{"id":825892,"date":"2026-05-27T16:34:31","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T16:34:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/825892\/"},"modified":"2026-05-27T16:34:31","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T16:34:31","slug":"hundreds-of-new-yorkers-rally-near-gracie-mansion-calling-for-mamdanis-removal-from-office","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/825892\/","title":{"rendered":"Hundreds of New Yorkers rally near Gracie Mansion calling for Mamdani\u2019s removal from office"},"content":{"rendered":"

Nearly 1,000 New Yorkers from various backgrounds rallied near Gracie Mansion Tuesday night, holding signs and chanting boos and jeers, to express their opposition to Zohran Mamdani as mayor of New York City<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Organized by EndJewHatred<\/a>, a Jewish civil rights movement, New Yorkers from various organizations protested for about 90 minutes outside Gracie Mansion, the mayor\u2019s official residence, at East 88th Street and East End Avenue in Upper Manhattan. They called for Mamdani\u2019s removal from office following a series of policy moves that they said have hurt New Yorkers.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Jayne Zirkle, communications director of the organization, told amNewYork that the protestors rallied because they feel the city, under Mamdani, has tolerated demonstrations that they believe support the terror group Hamas while not doing enough to protect New Yorkers\u2019 safety and religious freedoms.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cTonight is about taking back New York City from the pro-Hamas mobs and from the targeted religious discrimination that we\u2019ve seen welcomed in under this Mamdani regime, if you will,\u201d Zirkle explained.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The demonstration attracted various political and interfaith groups, ranging from Catholics to Jews and Muslim groups, all united to push the mayor out of office. Chants of \u201cZohran Mamdani\u2019s got to go\u201d resonated throughout the rally. The NYPD had a heavy presence at the event.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"manPeople protest Mayor Zohran Mamdani at Gracie Maision. Photo by Lloyd Mitchell.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have built this fantastic coalition of an interfaith alliance,\u201d Zirkle said. \u201cWe have Muslims, we have Hindus, we have Catholics, we have social media personalities, Democrats, Republicans, represented here tonight.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

Protestors took the stage to highlight Mamdani\u2019s policies and announcements that they feel have hurt the city. Zirkle zeroed in on the mayor\u2019s refusal to attend the Israel Day Parade<\/a> on May 31.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cMamdani just announced a few days ago he will not be attending the Israel Day Parade, breaking tradition,\u201d Zirkle said. \u201cIt\u2019s a return to the same center. It\u2019s a return to anti-radicalism. This is a city that only 25 years ago, 9\/11 happened. And to see this Sharia supremacy being ushered in, and welcomed, it\u2019s absolutely unacceptable.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sharia is the moral and ethical code of Islam. The city, however, is governed under the city charter, along with the state and U.S. Constitutions \u2014 all three of which Mamdani swore to uphold when he took office on Jan. 1<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Criticisms of Mamdani\u2019s actions<\/p>\n

Mamdani has come under fire not only for refusing to attend the Israel Day parade, but also for nullifying previous executive orders that former Mayor Eric Adams signed to adopt as city policy the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance definition of antisemitism, and mandate that the NYPD set up buffer zones near houses of worship and educational facilities. Mamdani said he nullified those and other orders Adams signed after the former mayor\u2019s indictment in September 2024.<\/p>\n

When the City Council passed two protest buffer zone bills earlier this year, in April, the mayor announced he would not sign either into law. Instead, he allowed Intro. 1-B, setting up house of worship protest buffer zones, to automatically become law without his signature; and vetoed Intro. 175, which would have established buffer zones near educational facilities. He expressed concerns at the time that the bills would infringe upon First Amendment rights of protesters.<\/p>\n

The Council said last week it would reintroduce an altered Intro. 175 in the coming weeks to address the mayor\u2019s concerns.\n<\/p>\n

While Mamdani continues to be a strong critic of the Israeli government and a vocal supporter of Palestinian rights, he has made moves throughout his first five months in office aimed at protecting Jewish New Yorkers, as the city continues to contend with antisemitic crimes throughout the boroughs.\u00a0<\/p>\n

For example, the Mamdani administration continued the Adams administration\u2019s Office to Combat Antisemitism, which is tasked with identifying and developing efforts to combat antisemitism and anti-Jewish hate crimes, supporting victims of antisemitism, and celebrating Jewish culture and traditions. The City Council, however, has questioned the office\u2019s activities since Mamdani took office.<\/a><\/p>\n

The mayor has also publicly condemned acts of antisemitism, including a recent spree of antisemitic graffiti earlier this month<\/a> that left homes and synagogues in Queens riddled with hateful messages and swastikas.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"\"A counter-protest arrived to oppose the rally. Photo by Lloyd Mitchell<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, other New Yorkers at the protest, which remained relatively peaceful as counterprotestors arrived, said the Mamdani administration is hurting non-Jews, too.<\/p>\n

Anila Ali, president of the American Muslim and Multifaith Women\u2019s Empowerment Council, attended the protest and said that \u201cwith Mamdani in office, we feel our religion has been hijacked again and is being used by these Islamists,\u201d according to an article in Y Net Global<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Outspoken artist and right-wing activist from Staten Island, Scott LoBaido, attended the protest and addressed the crowds that flooded the local streets.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n

\u201cEvery single one of you, stop being afraid of being labeled. When we have the biggest fight of our lives here,\u201d he said on the stage.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n

amNewYork contacted the mayor\u2019s office for comments on Tuesday\u2019s protest, but has not yet received a response.
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