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. 

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Democratic candidate Zohran Mamdani prepares in the green room before participating in a mayoral debate, in New York, US October 16, 2025.
A MAN plays with a soccer ball in a field at Central Park on spring equinox, in the Manhattan borough of New York City, last week.

New York State Assemblywoman makes statement supporting BDS

Former NYC mayor Bill De Blasio put the spotlight on Yuh-Line Niou after she stated her support of BDS.

|BySYDNEY MAUD
New York City Mayor Bill De Blasio speaks to the media during a press conference in temporary hospital located at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center as the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues in the Queens borough of New York City, New York, U.S., April 10, 2020

Bill de Blasio seeks forgiveness in bid for Orthodox votes in Borough Park

De Blasio is running for a seat in the newly created District 10, which stretches from his home in Park Slope to Lower Manhattan, including a chunk of Borough Park with its large Orthodox population

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New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio attends a news conference with Satmar Jewish community leaders in the aftermath of the deadly hate attack on a kosher market in Jersey City, N.J., Dec. 12, 2019.

Former NYC mayor de Blasio hints at a return to politics to represent Orthodox Jews

"He is generally disliked by the rest of the city," said former Borough Park resident Asher Lovy, who expressed skepticism that the ex-mayor could win a congressional seat on the Orthodox vote alone.

|ByHALEY COHEN

NYC Mayor De Blasio defends probe of politically connected Jewish schools

Nine schools were determined to be outside the scope of the probe for various reasons, including one that turned out to be a butcher shop.

AUGUST 19, 2018ByTNS
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio

NYC completes probe of yeshiva teaching standards

Advocates have said an estimated 25,000 students are at stake at the male-only schools.

AUGUST 16, 2018ByJILLIAN JORGENSEN/NEW YORK DAILY NEWS, BEN CHAPMAN/NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
Yeshiva students pray in a synagogue

Kiryas Joel to become 'Palm Tree,' the first Haredi town in America

In 2011, the 'New York Times' identified Kiryas Joel as the poorest place in the United States.

NOVEMBER 8, 2017ByYAIR ETTINGER
Orthodox Jews of the Satmar Hasidim celebrate the Jewish holiday of Lag Ba'Omer in the village of Kiryas Joel, New York

Jewish donors to mayor of NYC claim to receive favors from the city

Mayoral spokesman Eric Phillips dismissed the felon’s claims.

OCTOBER 28, 2017ByJTA
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio