Outgoing NYC Mayor Eric Adams Warns ‘Everything Is Not Fine… If I Were Jewish, I’d Be Worried for My Kids’

Outgoing New York City Mayor Eric Adams used his visit to Israel to deliver one of his bluntest warnings yet about incoming socialist Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, declaring, “If I were a Jewish New Yorker I would be concerned about my children,” and insisting, “Everything is not fine” for the city’s Jews as antisemitism surges and a new administration prepares to take power.

Adams arrived in Israel on Friday for his final trip as mayor, meeting with business and political leaders and visiting sites tied to the October 7, 2023, Hamas massacre. On Sunday, the Combat Antisemitism Movement (CAM) hosted an event in Tel Aviv honoring him for his support of Israel and his efforts to confront rising antisemitism — an event that quickly shifted into a stark warning about New York’s future under Mamdani.

Asked about Jewish safety once Mamdani takes office January 1, Adams did not hedge. “We need to be honest about the moment and cannot sugarcoat it,” he said. “The New York Jewish community must prepare themselves. This is a period where you need to be conscious about the level of global hostility towards the Jewish community. If I were a Jewish New Yorker, I would be concerned about my children.” ---More...