“Mayor Zohran Mamdani said this week that he supported reparations efforts in New York City but that it was too early to commit to making monetary payouts to descendants of slavery,” the New York Times reports.
Mamdani Digs Back in After New York’s Summer of Fun
“New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, not even eight months into his job, is full-throttling his Democratic Socialist agenda at a time when democratic socialism is on the march,” the Wall Street Journal reports.
Netanyahu Accuses Mamdani of ‘Hate Speech’
“Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel on Sunday responded directly to Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s calls for his arrest, accusing the mayor of ‘fomenting hate’ and referring to a video address that Mr. Mamdani made last week as ‘hate speech.'” the New York Times reports.
Bloomberg: Netanyahu vows to attend UN as Mamdani says he’s “not welcome.”
Can Lina Khan Make Peace with New York Business?
“New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has kept the city’s business leaders waiting to see his plan to grow the local economy,” the Wall Street Journal reports.
“This week, the city’s business elite received an unexpected surprise when Mamdani named a new chair of the city’s powerful Economic Development Corporation: Lina Khan, the 37-year-old who made her name crusading against the world’s largest corporations as head of the Federal Trade Commission during the Biden administration.”
“The appointment of Khan, who is seen by Wall Street and Big Tech as hostile to business, sent a jolt through some of the more rarefied corners of the business community. But a separate appointment blunted the shock, and for some, is sending mixed signals. Mamdani also appointed Tony Shorris, a long-trusted hand for the city and business community, as the EDC’s president and CEO.”
Town in Turmoil Over a $545,000 Email Phishing Scam
“The trap began with a routine bureaucratic ritual: the head of a family-run contracting company and a small town public-works director trading emails about when the municipality would cut a six-figure check for utility work,” the Wall Street Journal reports.
“But lurking online, a cybercriminal pounced with staggering ease. Someone posing as a company employee emailed the director to request an electronic transfer instead. Days later, the town sent $545,598.30 to a Utah bank account that wasn’t the company’s.”
“Surfside Beach had fallen victim to a ‘business email compromise’ scam, a cyber-swindle that cost $3 billion nationally last year, the Federal Bureau of Investigation says.”
“In such ruses, fraudsters fool people with malicious software, phishing emails or tweaked digital addresses. Once in, they can spot legitimate email threads about invoices and business matters.”
Mamdani Names Lina Khan to Development Post
“New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani appointed Lina Khan, the antimonopoly former Federal Trade Commission head, to chair the city’s Economic Development Corporation, a surprise announcement that puts a crusading official in charge of managing the city’s business growth,” the Wall Street Journal reports.
NOTUS: Mamdani taps antitrust crusader Lina Khan for key role in his administration.
Mamdani Calls Netanyahu a ‘War Criminal’
“Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Tuesday night challenged the federal government to execute an international arrest warrant against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel, calling him a ‘war criminal’ and ‘the architect of a horrific genocide against the Palestinian people’ in a striking video statement,” the New York Times reports.
“The mayor said the city Law Department explored whether the New York Police Department could arrest the Israeli prime minister during his expected visit to the city in September but that the city did not have ‘independent legal authority’ to do so.”
Bloomberg: Mamdani concedes he can’t arrest Netanyahu in New York City.
Why Trump and Mamdani Might Both Welcome a Fight
“President Donald Trump’s approval ratings may be sliding, but one political super sense is as sharp as ever: picking a fight with an adversary he casts as the entire Democratic Party,” CNN reports.
“Step forward, New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani.”
“It took just days for Trump to jump on Mamdani’s refusal to roll back a campaign pledge to arrest Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, for whom the International Criminal Court has issued a warrant, if he showed up in the city.”
Mamdani Says He May Still Order Netanyahu’s Arrest
“Mayor Zohran Mamdani said his administration was still discussing whether to arrest the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, if he comes to New York City as expected for the UN General Assembly in September,” the New York Times reports.
Said Mamdani: “I believe that Prime Minister Netanyahu belongs in the Hague.”
He added: “He’s a war criminal who has been charged by the International Criminal Court. And what you will find is that is an opinion that is held by many, purely because of what his actions have wrought over these last many years.”
Trump Rages About Spencer Pratt Losing in Los Angeles
“President Trump continued to raise red flags about Spencer Pratt’s election results in his bid for Los Angeles mayor — saying something has to be done about the ‘crooked’ elections in our country,” the New York Post reports.
Man in Bong Costume Freestyled at Town Meeting
“A township meeting held in New Jersey on July 7 has gone viral for its eccentric public comments, including a song performed by a man dressed as marijuana paraphernalia,” USA Today reports.
“Introducing himself as ‘Bong Holeo,’ the costumed man spent several minutes freestyling a song about … being a bong. The man did not address any specific items on the committee meeting agenda.”
Mamdani More Popular Than Netanyahu Among U.S. Jews
An Associated Press-NORC survey found that 44% of American Jews hold a favorable opinion of New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, compared with 39% who view him unfavorably.
By contrast, just 32% of respondents said they have a favorable opinion of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, while 59% said they have a negative view.
Mamdani Marks July 4 with a Pro-Immigration Speech
“New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani argued a true celebration of patriotism should confront both the nation’s ideals and its flaws, in a speech Friday on the eve of America’s 250th birthday,” CNN reports.
“The speech, meant to contrast to President Donald Trump’s planned remarks at Mount Rushmore, was steeped in symbolism and centered immigration as its primary theme. A naturalized citizen born in Uganda to parents of Indian-origin, Mamdani sat behind a desk used by George Washington, with naturalized immigrants standing around him holding American flags.”
CBS News: Mamdani discusses American exceptionalism and “forces of division” in America 250 speech.
Mamdani to Deliver July 4th Speech Hours Before Trump
“Mayor Zohran Mamdani will deliver a presidential-style speech Friday for America’s 250th birthday in what City Hall billed a ‘major address’ hours before President Trump delivers his own remarks,” the New York Post reports.
Quote of the Day
“Americans are exhausted by the daily struggle to make ends meet. We can’t just oppose the Trump administration. We need to lay out a policy agenda that actively fights for working people.”
— New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, on ABC News.
Rent for Mamdani’s Former Apartment Rose 30%
“New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani left his rent-stabilized apartment in Queens to move to the mayor’s official residence this year. Now, his former landlord is raising the rent on that unit for the new tenant by more than 30%,” the Wall Street Journal reports.
“And there is nothing in the city’s new rent freeze to stop it.”
Trump Blasts Lewis George as ‘Communist Adherent’
“President Donald Trump on Sunday used his social media platform to denigrate Janeese Lewis George, the democratic socialist who recently won D.C.’s Democratic mayoral primary, describing her as a ‘Communist adherent’ whose likely election would threaten the nation’s capital,” the Washington Post reports.
Exchange of the Day
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D) was interviewed on ABC News by Jon Karl:
KARL: Republicans are going to make you the poster child for the Democratic Party.
MAMDANI: Let them. We don’t have to ask ourselves what life looks like if a socialist wins. I won last November, and over the course of these last six months, what we’ve delivered for working people are the very things we were told were impossible. We’ve delivered free child care for two-year-olds for the first time in New York City history. We’ve delivered tens of millions of dollars back to tenants who were taken advantage of by bad landlords. We’ve delivered 165,000 potholes being paved. And we’ve done all of these things while also delivering the lowest recorded crime in our city’s history. That’s what it looks like to have democratic socialism.
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