Statement from JCRC-NY CEO Mark Treyger in Response to Mayor Mamdani's Recent Video Remarks

NEW YORK, NY (07/22/2026) (readMedia)--
Statement from Mark Treyger, CEO of JCRC-NY:

"The Mayor already knew he lacked the legal authority to carry out this irresponsible campaign promise.

However, engaging in brinkmanship with the federal government is not a game.

It risks inviting greater federal intervention on the streets of New York City, places the NYPD in an untenable position, further inflames tensions in the city with the largest Jewish population outside Israel, and distracts from urgent local responsibilities... including responding to a deadly Legionnaires' outbreak.

Jewish New Yorkers, like all New Yorkers, deserve honest leadership from our Mayor.

Leadership means solving the crises you have the power to fix, not inventing ones you cannot."