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Mamdani appointee resigns over past antisemitic online posts about ‘money hungry Jews’

JL;DR SUMMARY Catherine Almonte Da Costa, appointed by New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, resigned from her role as director of appointments after past antisemitic posts surfaced. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Jewish CommunityNew York CitySocial MediaJewish LeadersResignationControversyDiversity And InclusionZohran MamdaniCatherine Almonte Da Costa

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New York City, New York, United States
"Catherine Almonte Da Costa, Mamdanis former director of appointments, speaks during a press conference with New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani and Jahmila Edwards, Director of Intergovernmental Affairs in Brooklyn, New York on Dec. 17, 2025."
Brooklyn, New York, United States
"Catherine Almonte Da Costa, Mamdanis former director of appointments, speaks during a press conference with New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani and Jahmila Edwards, Director of Intergovernmental Affairs in Brooklyn, New York on Dec. 17, 2025."
Far Rockaway, New York, United States
"In another post from June 2012, she wrote, Far Rockaway train is the Jew train, appearing to reference the large Jewish communities off the line."
New Jersey, United States
"The New York and New Jersey branch of the Anti-Defamation League, which launched what it is calling a Mamdani Monitor following Novembers election, called Da Costas posts indefensible in a post on X."

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