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On his first day in office, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani revoked all of the executive orders issued by former Mayor Eric Adams after his indictment in 2024 — including measures that sought to crack down on pro-Palestine protests and advocacy.

In December, Adams signed an order that prohibited city agencies from actions like boycotting or divesting from Israel, which the office labelled as actions that “discriminate against the State of Israel.”

At the same time, Adams signed an order seeking to bar protests outside of places of worship after protesters had targeted institutions, including synagogues, that were holding illegal sales of Palestinian land in the occupied West Bank.

Mamdani’s action on Thursday also revoked an Adams

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