Bill de Blasio
Mamdani says aunt 'did not feel safe in hijab' after 9/11, slams 'Islamophobic' responses
"According to Zohran, the real victim of 9/11 was his auntie who got some (allegedly) bad looks," VP JD Vance responded to Mamdani's remarks in a post to X/Twitter.
New York State Assemblywoman makes statement supporting BDS
Bill de Blasio seeks forgiveness in bid for Orthodox votes in Borough Park
Former NYC mayor de Blasio hints at a return to politics to represent Orthodox Jews
Lawfare Project investigates NYC for calling out Jews on social distancing
The request by the Lawfare Project was made in light of a tweet by de Blasio posted after police broke up a funeral gathering following the death of Rabbi Chaim Mertz.
Mayor Bill de Blasio has a long relationship with NYC’s Orthodox community
De Blasio has enjoyed close ties with New York’s large Orthodox Jewish communities, according to several leaders who quickly came to his defense last week.
Hasidic leaders defend NYC mayor, call for social distancing in community
“We do not condone any behavior that puts people at risk and pledge to keep working alongside the brave men and women of the NYPD in addressing and eliminating any such occurrences.”
New York City police break up another Orthodox funeral as crowds gather
Dozens of police officers directed a large group of visibly Orthodox Jews away from the area, many of whom wore masks and stood in the street. Some were crowded together behind yellow police tape.
Jewish groups slam NY Mayor de Blasio for 'scapegoating' Jewish community
The signatories requested a meeting with the mayor “to discuss constructive approaches to respond to the pandemic.”
New York City Mayor de Blasio's blunder
De Blasio threatened “the Jewish community” as a whole.
Mayor de Blasio is no enemy of Orthodox Jews, but others are vilifying us
Among the most disturbing spectacles over the months since the coronavirus was unleashed on the world have been the attacks on haredi Orthodox Jews in both Israel and the United States.
NYC Mayor de Blasio criticized for tweet calling out 'Jewish community'
De Blasio was responding to a funeral that had drawn hundreds of Orthodox Jews to the streets of Williamsburg, Brooklyn, to mourn a rabbi who died of the coronavirus.
New York City schools to remain closed until September
De Blasio had ordered public schools shut beginning March 16 to curb the spread of the disease, with an initial goal of reopening by April 20.
NYC mayor to synagogues: Close for coronavirus or be shut down permanently
"I understand how important people’s faiths are to them, and we need our faith in this time of crisis. But we do not need gatherings that will endanger people."