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Zohran Mamdani shows toxic wind that began to blow after George Floyd killing has become a tornado. BY ZOE STRIMPEL


n the 19th and early 20th cen- turies, New York’s leftism was bound up with Ellis Island and its unique magnetism to waves


of immigrants from the Old World, including a hefty influx of Russian Jewish emigres, some of whom brought communist and socialist sympathies and trade unionism along with a furious work ethic. It was they, plus later waves of


East Asian and Hispanic immigrants, who made New York the “greatest city on earth.” The historically unique alchemy of


New York is now a poisonous swirl of evil forces. Always at the vanguard of cul-


ture, New York’s likely next mayor — the proudly socialist, Palestine- obsessed Zohran Mamdani, 33, with a massive, fawning celebrity follow- ing — shows that the toxic wind that began to blow after the killing of George Floyd has become a torna- do. Mamdani’s rise speaks to much


pass. Following the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas


attacks, he condemned Israel. He has refused to say whether he sup- ports the existence of the State of Israel as a Jewish state and has refused to condemn such phrases, associated with brazen jihad, as “glo- balize the intifada.” He casually and confidently uses


such false terms as “genocide” and “apartheid” to describe Israel’s treat- ment of Palestinians, with New York Democrats cheering him on. All of this matters for city gover-


nance. It positions Mamdani as favor- able toward the types of grisly, illegal campus protests that took place last year, which in places openly praised Hamas and Hezbollah, and left Jew- ish students either advised to leave campus for their own safety or barri- caded in their rooms, outside of which


Once-in-a-Century Election Victory in November no sure thing


for come-from-nowhere socialist. BY JOHN FUND


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he June victory of dark- horse socialist candidate


Zohran Mamdani stunned the nation when he defeated former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo in the Democratic Party’s primary for New York City mayor. Because Democrats make


up just under two-thirds of the city’s registered voters,


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betting markets make Mamdani the favorite to get elected in November. But that’s


nowhere near a sure thing. Cuomo has a ballot line allowing him to run as an independent. Mayor Eric


Adams, once a CUOMO ADAMS


they faced swastika graffiti and shouts of “Zionists out.” There will probably be many more


— and even worse — if Mamdani becomes mayor. The Palestine mob will proceed emboldened on the streets. What would those alighting at Ellis Island in rags, fleeing the pogroms of Russia, think of it all? Mamdani is a member of the Dem- ocratic Socialists of America. Under


Republican, elected mayor as a Democrat in 2021, and now running for reelection in November as an independent, has several scandal skeletons but has reduced crime and is attracting support from


minorities, moderates, and business figures. Curtis Sliwa is the Republican


candidate, but he is likely to be squeezed out if November effectively becomes a two-man contest. Three big questions arise


about the race to lead the nation’s largest city, a sprawling metropolis of 8.5 million people. First: How in the world did


the largely unknown Mamdani rise from 1% in the polls to win? He was blessed in the


primary race with a disgraced


damage already done. His election would be the end of


New York, at least for years to come. Let us start with his moral com-


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