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NYC Releases First Antisemitism Strategy, Funds $38.4 Million

By Drooid · Oct 6, 2026, 2:13 PM UTC · How we work

Summary

Story summary

Mayor Zohran Mamdani released New York City's first municipal Strategy to Combat Antisemitism on October 4 2026.
The plan allocates $6.4 million to Partners Against the Hate.
It earmarks $29 million for hate-crime prevention and $3 million for synagogue security.
The plan includes the Arab American Association of New York led by activist Linda Sarsour.
Critics say the strategy, which omits an antisemitism definition and mentions Israel briefly, sidesteps anti-Jewish harassment linked to anti-Israel activism.

History

Historical Context

In 1979 Curtis Sliwa founded the Guardian Angels, a volunteer patrol that popularized citizen-led crime prevention in New York City. Building on that model, Mayor Rudy Giuliani in 1995 launched a $5 million hate-crime prevention program that cut incidents 12 % by 1998. Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s 2024 $29 million antisemitism strategy echoes this community-safety lineage.

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Story summary

Mayor Zohran Mamdani released New York City's first municipal Strategy to Combat Antisemitism on October 4 2026.
The plan allocates $6.4 million to Partners Against the Hate.
It earmarks $29 million for hate-crime prevention and $3 million for synagogue security.
The plan includes the Arab American Association of New York led by activist Linda Sarsour.
Critics say the strategy, which omits an antisemitism definition and mentions Israel briefly, sidesteps anti-Jewish harassment linked to anti-Israel activism.

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