Jews And Muslims Rally Against Mamdani Over Extremism And Jewish Safety

Hundreds of Jewish New Yorkers, Muslim activists and other allies protested Tuesday night outside Gracie Mansion, the official residence of New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, accusing him of fueling extremism and failing to protect the city’s Jewish community.

The rally, organized by EndJewHatred with support from Jewish, Christian, Muslim and interfaith groups, marked the first Jewish community protest outside Mamdani’s residence. Organizers said protesters were demanding Mamdani’s removal from office “over his failure to address rising radicalization and anti-American extremism in New York City.”

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The protest took place across the street from Gracie Mansion on Manhattan’s Upper East Side, where demonstrators stood inside a barricaded area under heavy police presence. NYPD officers and Jewish security personnel checked attendees at the entrance, while police stood between the crowd and the mayor’s residence.

Protesters waved American and Israeli flags and chanted, “USA,” “Zohran Mamdani’s got to go,” and “From the river to the sea, New York City will be free.” Attendees carried signs reading “Remove Mamdani” and “Antizionism gets Jews killed.” Some wore stickers that said, “Make love, not intifada.”

Brooke Goldstein, founder of EndJewHatred, told the crowd, “We are here because Jewish rights are civil rights... we have to stop pretending this is the new normal... These are islamist racist woke mobs.”

The online influencer Zach Sage Fox also addressed the crowd, accusing Mamdani of “failing to protect” New York’s Jewish community.

“Our ancestors risked everything so that we could make sure that America was truly a land of religious freedom that Jews could thrive in, and New York City was built by Jews, Mr. Mamdani,” he said.

Organizers estimated that around 1,000 people attended over the course of the protest. The crowd was mostly Jewish, but also included Christian, Muslim and Iranian expat supporters.

The media will give more coverage to 10 paid Keffiyehed protesters than they give to many hundreds of New Yorkers, Jews, Christians, and Muslims uniting to call out Zohran Mamdani's hate.pic.twitter.com/nUErCtx0au

— Rabbi Poupko (@RabbiPoupko) May 27, 2026

Anila Ali, president of the American Muslim & Multifaith Women’s Empowerment Council, joined the protest and said Mamdani’s politics were alienating moderate Muslims while worsening relations between Muslims and Jews in New York.

“With Mamdani in office, we feel our religion is now hijacked once again and is being used by these Islamists,” Ali told Fox Newsahead of the protest.

Ali said Muslims, Jews and Christians were standing together against what she described as extremist Islamist politics being presented as mainstream Islam. “They start with the Jewish people, that’s not where they’re going to end,” she warned.

The Muslim participation drew backlash from New York City Councilmember Shahana Hanif, a far-left Brooklyn lawmaker, who wrote on X, “May Allah condemn you to Jahannam,” the Arabic word for hell.

New York State Assemblyman Kalman Yeger criticized the post, saying, “Pretty harsh reaction to people speaking in America.”

Mamdani has drawn condemnation from Jewish groups over his refusal to recognize Israel’s right to exist as a Jewish state, his hiring of anti-Zionist staffers who used hardline rhetoric against Israel, and his past defense of the phrase “globalize the intifada,” which he later said he would “discourage.”

Most recently, Mamdani posted a City Hall-produced Nakba Day video that Jewish leaders condemned as “propaganda.” Several major Jewish organizations refused to attend a Shavuot event hosted by the mayor in response.

Mamdani also recently backed legislation seeking to strip nonprofit status from charities linked to Judea and Samaria settlement activity. Jewish groups have warned that similar bills could target a wide range of Jewish charities operating across the Green Line, including social service organizations.

At the same time, Mamdani has faced pressure from hardline anti-Israel activists who say he has not gone far enough. Nerdeen Kiswani, co-founder of Within Our Lifetime, criticized him for saying Israel has a right to exist and for softening his stance on “globalize the intifada.”

“I don’t think he or any politician is doing enough in support of Palestinian liberation,” Kiswani said.

Tuesday’s rally followed another Jewish community protest earlier this month against New York Times coverage of Israel, which demonstrators described as biased and dangerous. Together, the protests showed growing public frustration among Jewish New Yorkers, while the Muslim presence outside Gracie Mansion turned the latest rally into a wider warning over extremism, Jewish safety and interfaith relations.