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Governor Kathy Hochul signed legislation on December 1 authorizing the building of a Holocaust memorial at Empire State Plaza in Albany. Facing the ornate State Capitol in Albany, the long processional walkway serves as New York’s version of the National Mall, with monuments to veterans, Martin Luther King Jr., firefighters, police officers, and sculptures by prominent artists.

The incoming New York City mayoral administration is focusing directly on affordability, with the 400-member transition committees representing numerous nonprofits aiming to implement a rent freeze, upzoning near transit lines, and speeding up residential construction.

If Jewish houses of worship are now as controversial as abortion clinics, then antisemitism has reached a tipping point that requires a stronger response than mere buffer zones.

(Dec. 5, 2025 / JNS) When faced with a problem, the political class always knows what to do: They pass a law that, while not always useless, is usually more about dealing with appearances than substance.

Hundreds of supporters filled Pier Sixty on Manhattan’s West Side as One Israel Fund (OIF) marked its 31st annual gala under the resolute banner “RISE.” Against the backdrop of resurgent global anti-Semitism and continued war in Israel, the evening blended defiance, gratitude, and unapologetic pride in the Jewish communities of Judea and Samaria. Looming heavily over the assembled was the dread of the incoming mayor, who has openly vowed, as an assemblyman, to target Jewish groups just like One Israel Fund because of his anti-Israel views.

New York City devolved into a scene of anarchy and chaos as protestors took to the streets to obstruct justice. Routine Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations are never routine when occurring in a leftist city, especially on a holiday weekend when protestors are already riled up and ready to ruin everyone else’s days off to ensure that their preferred causes are front of mind. Those who didn’t harass shoppers for their Black Friday purchases without paying deference to Gaza were chanting derogatory epithets to the NYPD. Meanwhile, halfway across the country, a massive fraud scheme was unraveling that cost the taxpayer over a billion dollars and was aided and abetted by elected officials. Both of these stories emphasized the same point: America has an immigration problem.

Presented with the opportunity to show that he plans to make good on his pledge to stand with Jewish New Yorkers to combat “the scourge of anti-Semitism,” Zohran Mamdani failed miserably. We now have even more reason to fear for our safety.