Mamdani unveils long-awaited antisemitism strategy with $7.4M for prevention, security

Mayor Zohran Mamdani has unveiled a new strategy to combat antisemitism, which includes $7.4 million in funding for prevention and security. The plan formalizes a departure from the previous administration's approach regarding the definition of antisemitism.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani is putting his own stamp on a city office created by his predecessor to combat antisemitism, unveiling a strategy that increases prevention funding while formalizing a break with the Adams administration’s embrace of a single definition of antisemitism. The strategy arrives after months in which Mamdani has sought to patch a strained...
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