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New York City Council pushes action on antisemitism, without Mamdani

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New York CityLegislationProtestsInternational Holocaust Remembrance AllianceZohran MamdaniInna VernikovJewish CaucusEric DinowitzJulie Menin

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New York City, New York, United States
"The announcement Thursday by New York City Council Speaker Julie Menin of a new task force dedicated to combating antisemitism co-chaired by a critic of Mayor Zohran Mamdani is setting up potential tension between the City Council and the mayors office over how to respond to the rise in antisemitism."
Bronx, New York, United States
"Councilmember Eric Dinowitz, a Democrat from the Bronx, who was selected along with Brooklyn Councilmember Inna Vernikov, a Republican, as co-chair of the seven-member working group, said they intend to take a more assertive legislative role in addressing rising concerns among Jewish New Yorkers in a way that may be different than what the mayor wants to do."
Brooklyn, New York, United States
"Councilmember Eric Dinowitz, a Democrat from the Bronx, who was selected along with Brooklyn Councilmember Inna Vernikov, a Republican, as co-chair of the seven-member working group, said they intend to take a more assertive legislative role in addressing rising concerns among Jewish New Yorkers in a way that may be different than what the mayor wants to do."
Queens, New York, United States
"On Tuesday, a rabbi was verbally harassed and assaulted in Forest Hills, Queens, and last week, a playground frequented by Orthodox families in the Borough Park neighborhood in Brooklyn was graffitied with swastikas two days in a row."
Borough Park, New York, United States
"On Tuesday, a rabbi was verbally harassed and assaulted in Forest Hills, Queens, and last week, a playground frequented by Orthodox families in the Borough Park neighborhood in Brooklyn was graffitied with swastikas two days in a row."

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