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Poll Finds Jewish NYC Voters Give Mamdani Low Marks, Cite Antisemitism Fears

The advocacy-funded survey highlights a deep rift over antisemitism linked to anti-Zionist rhetoric.

Less than a third of NYC Jewish voters think socialist Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s is doing a good job -- and most link the Big Apple's rising antisemitism to Hizzoner and his comrades mainstreaming anti-Zionism, a new poll shows.

Overview

  • The Jewish Majority poll released Sunday found 32% of Jewish voters rate Mayor Zohran Mamdani as excellent or good, while 40% say poor.
  • The survey of 665 voters conducted Feb. 17–28 by Mercury Public Affairs reported 82% worry about rising antisemitism, and 58% tie it to the normalization of anti-Zionism.
  • A related finding showed 61% believe Mamdani’s earlier refusal to condemn the slogan “globalize the intifada” emboldened pro-Hamas protesters.
  • NYPD figures for January through March counted 143 hate crimes, up 11.7% from a year earlier, with 78 incidents targeting Jews.
  • Policy fights sharpened the split as the City Council’s houses‑of‑worship buffer won a veto‑proof majority, the mayor later vetoed a schools buffer bill, and 84% in the poll backed a safe perimeter for synagogues.
  • City officials defended Mamdani’s outreach and said his team is drafting a first-of-its-kind municipal plan to combat antisemitism, while critics note the poll was sponsored by an advocacy group critical of his Israel stance.