Current sectionU.S. NewsShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeFans celebrate after the New York Knicks win earlier this month outside of Madison Square Garden. Credit: Getty Images via AFP/Adam Gray'Probably the only Jewish thing that Israel has not been shoved into in three years, so it is amazing,' said one Jewish influencer in the cityJTAand Joseph Strauss05:47 PM • June 10 2026 IDTFrom a frenzied fan's viral TikTok to a city lawmaker greeting fans at a music festival, the cry has echoed across New York City over the last week: "My mayor Muslim, my bagels Jewish, my Christian Dior – Knicks in four!!"Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Jews in AmericaZohran MamdaniCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Israel-Iran Live UpdatesTrump-NetanyahuWest Bank SanctionsLebanonGazaKarim KhanHaQuizHaaretz PodcastOusting Israeli Director Nadav Lapid: How Quickly a Man Became a CategorySatellite Images Show Iranian Missile Damaged IDF Air Base in North IsraelFor Many Jewish New Yorkers, the Knicks' Offer a Respite From Division'Propaganda Masked as Art': What Is Putin Trying to Achieve at Venice Biennale?Muslim Graves and Rare Toads: The Fight Over Renovating Jerusalem's Mamilla PoolRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMI'We Were Ordered to Kill': The 1967 Nakba That Israelis Don't Know AboutOne Killed, Five Wounded in Terror Shooting Rampage in Central IsraelGermany Is Paying a Price for Its Sweeping Support for IsraelIf the Netanyahu Government Falls, This Will Be the Reason'Server in the Sky': How Israeli Drones Became a 'Target Generator' Over GazaHow the U.S. Air Force Is Turning Israel's Ben-Gurion Airport Into Its Own Base