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0 Politics Communities

A longshot effort to overturn Mamdani’s buffer zone veto is underway. First stop: Shabbat services.

JTA · 27 Apr

In response to NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani's veto of a schools buffer zone bill, a special election presents a critical opportunity for the bill's supporters.

0 Politics Communities

Zohran Mamdani vetoes school ‘buffer zone’ bill against wishes of major Jewish groups

Joseph Strauss in JTA · 24 Apr

Mayor Zohran Mamdani's veto of a bill to create buffer zones around New York schools, intended to prevent protests, has sparked contention with major Jewish organizations.

0 Politics Antisemitism

Backlash after Republican who called Mamdani a ‘terrorist-lover’ is picked to helm NYC Council antisemitism task force

New York Jewish Week Staff in JTA · 30 Jan

Inna Vernikov, a Ukrainian-born Jewish Republican, has been appointed to lead the New York City Council's newly formed antisemitism task force, alongside Jewish Democrat Eric Dinowitz.

0 Antisemitism Politics

New York City Council pushes action on antisemitism, without Mamdani

Jacob Kornbluh in Forward · 30 Jan

New York City Council has established a task force to combat antisemitism, creating potential tensions with the mayor's office, led by Mayor Zohran Mamdani.

0 Politics Israel

In a break with tradition, NYC council members head to Israel without their speaker

Jacob Kornbluh in Forward · 29 Nov 2022

In an unprecedented move, a group of New York City Council members is undertaking an educational trip to Israel without the council's speaker, Adrienne E. Adams.