Mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani stuck to his socialist guns during a highly anticipated powwow with Big Apple business leaders Tuesday — doubling down on his plan to raise their taxes.

Amid rising antisemitic hate crimes, Jewish advocates criticize mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani for refusing to condemn a threatening slogan and recognize Israel as a Jewish state.

With antisemitic incidents in New York at all-time highs, mayoral candidates including Mamdani face scrutiny over their plans to ensure Jewish safety in the city.

The recent victory of Zohran Mamdani in the Democratic primary for New York City Mayor, a figure sympathetic to Islamist ...

The New York City mayoral front-runner said he would discourage use of the slogan.