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Mayoral Candidate Faces Backlash Over Controversial Staff Hire

9/28/2025

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Zohran Mamdani, New York City mayoral candidate, faces controversy for hiring Frances Hamed, Hunter College graduate who tore down posters after Oct. 7, 2023.
Hamed's actions drew international attention and ties to radical anti-Israel groups.
Mamdani's BDS stance and his apartheid claim after Oct. 7 raise concerns; he has ties to Hasan Piker, and neither Hamed nor Mamdani's campaign commented.

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Story summary

Zohran Mamdani, New York City mayoral candidate, faces controversy for hiring Frances Hamed, Hunter College graduate who tore down posters after Oct. 7, 2023.
Hamed's actions drew international attention and ties to radical anti-Israel groups.
Mamdani's BDS stance and his apartheid claim after Oct. 7 raise concerns; he has ties to Hasan Piker, and neither Hamed nor Mamdani's campaign commented.