New York City Mayor Zohran Mandani released a 33-page report (full text) titled Tackling Hate: The Mamdani Administration's Strategy to Combat Antisemitism. The Report includes a Statement of Core Values which reads in part as follows:
The Jewish people and their contributions to New York City are inextricably woven into the fabric of this city, and they must remain an enduring part of its future....
Every New Yorker deserves to safely be who they are in the five boroughs. No New Yorker can or should face discrimination due to their real or perceived religion, race, ethnicity, national origin, gender identity or sexual orientation,,,,
The experiences of every New Yorker — in all their diversity and complexity — are legitimate.
Antisemitism is corrosive to all people — whether they are Jewish or not — and to democracy As has often been argued, antisemitism is the canary in the coal mine of hatred and authoritarianism.
Antisemitism has long functioned as a conspiracy theory that blames the Jewish people for the problems of the day, and reinforces unjust systems by keeping communities divided and distracted about the source of their true concerns
One form of hatred cannot be combatted in a vacuum. Antisemitism can, and must, be addressed hand in hand with all other forms of hatred....
New York City must, and will, combat antisemitism with a whole-of government approach....
A press release from the Office of the Mayor says in part:
The Mayor’s Office to Combat Antisemitism will support implementation of Mayor Mamdani’s historic $26 million investment in the Office for the Prevention of Hate Crimes. The Mamdani administration will also relaunch the once-disbanded interagency Security Infrastructure Working Group, providing technical and strategic support to Jewish houses of worship and cultural institutions seeking to strengthen their security....
