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NYC’s first Jewish City Council leader could govern as a check on Mamdani. Here’s her plan to fight antisemitism

JL;DR SUMMARY Julie Menin, New York City's first Jewish City Council Speaker, has launched a plan to address antisemitism through a comprehensive proposal that includes legislation and increased funding. 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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New York CityJewish HeritageHate CrimesProtestsFirst AmendmentBuffer ZonesCity CouncilZohran MamdaniJulie Menin

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New York City, New York, United States
"Julie Menin, New Yorks first Jewish speaker of the City Council, has introduced a plan to combat antisemitism in the city, where Jews are divided over Mayor Zohran Mamdani."
Queens, New York, United States
"After chants of we support Hamas here outside a Queens synagogue event promoting real estate development in Israel earlier this month, Mamdani said the rhetoric and displays at the protest were wrong and have no place in our city."
Burlington, Vermont, United States
"Hannah Feuer joined the Forward as a general assignment reporter in May 2025 after two years as a culture reporter at Seven Days, an independent weekly in Burlington, Vermont."
Washington, D.C., Washington DC, United States
"Originally from the Washington, D.C., area, she is a 2023 graduate of Northwestern Universitys Medill School of Journalism."

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