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Behind Mamdani’s smile is zero accomplishments except fanning Jew-hate

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11.04.2026

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Behind Mamdani’s smile is zero accomplishments except fanning Jew-hate

Mayor Zohran Mamdani just passed his 100th day in office. The metropolis has survived.

But antisemitism in our city of 1 million Jews flourishes as never before.

Tolerance for it is so pervasive that some longtime restaurant customers skipped Passover meals this year for fears of being targeted, according to my friends in the business.

How much worse will it be in Mamdani’s 1,360 days in office to come?

On Sunday, he’s celebrating himself at a rally in Queens to be stocked mainly with unionized teachers.

Self-adoration comes easily to Mamdani, a child of privilege who speaks, acts and grins as if he earned it despite having not worked a day in his life (including his term in the state Assembly, where he did less than nothing).

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Mamdani has made himself remarkably unpopular in his first few months. His 48% approval rating is embarrassing compared with predecessor Eric Adams’ 61% approval at the same point in his mayoralty.

The mayor’s famous smile, it would seem, can only go so far to appease his easily led base.

On certain public-policy issues, Mamdani’s been disarmingly — blessedly — ineffectual.

He all but gave up on his free-buses-for all lunacy.

He got cold feet about axing the NYPD’s........

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