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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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News Will Jewish voters decide the NYC mayoral election?
A surge in antisemitism and the war in Gaza are reshaping the fight for Gracie Mansion
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Fast Forward Exclusive: Jewish voters prefer Cuomo, with Mamdani in second place for New York Mayor, new poll shows
Andrew Cuomo, Zohran Mamdani and Brad Lander compete for support as Jewish voters demand action on antisemitism
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Art In 1960’s New York, the past was a foreign country — they sure did things differently there
A cornucopia of Jewish artists populate the pages of 'Everything Is Now,' J. Hoberman's massive survey of New York's avant-garde
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Fast Forward Zohran Mamdani, NYC mayoral hopeful, heckled for recognizing Israel’s right to exist
Mamdani, who is Muslim, supports BDS and has a long history of criticizing Israel
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Fast Forward NYC mayoral candidate walks back ‘genocide’ accusation against Israel
Michael Blake said he used ‘wrong language,’ adding that ‘we want to be very clear that it was not the people of Israel that did this’
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