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He’s mumbling Mamdani. Democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani dodged straightforward questions Monday on pressing issues facing the Big Apple — capping off days of mealy-mouthed politician speak that insiders argued showed the charismatic candidate’s shine is wearing off. The frontrunner in the mayoral election only had gobbledygook to offer on a range of topics during the public safety forum at Columbia Journalism School, even when simply asked if he supported school safety agents working in the city’s public schools. “I think it is an indication of this broken status quo that we have many schools where they will have a school...

Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic Party nominee for mayor of New York, says that he will direct the city to dump its Israel bonds, because — he claims — they implicate the city in “violations of international law.” Mamdani, a democratic socialist and Muslim, has a long history of anti-Israel activism, among his other radical views. […] Mamdani did not cite which law Israel had violated (and would likely have been unable to do so). The only known violations of international law have been by Hamas, which launched the war with its terror attack on Israel on October 7, 2023; and...

New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani, a democratic socialist, said Sunday he hoped to convince wealthy New York City residents that paying increased taxes would improve "even their quality of life." "How do you bring these wealthy residents to the table as mayor? Stop them from saying they’re leaving, going to Florida because we need that tax revenue to pay for some of the things you’re talking about. How do you pay for it if they’re gone?" MSNBC "PoliticsNation" host Rev. Al Sharpton asked Mamdani. Mamdani said the top 1% of earners in the city make about $1 million...

New York — As President Donald Trump tried to push candidates out of the New York City’s mayoral race, a longtime state senator called on other Democrats to put aside differences with Zohran Mamdani, who has roiled the party since his stunning win in June’s mayoral primary. “Whether you agree with every one of his policy proposals or not,” wrote state Sen. Liz Krueger in her Friday statement endorsing Mamdani, “there is simply no question that he is committed to serving the interests of regular New Yorkers, not his own interests and especially not the interests of Donald Trump, who...

Democratic Socialist of America members — including New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez — should leave the Democratic Party and create their own, Rep. Tom Suozzi said. “Zohran Mamdani and other Democratic Socialists should create their own party because I don’t want that in my party,” Suozzi, a Democrat, said of the far left policies on CBS New York’s “The Point” show with Marcia Kramer that aired Sunday. Suozzi — whose third congressional district includes parts of Queens as well as Long Island — also said he hopes “he [Mamdani] doesn’t win” the mayoralty because...

New York City's mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani joins All In With Chris Hayes and responds to new reporting that President Trump is considering offering a job to current incumbent New York City Mayor Eric Adams to clear the campaign field for Andrew Cuomo. “This is an afront to our city’s democracy," Mamdani says.

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Shirkers of the world, unite! A strong collective of Zohran Mamdani’s core brain trust are 30-somethings or even younger Gen Zers with little-to-no experience in government — but long histories of radical left-wing politics, a review by The Post found. Mamdani’s frontrunner status in the Big Apple mayoral race puts these untested youths – who variously have ties to billionaire George Soros, grew up in swanky homes and went to posh private schools – a stone’s throw from the levers of power. “We’re getting ready for another administration of shocking naïveté,” one Democratic operative said. The 33-year-old socialist Queens lawmaker...

The value of a college degree has been called into question lately — and for good reason. Parents might be shocked to learn what they’re paying for. At the New School in Manhattan, a four-year private university where the $60,240 tuition doesn’t cover housing, students at the university’s Eugene Lang College of Liberal Arts can learn “How to Steal.” Noting the sociology seminar is not about “petty crime,” the course catalog explains it is an exploration of “the politics, ethics, and aesthetics of theft in a world where accumulation is sacred, dispossession is routine, and the line between private property...

MINNEAPOLIS – A man who authorities believe might have been part of an al-Qaida "sleeper cell" obtained a license to haul hazardous materials months after he was identified as a suspected terrorist by the FBI, officials said. The FBI identified Mohamad Kamal Elzahabi as a suspected terrorist before the attacks of 2001, the Star Tribune reported Wednesday, citing unidentified law enforcement officials. Yet Minnesota Department of Public Safety officials said they did not know that Elzahabi was suspected of having al-Qaida connections when he applied in early 2002 for a commercial license to drive a school bus and haul hazardous...

Revelations of all kinds are upon us. Here's one that just caught my eye. It's about Zohran Mamdani's film-maker mother, Mira Nair, whose films I've reviewed over the years. Guess who funded Mira Nair's propaganda filmmaking? According to Will Bredderman at the New York Post, (August 31st), none other than Sheikha Al-Mayassa bint Hamad Al-Thani, sister to the ruling Emir of Qatar. Qatar! The banker for Iran's terrorist proxy, Hamas, and for Afghanistan's Taliban; the safe haven for terrorist leaders and for antisemitic psychologists such as Lara Sheehi; the owners of Al-Jazeera, which was founded in 1996. Al Jazeera? An...

The illegal immigrants who streamed into New York City over the past four years led to an increase in crime near the hotels where they were housed, according to a new academic study that lends some credence to President Trump’s claims of a Biden migrant crime surge. William LeRoy, an incoming professor at Charles University in Prague, crunched crime report data around the hotels where the migrants were being placed. He found that arrests of Hispanics — the dominant demographic of the largely Venezuelan newcomers — rose in the immediate areas around the hotels.The big increase came in lower-level thefts.“The...

For a candidate who claims to stand against the influence of wealth and power, Zohran Mamdani sure knows how to rake in both. His campaign hauled in a staggering $1,024,184 between July 12 and August 18—more than double Mayor Eric Adams’ (D) $425,181 and former Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s (D) $541,301, and far ahead of Republican Curtis Sliwa’s $406,392. At last count, Mamdani had over $4.3 million in the bank—more than any other New York City mayoral contender. But as with most political stories that sound too good to be true, there’s a catch: much of that money isn’t coming from...

Over the past few months, data shows that half of all courthouse arrests made in the U.S. took place in New York City.A controversial immigration enforcement strategy has prompted a lawsuit from New York City officials, backed by Mayor Eric Adams. The suit calls on the Trump administration to immediately end ICE arrests at courthouses. "No one should be afraid to send their children to school, go to a hospital when sick, call 911 when in danger, or go to a court hearing when called upon to do so," Adams said. According to recent data analysis from the city, over...

Streamed 5 hours ago. At least two shooters on Franklin Avenue in Brooklyn. 11 shot, 3 dead, 37 shots. Tousi says Crown Heights, but sounds more like Park Slope to me. On the border. Mandani said nothing, apparently, even though his mouth moved and noises came out of his face, saying nothing (Tousi [haha] here). No info about suspects. Transcript attached below video.

Several weeks ago, an unknown 27-year-old named Shane Tamura walked into a skyscraper lobby in midtown Manhattan, took out an assault rifle he carried with him from Las Vegas, and opened fire. His killing spree resulted in the death of four individuals; it is the worst mass shooting in New York City for over two decades. Within hours, social media was awash with memeified images reminiscent of those that circulated last December, when an otherwise reclusive 26-year-old named Luigi Mangione walked to the New York Hilton Midtown, pulled out a 3D-printed pistol, and fatally shot UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. Both...

At least three people were killed and eight more were wounded when multiple gunmen opened fire inside a Brooklyn restaurant. The horror unfolded in the early hours of Sunday morning at Taste of the City Lounge in the Crown Heights neighborhood. NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch said at a press conference that the victims were identified as three men aged 27, 35 and an unknown age. She did not reveal their names. The eight injured were all raced to nearby hospitals in unknown condition shortly after the shooting occurred at approximately 3:27am. No suspects have been identified and no arrests have...

Socialism (communism), as is being packaged in New York City, can...work? For a season. The appeal to “affordability” and “free stuff” has a strong draw. The glossy brochure presents free transportation, state-run grocery stores, rent freezes, and the confiscation of unused housing. Of course, long-term, these ideas have been tried before andhave failed miserably, as the Kansas City–run grocery store just failed, and as state-run stores failed in the Soviet Union. Seizing the means of production and price controls, as Zohran Mamdani has proposed, are responsible for the deaths of more than 100 million Russians, Ukrainians, Chinese, Cambodians, Venezuelans, Cubans,...

A former member of the legendary singing group the Platters has been missing for four days after getting a subway in Brooklyn, according to cops and her family, who warn that she has dementia and could be confused. Sandra Hall, 80, went missing around 4 p.m. Friday after boarding a subway at Atlantic Avenue near the Barclays Center and Atlantic Terminal Mall, according to the NYPD and her family. “Sandra is more than just our mother; she is a warm, vibrant woman who once brought joy to audiences as part of the Platters,” said her daughter, Star DaSilva. “We just...

Ruth Messinger, the trailblazing Jewish political leader who in 1997 became the first and only woman to win the Democratic nomination for New York City mayor, endorsed Zohran Mamdani on Monday. Her support came as the Democratic nominee launched his citywide “Five Boroughs Against Trump” tour in Manhattan, joined by Assemblyman Harvey Epstein and Rep. Jerry Nadler, co-chair of the Congressional Jewish Caucus, who had endorsed Mamdani after his primary victory.