NYC's Muslim mayoral candidate gets car bomb threat, despite not owning a vehicle
New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani s office disclosed Thursday that the New York City Police Department NYPD hate crime unit is studying a car bomb threat made against him despite not owning a car After multiple death threats and racist messages Assembly Mamdani s office is participating in an ongoing probe by the NYPD s Hate Crimes Task Force a declaration from the mayoral candidate s office read While Zohran does not own a car the violent and specific language of what appears to be a repeat caller is alarming and we are taking every precaution While this is a sad reality it is not surprising after millions of dollars have been spent on dehumanizing Islamophobic rhetoric designed to stoke division and hate the announcement continued Violence and racism should have no place in our politics Zohran remains focused on delivering a safe and affordable New York Mamdani who is vying to be New York City s first Muslim mayor has been criticized by his competitors including former New York Gov Andrew Cuomo for his views on Middle East politics which reached a boiling point this week amid ongoing strikes between Israel and Iran 'GLOBALIZE THE INTIFADA' PHRASE STIRS TENSIONS ON NYC CAMPAIGN TRAIL AS MIDDLE EAST CONFLICT RAGESDuring a new mayoral debate Mamdani declared Israel has a right to exist But Mamdani refused to agree that Israel has the right to exist as a Jewish state but rather as a state with equal rights CUOMO'S LEAD SHRINKS WITH UNDER ONE WEEK UNTIL NEW YORK CITY MAYORAL PRIMARY POLLFox News Digital has reached out to the NYPD regarding the car bomb threat examination Despite differing political views Cuomo condemned the threats made against his political opponent SANDERS ENDORSES SOCIALIST MAMDANI IN MOVE TO BLOCK CUOMO IN NYC MAYORAL RACE This is an atrocious threat of political violence against Mr Mamdani It is unacceptable I strongly condemn these threats and any others like them Cuomo stated on X This has no place in our politics or our society Thankfully no one was harmed This is a pivotal time in this country and we need to tone down the rhetoric and focus on the people s agenda Another Democratic mayoral candidate New York City Comptroller Brad Lander also condemned the threats against Mamdani The hideous threats of Islamophobic violence against Zohran Mamdani are dangerous and morally reprehensible Lander revealed I condemn this behavior to the fullest extent Hate has no place in New York City Lander was arrested earlier this week by the Department of Homeland Safeguard after allegedly assaulting a federal officer Fox News' David Hammelburg and Deirdre Heavey contributed to this overview
