US EditionMamdani appointee resigns after her decade-old antisemitic social media posts resurface
Catherine Almonte Da Costa resigned after antisemitic tweets from 2011-2012 resurfaced, drawing criticism from Jewish groups including the Anti-Defamation League.
- On Dec. 18, 2025, Catherine Almonte Da Costa, Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani's appointee, resigned one day after her hiring when past posts circulated online on X, prompting the ADL's intervention.
- The Anti-Defamation League, New York/New Jersey chapter posted three X posts from 2011–2012 that it says echo classic antisemitic tropes, including `Money hungry Jews smh` and a 2012 post calling a train `the Jew train`.
- The appointee apologized and called the posts unrepresentative, saying she `expressed deep regret` and sorrow as a parent of Jewish children; Catherine Almonte Da Costa previously worked in city government and Sotheby's and is married to Ricky Da Costa, deputy city comptroller and husband.
- The ADL pressed the transition team to explain whether Mamdani knew about Da Costa's posts before hiring, while Jewish groups warned the hire raises vetting questions and advocates demanded accountability.
- During the transition before Jan. 1, the incident intensified pressure as vetting sources missed antisemitic posts, complicating Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani's outreach to Jewish New Yorkers.
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Mamdani pick out after single day on the job after anti-Semitic posts resurface * WorldNetDaily * by Melissa O’Rourke, Daily Caller News Foundation
Source link Zohran Mamdani A top aide to socialist New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani resigned Thursday with just one day on the job, after past antisemitic, anti-white and anti-police comments on her social media were exposed. Catherine Almonte Da Costa, who was announced Wednesday as Mamdani’s director of appointments, stepped down after the Anti-Defamation League
Zohran Wants White People to Feel "Defeated"
Update: De Costa resigned before taking the position. She had to once her nasty posts surfaced. All his appointees are extremists, and some are dangerous. She also hates white people, but that’s okay. She doesn’t have to resign for that, only the antisemitic posts. On Dec. 18, the Anti-Defamation League posted a series of Da Costa’s […] The post Zohran Wants White People to Feel “Defeated” – Update appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.
NYC Mayor-Elect Mamdani Appointee Resigned Just One Day After Being Named to Top Job, Here’s Why:
PULSE POINTSWHAT HAPPENED: New York City Mayor-Elect Zohran Mamdani’s (D) newly-hired Director of Appointments, Catherine Almonte Da Costa, resigned after past anti-Semitic social media posts were uncovered.WHO WAS INVOLVED: Catherine Almonte Da Costa, Zohran Mamdani, and the Anti-Defamation League (ADL).WHEN & WHERE: The resignation occurred on Thursday, December 18, 2025, in New York City.KEY QUOTE: “Her social media footprint includes posts f…
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