Overview
- Black supporters voiced anger after reports tied a 2013 post using the N-word to Rama Duwaji’s now‑deleted X account, as highlighted by The Root.
- Mayor Zohran Mamdani defended her as a private person with no formal City Hall role and said he would answer for his own politics.
- Duwaji deleted the old X account earlier this month while her Instagram, which has about 2 million followers, remains active.
- Earlier reporting shows she shared or liked content praising figures linked to the PFLP and posts celebrating Hamas’s Oct. 7 attack, including one that called rape reports a hoax.
- Coverage now ranges from The Root’s focus on Black backlash to right‑leaning outlets cataloging her past posts and warning of political fallout for the mayor.