U.S. Local Politics

On his first day in office, Mayor Zohran Mamdani revoked several of former Mayor Eric Adams’s post‑Sept. 26, 2024 executive orders — including the city’s adoption of the IHRA definition of antisemitism, a ban on city agencies boycotting Israel and an order expanding NYPD security for synagogues — prompting sharp criticism from Israeli officials and local Jewish and civil‑rights groups who warned the moves weaken protections for Jewish New Yorkers. Mamdani said the revocations were a wholesale "reset" after Adams’s indictment, argued the IHRA definition "does not actually protect Jewish New Yorkers," and pledged to protect Jewish communities through other measures while reissuing orders he still supports.