Protest outside Gracie Mansion, May 26, 2026. Credit Sarah L Perlin Photography
Well over a thousand New Yorkers took to the streets yesterday to send a message loud and clear: extremism and intimidation will not go unanswered in our city.
The energy, turnout, and determination on display sent a powerful message to elected officials and the broader public alike: New Yorkers are paying attention, and they are demanding action.
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This page includes important public letters connected to yesterday’s protest, including a letter to Governor Kathy Hochul calling for removal proceedings against Mayor Zohran Mamdani, which you can read and click to send from your own email, adding your voice to our collective power to make change! The more people who send this letter, the more seriously it will be taken!
Governor Kathy Hochul. Credit: Tom Lindsay / Office of Governor
You can also review a formal complaint submitted to NYC Council Speaker Julie Menin and Council Member Sandra Ung requesting an investigation and disciplinary action against Council Member Shahana Hanif, who posted on X condemning one of our speakers and co-sponsors - a Muslim woman standing up against Jew-hatred - to hell for doing so.
Council Member Shahana Hanif’s post on X.
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Yesterday’s rally generated major media attention and helped bring our message to a broader audience. Below are excerpts from some of the coverage. Click “Read More” to view the full articles.
Protesters accuse NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani of failing to protect Jewish New Yorkers
Adi Guajardo / May 26, 2026
Protesters gathered Tuesday near Mayor Zohran Mamdani's residence at Gracie Mansion on the Upper East Side, accusing him of failing to protect Jewish New Yorkers.
Counter-protesters also showed up to defend the mayor.
Michelle Ahdoot, director of programming and strategy with the Jewish civil rights movement End Jew Hatred, accuses the mayor of failing to take a strong stance to protect the Jewish community.
"You can't pick and choose what you call out. You can't call out swastikas, but then not call out a Hezbollah flag being waved and 'Zionists must fall' being chanted," she said.
She added, "Our ultimate goal is for Zohran Mamdani to be removed from office."
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Hundreds gather outside Gracie Mansion calling for Hochul to remove Mamdani
Debra Nussbaum Cohen / May 27, 2026
In an interview a few hours before the protest began, Brooke Goldstein, founder and executive director of Lawfare Project, told JNS that the goal was to have New York Gov. Kathy Hochul remove the mayor from office, which the governor, a Democrat, has the legal right to do.
That legal right has rarely been exercised. Hochul reportedly considered doing so in February 2025, after then-Mayor Eric Adams had been indicted on federal corruption charges. After requests to U.S. President Donald Trump, those charges were dropped, and the governor didn’t pursue removing him before the end of his term that December.
Shortly after Mamdani began his mayoral term, he struck down many of the executive orders that Adams had issued, including those that aimed to protect Jews and Israelis.Now, amid a spike in anti-Jewish hate crimes in New York City, and anti-Israel protesters intimidating and harassing Jews all over the city, Goldstein, a Miami resident, told JNS that the governor should remove the mayor.
“We are demanding the removal of Mamdani for his neglect of duty and his refusal to carry out his legal responsibilities,” Goldstein said. “Jews, Christians, Muslims, people of all faiths are coming together, because they are sick and tired of the extremism that has taken over our streets.”
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Mamdani faces protesters at Gracie Mansion angered over stance on Israel and Jews
Emily Hallas / May 27, 2026
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Tuesday faced backlash from protesters gathered at his home, concerned over his stance on the Jewish people and Israel.
Footage from End Jew Hatred, the group that led the rally, appeared to show a few thousand protesters assembled across from Gracie Mansion, accusing the mayor of failing to target antisemitism and turning a blind eye to the rising hate that the city’s Jewish community is experiencing. Some called on Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-NY) to remove the city’s first socialist mayor from office, amid outrage that he revoked the city’s use of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance definition of antisemitism, and scrapped his predecessor’s prohibition on city agencies engaging in the boycott, divest, and sanctions movement against Israel.
“We are here not to be silent,” Brooke Goldstein, a human rights attorney with the Lawfare Project, said. “We are here because we stand for the truth and the truth to be heard.”
“We are not here to beg for protection,” Goldstein said, referencing a series of recent attacks on Jews. “We are here to demand equal protection. We are here because Jewish rights is civil rights.”
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NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani to skip Israel Parade, first absence since 1964
Mathilda Heller / May 27, 2026
NY State Assembly member Michael Novakhov, who spoke at the rally, told his community, “We will not stay silent in the face of antisemitism, Communism, and the dangerous pro-terrorist rhetoric coming from Zohran Mamdani.”
There was also controversy after sitting NYC Council member Shahana Hanif told two Muslim allies of the Jews who attended the protest: “May Allah condemn you to hell.”
“Telling fellow Muslims to go to hell because they’re willing to work with Jews...” Councilwoman Inna Vernikov said. “Not surprising though, from someone who called to Globalize the intifada and voted no on a symbolic resolution to end Jew hatred.”
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Jewish groups lead protest of hundreds at Mamdani’s residence
Luke Trees / May 27, 2026
Mamdani has long been at odds with the mainstream Jewish community due to his antagonism toward Israel, but Tuesday’s protest was the first Jewish community rally at his residence, Gracie Mansion, on the Upper East Side of Manhattan.
The activist group EndJewHatred organized the rally with the backing of groups including the Israeli American Council, the Catholic League and the Zionist Organization of America.
Organizers said the protesters were demanding Mamdani’s removal from office “over his failure to address rising radicalization and anti-American extremism in New York City.”
The crowd waved American and Israeli flags and chanted, “USA,” “Zohran Mamdani’s got to go,” and, “From the river to the sea, New York City will be free.”
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In New York, hundreds of protesters rallied in front of Mayor Zohran Mamdani's residence
May 27, 2026
Hundreds of Jewish New Yorkers and supporters gathered Tuesday evening in front of the official residence of New York City’s mayor, Zohran Mamdani, at Gracie Mansion, in Manhattan’s Upper East Side.
This is the first demonstration organized by the Jewish community in front of the mayor's residence since he took office. The gathering was organized by the group EndJewHatred, with support notably from the Israeli American Council, the Catholic League, and the Zionist Organization of America.
The organizers claim to be demanding the departure of Zohran Mamdani, whom they accuse of not responding to the rise of radicalization and anti-American extremism in New York.
In the crowd, the protesters were waving American and Israeli flags, chanting "USA" and "Zohran Mamdani must go." Several signs demanded his removal or denounced anti-Zionism as a threat to Jews. Some participants wore stickers with the slogan: "Make love, not intifada."
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Pro-Israel supporters bash Mamdani in heated protest outside Gracie Mansion
Ella Morrison and Caitlin McCormack / May 26, 2026
Hundreds of pro-Israel supporters swarmed Gracie Mansion to protest Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Tuesday night – with many calling for his resignation and outright deportation for failing to combat antisemitism and extremism.
The “Protest Zohran Mamdani” demonstration, held just one block away from Gracie Mansion, drew upwards of 300 staunch Israel supporters from across the tri-state area.
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