'While I Will Not Be Attending, Our Administration Has Been Preparing for Weeks to Ensure the Parade Is Safe for All Those Who Take Part,' Mamdani Said in a Briefing Together With NYPD Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch.

The Parade Is Widening a Rift Between Mayor Mamdani and Mainstream Jewish Groups in the City, as He Breaks With Over 60 Years of Mayoral Tradition in Not Attending A Record Size…

Mayor Zohran Mamdani will not attend the Israel Parade, the first NYC mayor to skip the event since 1964, sparking controversy and protests over antisemitism and policy.

Mamdani is believed to be the first sitting mayor in more than six decades to skip the event for political reasons.