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2 days ago
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ADL says it's not aware of Stringer's plan to work with group to combat antisemitism despite mayoral candidate's claim
Longshot Big Apple mayoral candidate Scott Stringer's claim that he'd work with the Anti-Defamation League to root out antisemitism is news to the non-profit. An ADL spokesperson said Sunday that the organization is not aware of 'any authorized plans' to work with the former city comptroller, who said over the weekend he would use tech to help cops 'predict and prevent' biased attacks while referencing the ADL. 'We are not aware of any authorized plans to partner with Mr. Stringer and, as a nonprofit organization, we would not partner with any candidate for elective office,' the spokesperson told The Post. But Stringer's team stressed the candidate wasn't offering a campaign plan and would only implement a version of something that the ADL already has online if elected mayor. The apparent divide between ADL and Stringer comes after the lefty mayoral hopeful told members of Congregation Kehilath Jeshurun synagogue on Manhattan's Upper East Side he would have the NYPD and Office of Emergency Management use 'advanced monitoring tools' to flag social media posts that incite violence or signal threats during and after an international emergency. The ADL Center on Extremism uses a 'first-of-its-kind' interactive map that allows users to detail specific incidents of hate, extremism, antisemitism and terrorism by state and across the country. 'One of my first partnerships will be with the Anti-Defamation League on a project that goes beyond monitoring antisemitism after the fact,' Stringer said, according to remarks provided by the campaign. 'Instead, we will work to predict and prevent violence before it happens.' A spokesperson for Stringer also claimed Sunday the pol was only promoting the ADL's resources when asked about the claimed partnership. 'The ADL has one of the best tools available, and this one has been widely cited by Jewish thought leaders and elected officials,' the spokesperson said in a statement. 'It's been broadly promoted and positioned as a best practice. We should use the best tools and resources available to fight antisemitism — especially from groups that have long led the way on this issue. 'Employing best practices is good leadership, not an implication of a formal campaign partnership. The ADL has welcomed others promoting their resources.' Jewish New Yorkers have faced a disturbing spike in hate since Hamas launched its Oct. 7, 2023 attack on Israel, leading to the war in Gaza. Stringer, who is Jewish and a Zionist, has been polling in the single digits with the Democratic primary for mayor just weeks away.
New York Post
2 days ago
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ADL says it's not aware of Stringer's plan to work with group to combat antisemitism despite mayoral candidate's claim
Longshot Big Apple mayoral candidate Scott Stringer's claim that he'd work with the Anti-Defamation League to root out antisemitism is news to the non-profit. An ADL spokesperson said Sunday that the organization is not aware of 'any authorized plans' to work with the former city comptroller, who said over the weekend he would use tech to help cops 'predict and prevent' biased attacks while referencing the ADL. Stringer unveiled his plan to fight Jewish hate over the weekend. Leonardo Munoz 'We are not aware of any authorized plans to partner with Mr. Stringer and, as a nonprofit organization, we would not partner with any candidate for elective office,' the spokesperson told The Post. The statement comes after Stringer told members of Congregation Kehilath Jeshurun synagogue on Manhattan's Upper East Side he would have the NYPD and Office of Emergency Management use 'advanced monitoring tools' to flag social media posts that incite violence or signal threats during and after an international emergency. The ADL Center on Extremism uses a 'first-of-its-kind' interactive map that allows users to detail specific incidents of hate, extremism, antisemitism and terrorism by state and across the country. A spokesperson for Stringer claimed the pol was only promoting the ADL's resources when asked about the claimed partnership. The ADL said it was not aware of the plan Stringer wants to partner with them on. Michael Nagle 'The ADL has one of the best tools available, and this one has been widely cited by Jewish thought leaders and elected officials,' the spokesperson said in a statement. 'It's been broadly promoted and positioned as a best practice. We should use the best tools and resources available to fight antisemitism — especially from groups that have long led the way on this issue. 'Employing best practices is good leadership, not an implication of a formal campaign partnership. The ADL has welcomed others promoting their resources.' Jewish New Yorkers have faced a disturbing spike in hate since Hamas launched its Oct. 7, 2023 attack on Israel, leading to the war in Gaza. Stringer, who is Jewish and a Zionist, has been polling in the single digits with the Democratic primary for mayor just weeks away.
Yahoo
3 days ago
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Surging Mamdani cuts Cuomo's lead in Democratic NYC mayoral primary to just single digits: poll
Democratic socialist mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani is surging, cutting ex-Gov. Andrew Cuomo's frontrunner status in the Democratic primary to just a single digit lead, according to a new poll released Wednesday. The latest PIX 11/ Emerson College poll has the Queens state Assemblyman holding his own with Cuomo for 10 rounds of ranked-choice voting before being eliminated with a nine-point spread, 54.4% to 45.6%. But with less than a month to the June 24 Democratic mayoral primary, only a small fraction of voters appear to be up for grabs, with 3.5% of voters still undecided, according to the survey conducted May 23 to 26. 'With four weeks to go, the question is whether Cuomo can run out the clock, or if he needs to win over second-choice voters to hold off Mamdani's momentum,' said Spencer Kimball, executive director of Emerson College Polling. In the ranked-choice simulation, the first for the pollster, the former governor continued his strong first-round showing at 35% of the vote and Mamdani coming in second at 23%. City Comptroller Brad Lander was third with 11%, followed by former Comptroller Scott Stringer with 9%, Council Speaker Adrienne Adams with 8% and Brooklyn state Sen. Zellnor Myrie with 5%. Round after round, the poll showed Mamdani continuing to gain ground by picking up more of the second-choice votes from Democrats after their first-choice candidates were eliminated. Under the system, voters rank their top five candidates. A winner is only selected after getting more than 50% of the vote, with the lowest-ranked contender dropping off each round. Those votes then fall to the next-ranked candidate who has yet to be eliminated. Playing nice on the left has appeared to greatly benefit Mamdani, 33, who has formed a loose alliance with other candidates in a strategic bid to block the thrice-elected 67-year-old gov from making a political comeback. The young Queens pol even urged supporters to donate funds to rival Adrienne Adams' mayoral campaign to help her qualify for matching public funds, after he maxed out his own coffers. He's also part of the left-wing Working Families Party's preferred but unranked slate that also includes Adams — no relation to Mayor Eric Adams — Lander and Myrie. In PIX11/Emerson's prior poll in late March, Cuomo led 38% to 10% over Mamdani, after the assemblyman only garnered 1% support just weeks prior. In ranked-choice surveys by other pollsters, Cuomo defeated Mamdani by double digits — including in the Mamdani campaign's own poll released Tuesday. 'Cuomo has led in the polls since early 2025, but Mamdani has surged, gaining 23 points and winning second-choice votes nearly 2-to-1, cutting Cuomo's ranked-choice lead from 12 points to 9 points,' said Kimball. The primary election is June 24, with nine days of early voting beginning June 14. Cuomo also cleans up in the general election in November — albeit far off. If elected as the Democratic nominee, Cuomo wins with 44% support, according to the poll. Republican nominee Curtis Sliwa comes in second with 13%, incumbent Mayor Eric Adams as an independent ballot candidate in third with 10%, and another independent candidate, Jim Walden, carves off 7%. With Mamdani as the Democratic nominee, 35% would support him in the election, to 16% for Sliwa, 15% Adams, and 6% for Walden. About one-quarter of general election voters are undecided. Cuomo has managed to maintain nearly the same approval rating since jumping in the race, with this latest poll showing 41% of New Yorkers view him favorably while 47% view him unfavorably. Adams, though, has failed to gain much ground with New Yorkers now that his historic federal criminal case was killed — only managing to muster 19% favorability while 69% view him unfavorably. President Trump has managed to outperform Adams with 27% favorability, but his unfavorable rating matches the mayor at 69%. On other matters, half of New York City voters think mass deportations of undocumented immigrants hurt the city, while 30% think they are a positive development and 20% are unsure. Nearly half of city voters — 49% — say their family's finances are worse off now than a year ago, 35% say they are about the same, and 16% say they are better off. Meanwhile, 61% of voters support making it easier for first responders to forcibly hospitalize mentally ill people who are determined unable to meet their basic needs, while 13% are opposed and 26% are unsure. As for the Middle East, 46% do not think it is very important or somewhat important that the next mayor has a pro-Israel stance, compared to 33% who believe it is important. The remaining 21% of respondents have no opinion. In the other citywide races, Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine is out to a dominating lead over Brooklyn Councilman Justin Brannan, 51% to 23%, in the Democratic primary for comptroller. But nearly a third of voters still remain undecided, which were not included. Incumbent Public Advocate Jumaane Williams also runs away with the nomination, according to this poll, leading state Assemblywoman Jenifer Rajkumar 56 to 15. Five hundred Democrats were sampled for the ranked choice voting simulation after excluding undecided voters. The results have a margin of error of plus or minus 4.3 percentage points. Overall, 1,000 registered voters were interviewed overall for questions unrelated to the Democratic primary via phone, text survey and an online panel. The results have a margin of error of plus or minus 3 percentage points. Mamdani's camp hailed the poll's findings as evidence that he has the momentum. 'Andrew Cuomo has hit his ceiling, while we're nowhere near ours,' the Mamdani campaign said. The Cuomo campaign dismissed the Emerson survey as an 'outlier' compared to other recent polls. 'But the facts across the board remain the same — Andrew Cuomo is the consistent and overwhelming frontrunner in this race,' said Cuomo campaign rep Rich Azzopardi.
Yahoo
3 days ago
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Lefty NYC mayoral candidate Scott Stringer plans to surveil social media to ‘predict' antisemitic attacks
Former NYC Comptroller Scott Stringer insists he'll crack down on antisemitism if elected mayor by using tech to help authorities 'predict and prevent' biased attacks before they happen. The longshot mayoral candidate rolled out his plans Saturday to partner with the Anti-Defamation League on the initiative while addressing members of the Congregation Kehilath Jeshurun synagogue on Manhattan's Upper East Side. 'My new initiative would use advanced monitoring tools to scour social media posts following during or after international emergencies,' — especially those involving Israel or Jewish institutions,' claimed Stringer, a devout Jew and vocal Zionist. 'It would flag content that incites violence or signals coordinated threats. It would provide the tools for law enforcement, community leaders, and institutions like this one to act before tragedy strikes.' Stringer, soon heading into the June 24 Democratic primary, insisted his initiative — which would be overseen by the NYPD and Office of Emergency Management — is 'not about surveillance of [dissenting] opinions, or about setting up databases or lists of people who don't agree with us.' 'It is about surfacing potential danger before it becomes real violence,' he pointed out. The ADL oversees what it boasts is a 'first-of-its kind interactive and customizable map' that helps users detail 'specific incidents of hate, extremism, antisemitism and terrorism by state and nationwide.' The 'H.E.A.T Map' allows users to better understand 'tactics extremists use, compare activity by type and/or state and access and download raw data,' according to the ADL. Although Jewish New Yorkers make up about 10% of the city's population, they were the target of over 62% of total hate crimes in the first quarter of 2025. 'The pattern, by now, is painfully familiar,' added Stringer. 'Major incidents in and around Israel set off a torrent of online hatred,' he said, referring to Hamas' October 7, 2023 terror attack on Israel that set off the ongoing war in Gaza. 'Jewish schools, synagogues, and cultural centers face waves of threats. Our families – whether it's young children at school or elders walking in or out of shul, are in the crosshairs. 'The hate might start online, but it doesn't stay there,' he said.
New York Post
3 days ago
- Politics
- New York Post
Stringer pushes plan 'predict and prevent' antisemitic attacks
Former NYC Comptroller Scott Stringer insists he'll crack down on antisemitism if elected mayor by using tech to help authorities 'predict and prevent' biased attacks before they happen. The longshot mayoral candidate rolled out his plans Saturday to partner with the Anti-Defamation League on the initiative while addressing members of the Congregation Kehilath Jeshurun synagogue on Manhattan's Upper East Side. 'My new initiative would use advanced monitoring tools to scour social media posts following during or after international emergencies,' — especially those involving Israel or Jewish institutions,' claimed Stringer, a devout Jew and vocal Zionist. Advertisement 4 Former NYC Comptroller Scott Stringer is planning to partner with the Anti-Defamation League on an initiative — if elected mayor — that he claims will help authorities crack down on antisemitism by using tech to 'predict and prevent' biased attacks before they happen. Paul Martinka 'It would flag content that incites violence or signals coordinated threats. It would provide the tools for law enforcement, community leaders, and institutions like this one to act before tragedy strikes.' Stringer, soon heading into the June 24 Democratic primary, insisted his initiative — which would be overseen by the NYPD and Office of Emergency Management — is 'not about surveillance of [dissenting] opinions, or about setting up databases or lists of people who don't agree with us.' Advertisement 'It is about surfacing potential danger before it becomes real violence,' he pointed out. 4 Stringer revealed his plan to tackle anti-Israel hate Saturday at the Congregation Kehilath Jeshurun synagogue on Manhattan's Upper East Side. 7.8.96 The ADL oversees what it boasts is a 'first-of-its kind interactive and customizable map' that helps users detail 'specific incidents of hate, extremism, antisemitism and terrorism by state and nationwide.' The 'H.E.A.T Map' allows users to better understand 'tactics extremists use, compare activity by type and/or state and access and download raw data,' according to the ADL. Advertisement Although Jewish New Yorkers make up about 10% of the city's population, they were the target of over 62% of total hate crimes in the first quarter of 2025. 4 New York University students and pro-Israeli supporters rally in April 2024 across the street from where pro-Palestinian students and supporters rally outside the NYU Stern School of Business building. AP 4 Stringer insisted his initiative — which would be overseen by the NYPD and Office of Emergency Management — is 'not about surveillance of [dissenting] opinions, or about setting up databases or lists of people who don't agree with us.' Robert Miller 'The pattern, by now, is painfully familiar,' added Stringer. Advertisement 'Major incidents in and around Israel set off a torrent of online hatred,' he said, referring to Hamas' October 7, 2023 terror attack on Israel that set off the ongoing war in Gaza. 'Jewish schools, synagogues, and cultural centers face waves of threats. Our families – whether it's young children at school or elders walking in or out of shul, are in the crosshairs. 'The hate might start online, but it doesn't stay there,' he said.
