New York Mayor Mamdani presents plan against anti-Semitism

In view of the increasing number of anti-Semitic attacks, New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani has presented a comprehensive plan to combat anti-Semitism in New York City. The measures announced include a significant increase in funding for the fight against hate crime from $3 million to $29 million annually. In addition, more money is to be made available for the protection of synagogues and a working group on the security infrastructure of Jewish houses of worship is to be re-established. City information campaigns against anti-Semitism and a greater focus on Jewish history in the public school curriculum are also planned. The overall goal of the initiative is to "confront the scourge of anti-Semitism now and in the future," said Mamdani.

According to the New York Police Department, in January 2026 the number of anti-Semitic hate crimes was 182 percent higher than in the same period last year. According to Mamdani, twelve percent of New York City's residents are Jewish. But they are the victims of around half of the reported hate crimes in the city. "This is not only unacceptable, this is something we all have to change," he said in a video on Instagram. Jews were attacked because they wore a yarmulke or a Star of David, experienced insults on the street and were confronted with swastika graffiti.