Mr. Mamdani, a staunch critic of Israel and its treatment of Palestinians, knew he would not extend the orders, but he had to decide how and when he would rescind them.
On his first day in office, Mayor Zohran Mamdani revoked every order that former Mayor Eric Adams issued after his indictment in September 2024 on federal corruption charges.
Mamdani continues his NYC reform agenda with a new civic engagement office and judicial recruitment changes, promising greater transparency as the Adams era ends.
It took less than 24 hours for Zohran Mamdani to prove he is the worst possible nightmare for already nervous New York Jews. Mere hours after becoming New York’s new mayor on Thursday, the 34-year-old Democratic Socialist began enacting the strident anti-Israel (and, many insist, antisemitic) ideological agenda that fuelled his election victory. Read More