NYC Islamic Terror Attacks Up 243% Under Mamdani

Worst surge in New York City terrorism in almost a decade;

Daniel Greenfield , Bio and Archives--July 31, 2026

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The last time an Islamic terrorist attack was carried out in New York City before Mamdani was in Times Square on the last day of 2022.

In the 7 months since Mamdani took office, there have already been two terror attacks.

The mass stabbing in Manhattan by an ex-con shouting “Allahu Akbar” followed a previous attack on a protest rally against Islamization at the mayoral residence of Gracie Mansion by two Muslim teenagers throwing homemade bombs.

This is a shocking increase of 243% in terror attacks across just two and a half years

In previous years, Christian Sturdivant, a convert to Islam, had been arrested on December 31, 2025, over a New Year’s Eve stabbing spree plot in New York City which, had it been carried out, would have taken place hours before Mamdani took office.

Sturdivant had posted, “May Allah curse the cross worshipers.”

Muhammad Shahzeb Khan, a Pakistani Muslim operating in Canada, had plotted to mark the Hamas atrocities of Oct 7 with a terror attack against Jewish synagogues in Brooklyn on the same date in 2024.

Both of these religiously themed Muslim attacks, one aimed at Jews and one at Christians, were a once-a-year occasion, but there have already been two Islamic terror attacks in just the first 7 months of Mamdani’s reign, with possibly more to come before the first year is even out.

This is a shocking increase of 243% in terror attacks across just two and a........

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