US EditionMamdani appointee resigns after her decade-old antisemitic social media posts resurface
Catherine Almonte Da Costa resigned within a day after antisemitic posts from 2011-2012 were resurfaced and circulated by the Anti-Defamation League and journalists.
- One of New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani's recent appointees, Catherine Almonte Da Costa, resigned after her old social media posts with antisemitic tropes resurfaced.
- Da Costa, who was appointed to lead Mamdani's office of appointments, expressed remorse for the posts, which dated back to 2011 and 2012.
- The Anti-Defamation League declined to comment after highlighting Da Costa's old tweets that they said 'echo classic antisemitic tropes.
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After Antisemitic Posts Surface, Mamdani Appointee Resigns
One of New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani's appointees has resigned over social media posts she made more than a decade ago that featured antisemitic tropes, Mamdani's office said Thursday. In a statement, Catherine Almonte Da Costa, who was tapped this week to join the incoming administration, said she expressed...
A recruit to an important post in New York City's new mayor's team, Zohran Mamdani, resigned on Thursday after the revelation of anti-Semitic messages posted on Twitter between 2011 and 2014, reported American media. "The elected mayor made it clear that these statements were unacceptable and that they are absolutely not representative of himself or of the values of his administration," commented a spokesperson for the future edile at the Judge …
Zohran Mamdani appointee Catherine Almonte Da Costa, who called Jews ‘money-hungry,’ forced to resign
A key Zohran Mamdani administration appointee, Catherine Almonte Da Costa, resigned Friday, just a day after her appointment. This followed the Anti-Defamation League highlighting her past social media posts, which the organization deemed antisemitic. Da Costa expressed deep regret, citing her ...
One of the first appointments of the elected mayor Zohran Mamdani ended in resignation just a day after it was announced, following the dissemination of old publications on social networks containing anti-Semitic expressions.Read more]]>
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