costs.”
Zohran Mamdani · said date not stated · reported 2025-07-27
Zohran Mamdani connected Diwali themes to the rising cost of living in New York City.