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Fast Forward Did ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ inspire a New York voting law?
The so-called ‘Larry David Law’ will allow people to hand out water to thirsty voters
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Opinion Zohran Mamdani is right about what ‘intifada’ means — well, kind of
On a technical level, the mayoral candidate's controversial interpretation of the word is correct. But that's only half the story
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Fast Forward NYC Mayor Eric Adams puffs cigars with antisemitic streamer Sneako, sparking outcry
“It matters whose voices we platform, and having Sneako broadcast from the people’s house in the most Jewish city in America is unacceptable,” said Phylisa Wisdom, the executive director of the New York Jewish Agenda
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Opinion I thought the Dyke March should be open to Zionists. So my fellow New York organizers kicked me out
I believe anti-Zionists and Zionists should be welcome at the Dyke March. I was deemed 'unsafe'
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Fast Forward Why Jewish voters in New York should care about the comptroller race
Mark Levine highlights heritage and allyship, while Justin Brannan leans on aid track record as both vie to become NYC’s chief financial watchdog
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Culture I ranked the NYC mayoral candidates exclusively based on their bagel orders
Andrew Cuomo’s ‘bacon, cheese and egg’ is just the beginning
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Fast Forward Zohran Mamdani: Even if I wanted to go to Israel as NYC mayor, Israel probably wouldn’t let me
Mamdani has previously expressed support for the BDS movement, barring him from entry under Israeli law.
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Fast Forward Democrats vying for NYC mayor show rare unity against Trump crackdown on universities
At least four of the candidates including Andrew Cuomo said their first overseas trip as mayor would be to Israel while Zohran Mamdani said he would not visit
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Fast Forward Cuomo concedes to Mamdani, who could become NYC’s first Muslim mayor
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