Senior political reporter at the Forward. Email: Kornbluh@forward.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/jacobkornbluh.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/jacobkornbluh.bsky.social/post/3mlmoufe6rs2jNYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch, addressing JCRC-NY gala: “I understand that for many of you, having a Jewish police commissioner is deeply comforting. “Please know that I do not take that responsibility lightly. I feel it in my mind, in my bones and in my heart.”12 May 2026 01:58 +0000at://did:plc:tqhu67damvnwheunrnca7ebb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlmoufe6rs2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/jacobkornbluh.bsky.social/post/3mllyvg2ie223🚨NYC Mayor Mamdani is hosting the annual Jewish American Heritage Month reception at Gracie Mansion next week marked as a celebration of the Shavuot holiday, according to this invitation sent out. Cheesecake and blintzes, maybe?11 May 2026 19:25 +0000at://did:plc:tqhu67damvnwheunrnca7ebb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mllyvg2ie223https://bsky.app/profile/jacobkornbluh.bsky.social/post/3mkapc2lrgs2n🚨‼️ RARE rebuke from major Jewish organizations of Mayor Mamdani’s expected veto of the schools protest safety bill (175-B, as reported by the NY Times: "This veto is a profound failure of City Hall to demonstrate to all New Yorkers that our safety is a priority." Joint statement ⬇️24 Apr 2026 14:09 +0000at://did:plc:tqhu67damvnwheunrnca7ebb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkapc2lrgs2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/jacobkornbluh.bsky.social/post/3mk42g33pas2oAt 92NY panel discussion on Jewish issues, Manhattan Borough President Hoylman-Sigal advises Mayor Mamdani: "I think the mayor should follow the tradition of every mayor preceding him and visit Israel... "Look, if Nixon can go to China, I think the mayor might consider that in the future."22 Apr 2026 17:45 +0000at://did:plc:tqhu67damvnwheunrnca7ebb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk42g33pas2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/jacobkornbluh.bsky.social/post/3mjkyxlsac22uPHOTO: Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer votes NO on Bernie Sanders’ joint resolutions of disapproval to block arms sales to Israel15 Apr 2026 23:03 +0000at://did:plc:tqhu67damvnwheunrnca7ebb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjkyxlsac22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/jacobkornbluh.bsky.social/post/3mjk24wjjzc2n👀 AUDIO: At recent tele-town hall, GOP Rep. Scott Perry of Pennsylvania doesn’t forcefully condemn constituent who said Hitler ‘should have finished the job’ of killing Jews during WWII. Perry: “I just don’t think any of that is helpful at all. You know, we respect everybody’s religion…” ⬇️15 Apr 2026 13:52 +0000at://did:plc:tqhu67damvnwheunrnca7ebb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjk24wjjzc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/jacobkornbluh.bsky.social/post/3mjiid5qyuc2pVideo: The National Rifle Association (NRA) announces partnership with "Lox and Loaded," a Jewish firearms club founded last year in response to rising antisemitism after Oct. 7.14 Apr 2026 23:00 +0000at://did:plc:tqhu67damvnwheunrnca7ebb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjiid5qyuc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/jacobkornbluh.bsky.social/post/3mj5xsmzjus2d🚨 #NY10 SCOOP: Brad Lander joins call to end U.S. aid to Israel, including funding for Iron Dome, in quest to replace Rep. Dan Goldman. “Israel should have access to purchase it with their own funds,” Lander tells me. Read more https://forward.com/brad-lander-aid-israel-dan-goldman-iron-dome/10 Apr 2026 18:38 +0000at://did:plc:tqhu67damvnwheunrnca7ebb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj5xsmzjus2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/jacobkornbluh.bsky.social/post/3mia3qksmws2fFIRST HERE 🫓🍷Mamdani is set to attend the annual Downtown Seder Monday night at the City Winery in Manhattan. The mayor will speak alongside artists and cultural leaders. #Passover More info ⬇️ https://forward.com/news/815929/mamdani-passover-seder-city-winery-jews/29 Mar 2026 21:29 +0000at://did:plc:tqhu67damvnwheunrnca7ebb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mia3qksmws2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/jacobkornbluh.bsky.social/post/3mhwegwjcrc2vMamdani noncommittal on signing buffer zone bill poised to pass City Council tomorrow. City Hall spox: Mamdani “is keenly aware of the serious concerns regarding these bills’ limiting of New Yorkers’ constitutional rights, and he will keep these concerns in mind….” https://forward.com/news/815239/synagogues-protests-buffer-zone-nyc-mamdani/26 Mar 2026 00:38 +0000at://did:plc:tqhu67damvnwheunrnca7ebb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhwegwjcrc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/jacobkornbluh.bsky.social/post/3mhvj4fdqfs2sRaul Rivera yelling outside Mamdani presser. Mamdani: “I want that man to be able to afford to keep living in NYC, because the day that I don't hear him yelling at me, it means he got priced out of this place.” “We need to make this a city where it's affordable enough to yell at your politicians.”25 Mar 2026 16:29 +0000at://did:plc:tqhu67damvnwheunrnca7ebb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhvj4fdqfs2shttps://bsky.app/profile/jacobkornbluh.bsky.social/post/3mhgykwgph22x📸 🫓 Mamdani met today with Orthodox bizman Dov Bleich, who showed him a Haggadah dating to the Civil War era in NY ahead of Passover. Bleich said the mayor appeared “visibly moved” by the artifact and reaffirmed commitment to protecting Jewish New Yorkers. More ⬇️19 Mar 2026 21:55 +0000at://did:plc:tqhu67damvnwheunrnca7ebb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhgykwgph22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/jacobkornbluh.bsky.social/post/3mhcjwfsa222d#IL09: Daniel Biss beats AIPAC spending VIDEO: Biss in victory speech: “So enough about AIPAC. May tonight be the last night I utter their name. “This victory belongs to J Street.” https://forward.com/news/813115/daniel-biss-illinois-aipac-democrats/18 Mar 2026 03:23 +0000at://did:plc:tqhu67damvnwheunrnca7ebb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhcjwfsa222dhttps://bsky.app/profile/jacobkornbluh.bsky.social/post/3mh7mad2ubk2pPhylisa Wisdom, executive director of the Mayor’s Office to Combat Antisemitism, said the 45-minute discussion focused on affordable housing, child care and efforts to address rising antisemitism ⬇️ [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 Mar 2026 23:26 +0000at://did:plc:tqhu67damvnwheunrnca7ebb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mh7mad2ubk2phttps://bsky.app/profile/jacobkornbluh.bsky.social/post/3mh7i43nqfs2o📸 PHOTO: Mayor Mamdani just held a roundtable with Orthodox and Hasidic leaders at City Hall. He was joined by his Jewish aides Phylisa Wisdom, Josh Binderman and Uri Fraenkel. (via source)16 Mar 2026 22:12 +0000at://did:plc:tqhu67damvnwheunrnca7ebb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mh7i43nqfs2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/jacobkornbluh.bsky.social/post/3merkpbn3ck2g*EXCLUSIVE* In her first interview since Mamdani named her as head of the Mayor’s Office to Combat Antisemitism, Phylisa Wisdom says she'll do a listening tour and craft a plan before the High Holidays, drawing from competing definitions. more ⬇️ https://forward.com/fast-forward/805180/mamdani-phylisa-wisdom-antisemitism-plan/13 Feb 2026 22:31 +0000at://did:plc:tqhu67damvnwheunrnca7ebb/app.bsky.feed.post/3merkpbn3ck2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/jacobkornbluh.bsky.social/post/3me2olxdfxc2e🚨 SCOOP🚨: NYC Mayor Mamdani appoints Phylisa Wisdom, progressive Jewish leader, to run the Mayor's Office to Combat Antisemitism. https://forward.com/fast-forward/798609/mamdani-phylisa-wisdom-antisemitism-office/04 Feb 2026 20:09 +0000at://did:plc:tqhu67damvnwheunrnca7ebb/app.bsky.feed.post/3me2olxdfxc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/jacobkornbluh.bsky.social/post/3mdlmpvnnok2lCouncil Speaker Julie Menin, introducing buffer zones outside synagogues legislation, addresses Mamdani + others’ concerns about limiting protests: “Enforcement is not based on speech or viewpoint. It is based on conduct that endangers others.”29 Jan 2026 20:26 +0000at://did:plc:tqhu67damvnwheunrnca7ebb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdlmpvnnok2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/jacobkornbluh.bsky.social/post/3mdhael7igk2dSCOOP: Mayor Mamdani visited today Holocaust survivor and artist Olga Spiegel at her Manhattan apartment to mark Holocaust Remembrance Day. More details ⬇️ https://forward.com/fast-forward/801033/zohran-mamdani-holocaust-survivor/28 Jan 2026 02:34 +0000at://did:plc:tqhu67damvnwheunrnca7ebb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdhael7igk2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/jacobkornbluh.bsky.social/post/3mdgnwcklxk2jEXCLUSIVE: Marking International Holocaust Remembrance Day, NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch affixed a mezuzah to the front doorframe of her office at One Police Plaza. Details ⬇️ https://forward.com/fast-forward/800892/jessica-tisch-mezuzah-nypd-office/27 Jan 2026 21:04 +0000at://did:plc:tqhu67damvnwheunrnca7ebb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdgnwcklxk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/jacobkornbluh.bsky.social/post/3mdbkslmgg22f❄️ VIDEO: Mayor Mamdani seen with a shovel assisting a car stuck in the snow in the Hasidic-populated neighborhood of Williamsburg.25 Jan 2026 20:25 +0000at://did:plc:tqhu67damvnwheunrnca7ebb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdbkslmgg22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/jacobkornbluh.bsky.social/post/3mckwqffyb22aNYC Council Speaker Julie Menin announces legislation to establish safe perimeter around as part of five-point plan to combat antisemitism. Mamdani says he’s waiting for review to determine legality of buffer zones before committing to supporting the legislation https://forward.com/fast-forward/798240/julie-menin-mamdani-antisemitism-buffer-zone-synagogue-protest/16 Jan 2026 20:27 +0000at://did:plc:tqhu67damvnwheunrnca7ebb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mckwqffyb22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/jacobkornbluh.bsky.social/post/3mbu6vtpud22kJulie Menin says in her inaugural speech: “We live in a day with the first Muslim mayor of New York City and now the first Jewish speaker of the Council serving at the same time…. “As the first Jewish Speaker, I want my vision of leadership to be as focused on dissolving division.”07 Jan 2026 19:22 +0000at://did:plc:tqhu67damvnwheunrnca7ebb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbu6vtpud22khttps://bsky.app/profile/jacobkornbluh.bsky.social/post/3mbtmm6kuxk2uPoll: 53% of non-Jewish voters say NYC needs leaders who challenge U.S. support for Israel’s government, even if it upsets some voters. 55% of non-Jewish voters say concerns about feeling threatened by Mamdani’s statements on Israel are overreaction fueled by politics. https://forward.com/fast-forward/795103/mamdani-israel-jews-nyc-mayor-poll/07 Jan 2026 13:55 +0000at://did:plc:tqhu67damvnwheunrnca7ebb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbtmm6kuxk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/jacobkornbluh.bsky.social/post/3mbsgi6epqc2sRep. Dan Goldman was visibly emotional at start of remarks at his reelection campaign launch in Chinatown this morning: “It’s been three years of really good work.” The two-term incumbent is facing a tough primary challenge by Brad Lander, the former comptroller endorsed by NYC Mayor Mamdani.07 Jan 2026 02:32 +0000at://did:plc:tqhu67damvnwheunrnca7ebb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbsgi6epqc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/jacobkornbluh.bsky.social/post/3mbsgdgbbwc2sNYPD commissioner Tisch: Antisemitic incidents in NYC declined in 2025, down 3% from 2024, but it still made up the majority — 57% — of all hate crimes reported. “These numbers remain far too high, and antisemitism continues to be the most persistent hate threat that we face.”07 Jan 2026 02:30 +0000at://did:plc:tqhu67damvnwheunrnca7ebb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbsgdgbbwc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/jacobkornbluh.bsky.social/post/3mbfidyvk522o🚨 BREAKING: Mayor Mamdani says that he will keep open the recently-created Mayor’s Office to Combat Antisemitism. “That is an issue that we take very seriously, and as part of the commitment that we've made to Jewish New Yorkers, to not only protect them, but to celebrate…”01 Jan 2026 23:01 +0000at://did:plc:tqhu67damvnwheunrnca7ebb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbfidyvk522ohttps://bsky.app/profile/jacobkornbluh.bsky.social/post/3mbfhqb2hfc2oMayor Mamdani at inauguration: “I know there are some who view this administration with distrust or disdain… and while only action can change minds, I promise you this: if you are a New Yorker, I am your mayor. “Regardless of whether we agree, I will protect you, celebrate with you…”01 Jan 2026 22:50 +0000at://did:plc:tqhu67damvnwheunrnca7ebb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbfhqb2hfc2o