NYC Mayor Mamdani Will Not Attend Israel Day Parade. NYPD Commissioner Tisch Is a Grand Marshal
Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch will represent City Hall as Mamdani skips the parade, which draws tens of thousands and is entering its 62nd year.
- On Thursday, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani confirmed he will skip Sunday's annual Israel Parade, marking the first time a sitting mayor has missed the event since 1964, and appointed Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch to represent his administration.
- Mamdani, an outspoken critic of Israel who has described the war in Gaza as a 'genocide,' maintained his long-standing position against attending, which he vowed to avoid during his mayoral campaign.
- Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch, who will serve as a grand marshal, announced 'comprehensive screening' of attendees and the largest police presence in the 62nd annual parade's history to ensure safety.
- The decision sparked backlash, including a protest by the group End Jew Hatred outside Gracie Mansion on Tuesday, while State Assembly member Michael Novakhov denounced Mamdani's 'dangerous pro-terrorist rhetoric' as an affront to city history.
- Former Mayor Eric Adams is expected to attend the parade on Sunday to 'send a message of solidarity' amid rising antisemitism, highlighting the contrast with the tradition followed for the last 61 years.
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If He Doesn’t Want to Come, Let Him Stay Home
This Sunday, Zohran Mamdani will become the first New York City mayor in more than six decades not to march in the Israel Day Parade. For many Jewish New Yorkers, the decision feels insulting. It is insulting. The parade is not a campaign rally, and it is not an endorsement of any Israeli government. It is a celebration of a community that helped build New York into what it is. For generations, mayors of every persuasion understood that. They ma…
NYPD unveils ‘most extensive’ security operation ever for Israel Day Parade as Mamdani skips march
Several designated screening entry points will also be set up along the route, and Fifth Avenue and Madison Avenue will be closed throughout the parade. By Grace Gilson, JTA Security preparations for this weekend’s Israel Day Parade would be “the most extensive” that the NYPD has ever put together, NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch announced Thursday. “To be blunt, we are not messing around with security at this year’s parade,” Tisch said as she w…
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Eric Adams, Mayor of New York City, speaks as NJ/NY Gotham FC receives a recognition at City Hall during the NWSL 2025 Champions Parade at City Hall Park of NJ/NY Gotham FC on November 24, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Ira L. Black/Getty Images) OAN Staff Jenna Lee6:55 PM – Thursday, May 28, 2026 Former New York City Mayor Eric Adams took a direct jab at his successor, Mayor Zohran Mamdani, by announcing that he will attend this Sunday’s […] …
Mamdani Defends Snubbing Israel Day Parade, Puts Personal Anti-Israel Views Ahead of Jewish Community Unity
NEW YORK CITY (VINnews)-Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Thursday defended his decision to boycott the Israel Day Parade, breaking a longstanding tradition and drawing sharp criticism for prioritizing his personal political views over the city’s historic ties to the Jewish community. Mamdani, who has faced accusations of anti-Israel activism throughout his rise to power, became the […]
The mayor of New York, the Social Democrat Zohran Mamdani, refused this Thursday to attend the national parade of Israel to be held next Sunday as opposed to the government of that country, and will thus break a tradition of 62 years.
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