The federal government, however, does – and I call on them to join the ICC and execute this warrant.
Zohran Mamdani
The Public Record
Zohran Mamdani is a member of the New York State Assembly, representing the 36th district. Elected as a Democrat, he is known for his progressive policies and advocacy for social justice. Mamdani has focused on issues such as housing equity, healthcare access, and environmental justice during his time in office. He has been an outspoken advocate for the rights of marginalized communities in New York.
Benjamin Netanyahu is a war criminal, the architect of a horrific genocide against the Palestinian people.
As I've said, I agree with the ICC that Benjamin Netanyahu should be arrested and tried for his crimes, as I do for anyone else charged by the ICC.
I call on the federal government to arrest Netanyahu instead, calling him a 'war criminal' and the 'architect of a horrific genocide against the Palestinian people.'
My administration has reviewed every avenue available under applicable law to determine whether New York City could execute the International Criminal Court's arrest warrant if Benjamin Netanyahu came here.
I want to be equally clear, Benjamin Netanyahu is not welcome in New York City, nor is any other war criminal at large.
It is clear that we do not have the independent legal authority to enforce this warrant.
We are making it clear that every New Yorker deserves a safe home—and every landlord who refuses to provide one will be held accountable.
What occurred outside 26 Federal Plaza this morning was deeply disturbing. I’m relieved no one was seriously injured and that a suspect is in custody. My team is in touch with the NYPD and we will support the federal investigation. Our…
Our administration will continue to ensure that every New Yorker is safe in their city - and hold accountable any who threaten that.
My team is in touch with the NYPD, and we will support the federal investigation. Our administration will continue to ensure that every New Yorker is safe in their city — and hold accountable any who threaten that.
I think if you have to work to pay your bills, I think that that is one definition of being a part of the working class.
That is an opinion that is held by many, purely because of what his actions have wrought over these last many years.
And it is hard to find a more bankrupt policy approach than what our country has done to Gaza and to Palestine.
He’s a war criminal who has been charged by the International Criminal Court,
I think what we have seen from New Yorkers, what we’ve seen from Americans, when we talk about this hunger for a new kind of politics, it’s a hunger to move beyond the bankruptcy that characterizes a lot of politics today.
It’s hard to explain to a New Yorker why their needs are not even being discussed, and yet we have billions of dollars to kill civilians halfway across the world.
I will follow the laws that we have here in New York City because I believe that there is an importance in following the law as a leader who presides over our city.
When I ran for mayor, I said I was going to tax the rich. … Well, today we're taxing the rich. This pied-à-terre tax is specifically designed for the richest of the rich.





