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One of Zohran Mamdani's first moves after officially taking office on New Year’s Day was to sign an executive order revoking a number of Eric Adams’ executive orders following his indictment. Among those orders were some that were designed to combat antisemitism in the city, and his removal of that order is causing backlash. Randy Mastro, former New York City Deputy Mayor, spoke with Mendte in the Morning about the new Mayor’s first moves and what precedent they are setting.
“So many of the early signals are divisive,” Mastro told host Larry Mendte. “Revoking all those executive orders; what message does that send to the Jewish community? What message does that send about our relationship with Israel?”
Mastro worries about the future of New York City following Mamdani’s early actions: “Are we going to be a city that is inclusive and protects every community, or are you going to eliminate executive orders designed to prevent antisemitism, to prevent discrimination?”
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