He was Zohran Mamdani’s Jewish wingman. What’s next for Brad Lander?
After being passed over for a top slot in Mamdani’s City Hall, the comptroller is potentially gearing up to challenge a Jewish congressman
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News Mamdani’s victory is a watershed for Jewish progressives. For the mainstream, it’s wait-and-see.
The Jewish establishment searches for its footing as the balance of power shifts in New York
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Fast Forward New data reveals how Jewish neighborhoods split between Cuomo and Mamdani
Precinct-level numbers show how Andrew Cuomo dominated Hasidic and Orthodox areas, while Zohran Mamdani carried progressive Jewish neighborhoods in Brooklyn and Manhattan
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Fast Forward Progressive Jewish groups say ADL’s ‘Mamdani Monitor’ is ‘Islamophobic and racist’
Jewish organizations are split along ideological and strategic lines over how to interact with the mayor-elect
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Opinion I spoke out against Mamdani. Then he won. Here’s how we walk forward together.
The Jewish community has become divided. We must learn to walk together again.
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Opinion Sure, be mad I voted for Mamdani — I’m still just as Jewish (and Israeli) as you are
My choice to support the mayor-elect brought on a wave of fury. Here's what I learned
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Culture Mamdani’s first statement on antisemitism as mayor-elect got some weird pushback
After someone spraypainted a swastika on a yeshiva, conspiracy theories abounded
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Fast Forward From Texas to Tel Aviv, invitations go out to Jews fleeing ‘Mamdani’s New York’
In Maryland, a new Jewish federation moved up its launch to capitalize on a threatened — but hardly guaranteed — exodus
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