On the record · Updated October 1, 2026
61 things Brad Lander said, verbatim, from June 7, 2026 to October 1, 2026, each linked to where it ran. Grouped by the story each one belongs to.
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“War criminals are not welcome in New York City. I stood alongside a diverse set of Jewish New Yorkers and allies — at several protests today organized by @jvplive , by @truahrabbis & @jstreetdotorg , by @israelispeaceny — to say no to Israel’s ongoing destruction of Gaza, no to settler violence, no to human-made famine, no to U.S. tax dollars bombing entire families, and no to Netanyahu.”
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“The West Bank is on fire with settler terrorism so grave that former Israeli generals & prime ministers, and even Mike Huckabee have spoken out — but the dire situation worsens daily. Al-Mughayyir is the sister village of Brooklyn synagogue @KolotChayeinu . Its 4,000 Palestinian residents have faced attacks from Israeli settlers for years, but now they face arson, the destruction of their water supply, and the shooting of their kids.”
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“The effort to connect the mayor to that… is a political effort to shut down criticism of Israel,”
The Arab American News Does criticism of Netanyahu fuel anti-Semitism? ›
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“but I don’t think it’s possible for it to be democratic while it’s occupying the West Bank and Gaza.”
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“one of the Jewish members of Congress most willing to stand up for Palestinian human rights.”
on a Jewish member of Congress's stance on Palestinian rights
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“Standing up for Palestinian human rights doesn’t make me any less proud to be Jewish, or any less serious about fighting antisemitism.”
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“Democrats are painfully divided by our differences about the U.S. relationship to Israel and Palestine, and we have to face up to it squarely,”
on Democrats' internal split over Israel and Palestine after NYC primary wins
Truthout Mamdani Allies Defeat Establishment Democrats in NYC Congressional Primaries ›
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“We cannot keep paying for Netanyahu’s wars with our tax dollars. Democratic voters are saying this, loud and clear.”
on Israel critics sweeping New York Democratic primaries
ABC News: Politics New York sweep by Israel critics shines light on a fraught issue for Democrats ›
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“I am very comfortable being in coalition with people who have a different point of view on Israel and Palestine, who, I know, value everyone’s humanity,”
The Forward Can a liberal Zionist win with the pro-Palestinian movement? Brad Lander is trying. ›
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“Expanding federal child-care subsidies so that more families would have a range of options — in schools, child-care centers, family day care networks, or for a parent to stay at home — is a popular, broadly-shared vision that could help address the affordability crisis and unite our divided country. Stealing child care funds from working families to fund J.D. Vance’s Handmaid’s Tale-inspired vision of a Christian nation isn’t even supported by the conservative think-tank quoted in this article.”
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“$131.5 million: the largest labor settlement in NYC’s history — and the largest resulting from any law I authored (so far). Props to @NYCMayor , @JulieSuLabor , @saalevine , and the great team at @helloDCWP on delivering this historic win for delivery workers, who were cheated out of pay they earned by DoorDash. When we passed the Minimum Pay Rate law in 2021, inspired by the organizing of @workersjusticep , we knew it would take diligent, creative, aggressive enforcement. The Mamdani Administration is showing powerfully what it looks like to govern on behalf of workers.”
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“New York City should set the standard for what a pro-worker government looks like, including for the public servants who make our institutions work. I was proud to support @NYCCouncilUnion during my time on Council, and I’m just as proud to stand with them as they bargain for a fair contract. It’s a badge of honor that we had union representation on some of my previous campaigns and in the Comptroller’s office. All workers deserves a voice on the job, including those who help our elected officials best serve their communities. Join ALE today at noon at City Hall.”
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“I've long been an ally of @1199SEIU and its mighty members, who serve as frontline caregivers all across NYC's healthcare system. 1199 is a crucial force in the fight for workers, for healthcare & for justice. Eager to team up alongside them to champion these battles in the halls of Congress. It's way past time we established healthcare as a human right.”
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“Happy Labor Day to all workers in NYC and beyond! This marks yet another Labor Day where the cost-of-living is skyrocketing, and the gap between the rich & powerful and the rest of us has never been bigger. Let today be a rallying cry for our nation to put working people first — not corporations or billionaires or algorithms — and deliver an affordable, fair, just economy for all. Here in NYC, we've shown what it looks like to fight & win for workers. We took on big corporations to end abusive scheduling and guarantee a fair workweek for fast food workers. We protected freelancers and passed first-in-the-nation minimum wage requirements for delivery workers & Uber drivers. We won paid sick leave! Because workers organized to demand dignity — and because elected officials listened to & partnered with them. That's the kind of energy I’ll bring to Congress — because fast-food & freelance & delivery workers everywhere deserve no less. To protect working people in the era of AI. To expand the right to unionize in every workplace. Let's fight, let's win. Solidarity forever.”
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“An honor to earn the endorsement of @afa_cwa and @FlyingWithSara . I'll always have the backs of workers, whether in the streets or in the skies! I'm ready to enter Congress on a mission to increase worker power. That must include passing the PRO Act, reining in AI, addressing the abuses of gig workers, preventing unfair labor practices & making it easier to unionize. Eager to be part of an emboldened Democratic majority that racks up big wins for working people.”
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“The members of @TWULocal100 keep New Yorkers moving on our subways and buses every single day. Our city would come to a standstill if not for their essential labor. In Congress, I'll be a relentless advocate for these workers as we fight for a dramatic increase in federal transit funding (which we so desperately need!). Thankful to have their support.”
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“Grateful to earn the endorsement of @NYHTC . NYC’s hotel workers are indispensable to our city’s first-rate tourism industry. And HTC is indispensable to helping them win lives of dignity and to afford this expensive city. As Comptroller, I helped over 5,000 hotel workers win good union contracts. I'll be one of their strongest champions in the halls of Congress.”
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“Every day is a good day to stand with @nynurses ! The nurses at NY Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital are organizing for a fair contract that addresses staffing needs (especially in the post-partum unit), pay, and workplace safety. On Monday before the Liberty game, Rosa & I joined them along with @jabaribrisport and @JoAnneSimonBK52 to ask Brooklynites to support their cause. Today, @ShahanaFromBK and I sent a letter asking hospital leadership to negotiate a deal in good faith. Proud to be in solidarity with our healthcare heroes.”
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“We’ve now reached the point of “black site” hearings – secret, illegal hearings as part of Trump & Stephen Miller’s wretched crusade to detain & deport our immigrant neighbors. Quite literally: hidden tribunals that disappear people.”
on secret immigration hearings under Trump and Stephen Miller's deportation push
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“Meanwhile, they’ve taken another step in their depraved effort to deny unaccompanied kids seeking asylum (or Special Immigrant Juvenile Status) even the most basic opportunity to explain why they fear deportation.”
on limiting unaccompanied migrant children's chance to contest deportation
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“This ruling affirms what we've long known to be true. The holding room conditions at 26 Federal Plaza are completely deplorable. After I was arrested demanding access there last year, I made the decision to take my case to trial to help expose the staggering extent of ICE's inhumanity. The American public deserved to know all about the abuses happening behind those walls. Now there's finally some legal relief to rein in the depravity of these unacceptable detention facilities. Grateful for the countless court-watchers, advocates, lawyers & allies — and Judge Kaplan — who delivered this important legal victory. We won’t stop fighting to protect our neighbors.”
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“In news that will surprise no one, Stephen Miller is the driving force behind unprecedented mass detentions & deportations of immigrant children. This administration operates without any regard for the rule of law or the humanity of these kids. I've seen it myself at 201 Varick Street where, at Miller’s directive, young children are separated from their families, denied lawyers, and pushed toward deportation. Next Congress, we must — we will — hold Miller and his cronies accountable for these illegal, barbaric acts of cruelty.”
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“I will not stop speaking out against the Trump administration’s egregious abuse of immigrant children. Very young kids are being held in detention and forced to go before a judge – without any lawyer by their side. Even though many of these children have relatives who live here, the U.S. government is cruelly preventing them from reunifying with their family. Fortunately a group of top-rate lawyers are stepping up to provide legal representation to these kids. This effort, called the Children's Due Process Project, just launched. It is a great time to contribute to the organizations answering the call to protect children.”
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“40 kids, separated from their parents, and held in detention by our government, despite committing no crimes. Those were the cases I sat in on today in immigration court. Only 6 had lawyers – because the Trump administration cruelly cancelled the contract that provides attorneys to unaccompanied immigrant kids. The emergency is ongoing. Don’t look away.”
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“Some much-needed good news tonight: a federal judge has ordered the Trump Administration to immediately pay $65 million that they’ve been illegally withholding since Dec. from legal service providers for unaccompanied immigrant kids across the country.”
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“Sadly, this does not change the fact that they canceled the contact last week & are giving it to a tiny, unqualified Texas law firm. But at least it helps the network of 100+ providers under the Acacia contract to keep representing thousands of kids.”
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“ICE activity in NYC has increased significantly in recent weeks – and with Trump’s TPS cancellations, we fear they may ramp up detentions of Haitian New Yorkers in the coming days. So, now is a good time to mobilize to help protect immigrant neighbors. Hands Off NYC is hosting virtual ICE-spotting & KYR trainings this evening & Tuesday. Please consider signing up: http:// mobilize.us/handsoffnyc/ev ent/1001346 … The NYC ICE Hotline remains a vital resource. Call or text 229-304-8720 ASAP if you see ICE in your neighborhood.”
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“They just so desperately want to control women’s bodies & life choices.”
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“Props to the brave students in India who forced the resignation of the Modi government’s education minister. These brave students staged a peaceful sit-in protest that lasted a month, went on hunger strike, and endured violence from the Delhi police. They were called “cockroaches” by their own government — so they started the Cockroach Janta Party to fight back. I hope the cockroach phenomenon is contagious, and we see a peaceful youth uprising against our own oppressive regime right here at home!”
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“The choice for a safer New York is very clear: @KathyHochul & @AdrienneEAdams are on the side of fewer guns on our streets, and more harmony between New York’s communities. Bruce Blakeman is on the side of more guns on our streets, in our neighborhoods, even in our houses of worship — and sowing distrust & hostility among New York’s communities. It really is that simple.”
on the New York governor's race, contrasting Hochul and Adams with Bruce Blakeman on guns
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“A real honor to earn the support of @GIFFORDS_org . If there's anyone who embodies the spirit of courage and resilience, it's @GabbyGiffords . I'll go to Congress striving to follow her example as a tenacious gun safety champion. Every single day, Americans are needlessly killed by gun violence. We must do more to take on the toxic special interests who proliferate the flow of guns on our streets.”
on gun violence and earning Gabby Giffords' group's endorsement
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“Celebrating Climate Week with a new earth-friendly endorsement! Thanks to @LCVoters for your support. Now isn't the time for folding to big polluters or their corporate fossil fuel cronies in Washington. This moment demands we fight fervently for a cleaner, greener, affordable future.”
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“Props to the advocates whose fight for an AI moratorium paved the way, and to @DOEChancellor and @NYCMayor for listening and crafting a thoughtful policy. AI proliferation – fueled by investment dollars larger than anything since the railroads, and aiming for profits to match – is moving far faster than government action to address risks, protect safety, understand consequences, and focus on the public good. Critical thinking, creativity, and collaboration will be essential skills our kids need in the era of AI. Forward-looking public education will focus on how we build them.”
on NYC's new school AI policy following advocacy for a moratorium
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“This story is both shocking and not the least bit surprising: an OpenAI model that was being tested for its abilities hacked the infrastructure surrounding the test, worked over the weekend while no one was looking, and cyber-attacked a real company, well before OpenAI noticed.”
on an AI model autonomously attacking infrastructure during testing
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“What a delight to meet Minnesota’s next great U.S. Senator @peggyflanagan ! I was deeply inspired by the good neighbors I met in Minneapolis during the ICE occupation earlier this year. They showed the nation what it looks like to “fight, not fold” by rising up in solidarity when authoritarianism landed on their doorsteps. Peggy exemplifies that good-neighbor spirit, clear moral compass, and steel-spine determination. Can’t wait to serve with her in Washington.”
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“You might not have MO-2 on your congressional district radar screen. But you should! (even if you weren’t born there ;-) MAGA Republicans tried to gerrymander the maps to steal two seats in Missouri. But their efforts were so blatantly illegal that even SCOTUS stopped them (three times … and yesterday for good). Now, my friend @FPWellman – a 22-year veteran, with a life of service that includes setting up a Covid field hospital here in NYC – has a real chance to win a midwestern district that’s been in GOP control for decades. A new poll just dropped showing the race is TIED! Fred can win – but he’s being badly outspent. Even a little will go a long way: https:// secure.actblue.com/donate/brad4fr ed …”
on Fred Wellman's tied race in Missouri's 2nd District after gerrymandering fights
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“Great to join @WellmanForMO to knock doors yesterday! Fred Wellman has spent his life answering the call to serve. Now, he’s running to serve MO-2, the district where I grew up, and where my parents still live. Thanks to the court decision on the Missouri congressional map, Fred can flip this seat! (Cook Political Report just upgraded the race) but he needs our help. Please donate/get involved today: http:// wellmanformo.com”
on endorsing Fred Wellman's bid for Missouri's 2nd Congressional District
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“Americans are fed up with a system in which oligarchs and corporations funnel money to politicians in both parties & wealthy special interests drown out the voice of the people. In NYC, I helped strengthen our campaign matching funds program, lower contribution limits, & authored one of the strongest independent expenditure disclosure laws in the country. But in Washington, things have gone from bad to worse, as Trump and his cronies have repeatedly defied the rule of law & twisted policies to serve their own cruel, crooked agenda. I’m grateful to be endorsed by @StopBigMoney . Look forward to partnering with them to stop the corrosive tide of money pouring into our elections.”
on Lander touting NYC campaign finance reforms and a StopBigMoney endorsement
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“Major congratulations to @AbdulElSayed , @DonavanMI13 & @WeWill2026 for their victories in Michigan. Proud to support them. Two things are clear: (1) Voters are hungry for change, for candidates with a bold, clear vision, who reject corporate PAC money & fight for working people. AND (2) Now is the time to unify & win in November. So: props to Abdul & @HaleyforMI for moving quickly to bring their supporters together for the bigger fight ahead. For all of our intraparty divides, there's still a lot more that unites us as Democrats. Keeping a MAGA senator out of that must-win seat will require solidarity. This is the kind of energy we need to win in the fall.”
on Democrats unifying after Abdul El-Sayed's Michigan primary win
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“Spent the weekend with union members (including some cool librarians organizing in Denver), community groups, immigrant leaders, student organizers & progressive elected officials at the @CA_WFP and @COWorkingFam state conventions this weekend. Loved meeting @Villegas_CA22 and @MelatKirosCO . Really excited about our freshman class! It sure isn’t just in New York: A powerful energy is moving across the country for big Democratic wins this fall — and for bolder, clear-eyed leadership to fight corruption & deliver for working people.”
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“I’m in LA this weekend for the California @WorkingFamilies Party Convention, where I was thrilled to meet Randy Villegas @Villegas_CA22 . Randy is: (a) the Democratic candidate for Congress in CA-22, a “red-to-blue” swing seat currently represented by a Republican that we must win to take back the House, (b) an inspiring person, first in his family to go to college, then got a PhD and became a teacher, and (c) a bold progressive fighter for working families. Please join me today in helping him win: http:// Randy.vote”
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“We need Abdul in the Senate to end the reign of billionaires and special interests, so Congress can deliver for working people,”
on Lander endorsing Abdul for Senate despite hesitance condemning synagogue attack
Algemeiner.com Brad Lander Endorses Anti-Israel Progressive Candidate Who Hesitated to Condemn Synagogue Terror Attack ›
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“will resoundingly reject Blakeman’s far-right MAGA bigotry this November.”
on voters rejecting candidate Blakeman in the November election
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“They want people who show who they’re fighting for, and really get out and fight for things that matter in the lives of working people.”
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“It is time for the Democratic Party to walk away from dark money — from PACs funded by crypto, Wall Street, AI and AIPAC,”
on Democrats rejecting dark money after Mamdani's primary win over the establishment
USA Today Mamdani in 3, NYC mayor sweeps Democratic establishment: takeaways ›
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“This campaign was born out of solidarity. Solidarity is not the same as unity. Unity means we already agree. Solidarity is a practice of building bridges, even when we don’t,”
The Intercept Socialists Are Setting the Agenda in New York City ›
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“is that I’m running to be the second Bundist member of Congress from this district.”
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“He’s fundamentally out of step with the core progressive values of the district,”
on a primary challenge against a Trump-defying Democrat in a liberal district
Politics | The Atlantic The Liberal District That Could Oust a Trump-Defying Democrat ›
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“I am a progressive, I have a very progressive agenda, and I am very aligned with the district,”
Politics | The Atlantic The Liberal District That Could Oust a Trump-Defying Democrat ›
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“and I think the mayor wanted to give him an off-ramp to save face a little bit.”
on the mayor offering an ally a way to exit gracefully
Politics | The Atlantic The Liberal District That Could Oust a Trump-Defying Democrat ›
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“A seat in Congress is no one’s consolation prize, especially at a moment when your democracy is on the line.”
on a primary challenge to a Trump-defying Democrat in a liberal district
Politics | The Atlantic The Liberal District That Could Oust a Trump-Defying Democrat ›
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“We don’t agree on every single thing, but I want the mayor to have an ally in Washington instead of an adversary in his own backyard,”
Politics | The Atlantic The Liberal District That Could Oust a Trump-Defying Democrat ›
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“Kash Patel menacingly testified this week that he’s gearing up to send FBI agents to polling sites this fall to 𝗆̶𝗈̶𝗇̶𝗂̶𝗍̶𝗈̶𝗋̶ intimidate voters. Thankfully Hands Off NYC and Indivisible BK are out recruiting & training people to protect the vote. Join them: http:// handsoffnyc.com/vote”
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“The spirit that’s moving in this city – on Election Night, I called it solidarity – offers a path forward to a future so much better than the grim, selfish, zero-sum world that Trump and AI oligarchs are offering. To have any chance to secure that future, we’ve got to get busy”
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“Rodneyse Bichotte’s corrupt effort to cling to power as chair of the Brooklyn Democratic Party is rightly stirring outrage across the spectrum of Democratic leaders. Her ship is sinking. Hopefully the district leaders who lost their elections in June will respect the will of the voters tonight, rather than sink themselves along with her. The Kings County Democratic Organization has sadly been a place of corruption and self-serving leadership for decades. Hopefully today, but certainly soon: a change is gonna come.”
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“This awful incident — a likely Latino man stabbing a Jewish man & an Asian man while allegedly shouting “Allahu Akbar” on the Upper West Side — is simultaneously: Frightening and depressing. Almost certainly an antisemitic hate crime. Quite likely an anti-Asian hate crime.”
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“Gender-affirming care saves lives, respects the rights of patients, and reflects that healthcare is supposed to be between providers and patients, not between providers and the Trump Administration. I recently met with families of trans kids, some of whom moved to New York because of our legacy of inclusion, who now feel like refugees forced to look for a new home that will protect their kids’ well-being. Shame on Mt. Sinai for capitulating with this settlement, which violates that legacy of inclusion, their own Hippocratic oath, and New York’s human rights laws.”
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“Feminism is the radical notion that women are people. No one has done more than Gloria Steinem in the fight to convert that radical notion into the world we live in. Rest in power, Gloria. Your legacy is a shining source of inspiration as we continue the fight.”
on Gloria Steinem's death and feminist legacy
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“Mayor Mamdani’s plan to combat antisemitism is a thoughtful, strategic combination of education for tolerance, enforcement of civil rights, and investments in safety. It’s no secret that we don’t all agree on many things, from how we pray to how we relate to Israel, but we can all agree and work together on this: Jewish New Yorkers — like all New Yorkers, and in all our diversity — deserve to be and feel safe in our shuls, streets, homes and workplaces, and to feel a valued and integral part of this extraordinary city that has welcomed us, and where we have welcomed so many others.”
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“I don’t know where Bruce Blakeman went to Hebrew school, but I was taught that ‘Never Again!’ means never again to anyone,”
on Lander responding to Bruce Blakeman calling him a Nazi concentration camp guard
NBC News Politics GOP nominee for N.Y. governor says House candidate Brad Lander would be ‘a camp guard in the concentration camp’ for Nazis ›
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“Meekly allowing the corporate concentration of American media, in the hands of people who have already shown fealty to the Trump regime — at the very time he is trying to dictate who can cover the White House — is a depressing capitulation. The winners: Wealthy media moguls & Donald Trump The losers: The American people”
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