Under the proposed legislation, any synagogue or Jewish organization found to have donated to qualifying charities could face fines of at least $1 million.
'As a member of the Council observed, 'Zionist' now operates as a proxy for Jew, and the city's posture hands the perpetrator an exit,' the letter states.
A lawsuit alleged that UNIS received more than $110 million in pledged funding from Oman and Qatar and that the permanent representatives of both countries sit on the school's board of trustees.
According to data recently released by the NYPD, antisemitic incidents in New York City increased 71 percent in May compared to the same month in 2025.
Adams also dismissed speculation about his departure from public life, insisting he is 'not going anywhere' and will continue to be present and engaged even as Zohran Mamdani is set to assume the office in 17 days.
Throughout his campaign, Mamdani has labeled Israeli policy 'genocide' and 'apartheid,' and has repeatedly refused to denounce the slogan 'Globalize the intifada.'
In the aftermath of the Hamas-led Oct. 7, 2023, Palestinian terrorist attacks on Israel, antisemitic incidents surged across the West, including in New York and London.
Former governor Andrew Cuomo exposes anti-Israel NY mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani's lack of experience and competence in a tense and high-stakes final debate.
Leading in the polls is Zohran Mamdani, an avowed socialist who has denounced the Jewish state repeatedly and has said that he would have Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrested if the Jewish premier visits the Big Apple.
Other candidates, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (21 percent), incumbent Mayor Eric Adams (25 percent), and Republican challenger Curtis Sliwa (14 percent), are all drawing significant backing.
GOP New York mayoral candidate Curtis Silwa, founder of the Guardian Angels, says anti-Israel socialist opponent Zohran Mamdani will bring crime back to '1970s levels.'
After a soft launch for the press on Sunday, service will officially start at a Brooklyn ShopRite on Thursday by offering up free samples before embarking on its culinary tour.
Demonstrators enter the Oculus at the World Trade Center complex waving Palestinian flags and chanting 'While you’re shopping bombs are dropping' and 'NYPD, KKK, IDF they’re all the same.'
Footage on social media showsa woman, identified as a former "Director of Government Affairs" for CAIR Kentucky, harassing Jews in New York City while launching an antisemitic tirade.
The staffer in the mayor's office, who appears to slap the camera away from the cameraman when he asks why she is taking down the posters, was reportedly required to take 'multicultural training,' but was not fired.