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New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced a new Interagency Task Force to Combat Antisemitism on Tuesday, increasing annual funding for hate crime prevention from $3 million to $29 million.
The administration's strategy document explicitly states that the city will not adopt a standalone definition of antisemitism, a decision that has drawn sharp criticism from Jewish community leaders who argue the plan fails to address the specific nature of the prejudice.
The proposal outlines a significant financial commitment to combat hate crimes, including $2 million for the Queens Holocaust memorial and $2.5 million for the Center for New Jewish Culture in Brooklyn.
It also establishes cooperation pathways between the NYPD, the Office for Prevention of Hate Crimes, and the Commission on Human Rights.
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