Democratic New York City Mayor candidate Zohran Mamdani said at a MSNBC “briefing with Jen Psaki” on Wednesday that he vows to increase funding for the city’s hate crime program by 800% to “take root” anti-women.

Mamdani secured the Democratic mayoral nomination on Tuesday, defeating former New York governor Andrew Cuomo, potentially leading America’s biggest city. While talking to MSNBC’s Jen Psaki, the host asked Mamdani about his message to Jewish voters as concerns continue to spread about his stance on Israel.

“My message is that I am trying to lead the entire city and represent all New Yorkers, and that expression is not conditional on whether someone votes for me or someone agrees with me. “Like Jewish Americans, Jewish New Yorkers know that they are horrible in this moment of anti-Semitism.”

Mamdani’s policy as a Democrat socialist has attracted criticism, but his statement on Israel is also circulating online. between Recent interviews In “The Bulwark,” host Tim Miller asked Mamdani if ​​the phrases “intifadas to globalize” and “river to sea” made him uncomfortable. (Related: “Tired, Wet Sex Pest”: Megyn Kelly tears Dems because he runs Cuomo and loses)

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Mamdani said he did not support the ban on language, the comments it caused. Repulsion From the Jews Advocacy groups More online.

He later told Psaki that he felt “terrifying” following “terrifying attacks” in places like Washington, D.C. and Colorado, and told New York Jewish residents about the daily horrors.

“In the end, through conversations with Jewish New Yorkers, I formulated a proposal from the Community Safety Agency, which includes an 800% increase in funding for the Hate Crime Prevention Program,” Mamdani said.

“In the end, it’s not possible to simply say that anti-Semitism is not home in this city or that there is no place in this country,” Mamdani said. “We have to do more than talk about it. We need to work on it. That’s what we do through this funding and this commitment. We will eradicate bias in five districts.”

In addition to his comments on the controversial phrase, Mamdani also announced that in December 2024, he was the mayor of New York City, to MSNBC’s Mehdi Hasan. Arrest If Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited the city, he said, “City where our values ​​are in line with international law. It’s time for us to do it.”

In addition to his proposal to increase the funding of hate crimes by 800%, Mamdani is also pushing to raise the city’s minimum wage to $30, increase taxes for businesses and highly-operated workers to an estimated $10 billion, and fund a variety of free amenities, including buses and childcare.

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