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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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Culture How the Oct. 7 aftermath splintered the New York Dyke March
Amid debates on Zionism, the beloved Pride month ritual saw a founder ejected and an organizer doxxed
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Fast Forward Zohran Mamdani acknowledges ‘pain and confusion’ over his decision not to co-sponsor Holocaust resolution this year
The Democratic Socialist mayoral candidate said his focus is on legislation and the campaign, not symbolic measures.
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Fast Forward Cuomo has a commanding lead over Mamdani in NYC mayoral race, but his Jewish support is stuck
The Marist poll shows Zohran Mamdani, a Democratic Socialist with a long history of criticizing Israel, garnering 14% among Jewish voters
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Fast Forward JNF allocates $100,000 to support NYC Israel Parade for the first time
The annual parade, known as Israel Day on Fifth, will take place on Sunday with the theme “Hatikvah,” the name of Israel’s national anthem
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News Who was Horst Wessel, and why are people comparing Charlie Kirk to him?
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Fast Forward ‘Murdered for speaking truth’: Netanyahu and US Jewish leaders mourn Charlie Kirk
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