Mamdani has previously drawn criticism for his anti-Israel views and associations with antisemitic figures, including Catherine Almonte Da Costa, who resigned after antisemitic comments resurfaced.
Before and after the election, my plea to the Jewish citizens of New York City is: Use mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani's Democratic Party primary victory to educate people about Israel
Despite a majority of New York Jews opposing Zohran Mamdani as a candidate for mayor, he receives the lion's share of Jewish votes compared to other candidates, recent polls 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.
Jewish Democratic activists said Mamdani’s victory is not the national disaster for the century-long Jewish-Democratic alignment that Republicans are making it out to be, but it's not good either.