June 26, 2025 — New York
New York City is home to nearly one million Jews. That thriving Jewish community is not monolithic in practice nor in political persuasion. American Jewish Committee (AJC) firmly believes that any mayor must be focused on the well-being of all the city’s residents.
In this challenging moment for the Jewish people amidst surging global antisemitism, many Jewish New Yorkers are rightly concerned about the dramatic rise of antisemitism in their city and the very real safety concerns that impact Jews daily.
The next mayor of New York City must take those concerns seriously and must not contribute to an environment that accepts - or even worse, fosters - antisemitism. We will continue to confront rhetoric or actions of candidates or elected officials that are contrary to these obligations.
