In a stunning Harlem rally, Mayor Eric Adams endorses Andrew Cuomo, condemns Zohran Mamdani’s pro-intifada stance and defends New York’s Jewish community.
A political earthquake shook New York City Thursday as Mayor Eric Adams—once a rival of Andrew Cuomo—formally endorsed the former governor in a dramatic show of unity against Zohran Mamdani, the far-left candidate whose record of anti-Israel rhetoric has alienated mainstream Democrats.
At a packed press conference in Harlem, Adams warned that “our immigrant and Black communities are under attack,” but reserved his fiercest criticism for Mamdani’s defense of the slogan “Globalize the Intifada.”
“When you tell Jewish residents to ‘globalize the intifada,’ you’re saying you don’t care,” Adams declared to thunderous applause. “You are telling Jewish New Yorkers—our neighbors, our friends—that their lives don’t matter.”
The mayor also drew a clear line between Islamic extremism and Islam itself, calling out radicals who “burn churches in Nigeria and destroy communities in Germany,” emphasizing that the city must reject all forms of extremism—religious or political.
Adams didn’t mince words about Mamdani’s divisive agenda, branding him “a snake-oil salesman” and “the king of the gentrifiers.”
Standing beside him, Andrew Cuomo seized the moment to remind Democrats of their historic moral compass:
“Democrats do not propose antisemitic policies. Democrats stand with Israel. That’s what real Democrats do,” Cuomo said.
“We unite—we don’t divide. Mamdani’s campaign has sown division, especially with the Jewish community. That’s not leadership; that’s demagoguery.”
Mamdani’s record reads like a manifesto of hostility toward Israel. He:
- Defended the chant “Globalize the Intifada”—a call many view as glorifying violence against Jews.
- Attacked Israel just one day after the October 7 Hamas massacre, while failing to condemn the slaughter of 1,200 Israelis.
- Rejected the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition of antisemitism.
- Vowed to “arrest Prime Minister Netanyahu” should he visit New York—citing the ICC warrant, even though the US is not a party to the ICC.
The endorsement marks a seismic moment in Democratic politics—two establishment heavyweights uniting to isolate extremism in their own ranks.
Sources close to City Hall confirmed that Adams had been under White House pressure to withdraw from the race to clear the path for Cuomo—a move that Jewish organizations swiftly applauded. Within hours, leading pro-Israel groups threw their support behind Cuomo’s campaign, calling it “a vote for sanity, unity, and moral clarity.”
New York’s message is loud and clear:
Antisemitism has no home here.
Those who cheer for intifadas and flirt with terror glorification will find themselves politically shipwrecked.
