Mamdani’s maddening primary win: Letters – Latest News
The Issue: Zohran Mamdani successful New York City’s Democratic mayoral primary.
Congratulations, Democrats: You gave your nomination for mayor to a hateful, authoritarian, antisemitic candidate (“Mam’a Mia, NYC!” June 25).
You’re prepared to smash town’s economic system and make the streets, faculties, subways and buses unsafe as a result of of your contempt for people who aren’t such as you. And then you definitely’ll all go operating to Florida and different free states, leaving those that keep to undergo the implications of Zohran Mamdani.
As a native New Yorker who nonetheless loves town, I’m deeply anxious about its future.
Tim Phares
Laurel, Md.
An brazenly antisemitic extremist is the Democratic candidate for mayor. This is going on in the identical metropolis internet hosting a “Summer of Reflection” honoring Anne Frank. The irony is sickening.
Since Oct. 7, when Hamas slaughtered over 1,000 Jews, antisemitism hasn’t simply returned — it’s been mainstreamed. Jews have been firebombed, gunned down, harassed and now this.
We maintain up Anne Frank’s diary in a single hand whereas voting for the hate that attempted to silence her. Wake up, New York.
Samuel Franco
Manhattan
There is no query that Mamdani’s victory will cut up the Democratic Party. He is thus far left, there may be no manner that middle-of-the-road Dems can vote for this man or his insurance policies. This would possibly simply help the Republicans in the event that they play it proper.
New York, and for that matter the nation, are in severe disarray. How can anybody vote for this radical?
Bob Robustelli
Stamford, Conn.
You New Yorkers outdid yourselves this time.
You can’t wait to get this moron, who promised you free all the pieces, into workplace.
Where do you assume he’s going to get the money? By taxing the wealthy? They’re already overtaxed — they’ll simply transfer, and take their taxes with them, then you definitely astute New Yorkers will see your taxes go manner up and surprise what occurred.
Good luck discovering a place to reside when landlords kick you out as a result of they will’t afford tenants to pay zilch in rent, or aren’t in a position to raise rent to cowl their taxes and different providers they provide. This might be enjoyable to watch.
Peter Sulzicki
Stratford, Conn.
With the rise of a socialist mayoral candidate who has a good shot at successful the election, it might be good to see the opposite candidates put town first, reasonably than themselves. It could be great if they might put apart their variations, put the people first and back out of operating to help the candidate who has the best likelihood of beating Zohran.
This has turn out to be a lot larger than simply an election; it’s actually an alternative to work collaboratively to defeat somebody who has the power to destroy our metropolis.
Give Andrew Cuomo and Curtis Sliwa jobs in Mayor Eric Adams’ workforce. Some differing choices within the workforce could be healthy. Show that bipartisanship can work.
Paul Facella
Long Beach, Calif.
What is all of the hoopla in regards to the antisemitic socialist successful the Democratic primary?
I consider the people didn’t need a disgraced governor successful, so that they voted towards him. The true colours of New York City will come out when the election is held in November.
If they vote for the socialists, you may kiss town goodbye.
Ted Pilchik
Lake Worth, Fla.
Believe it or not, I nonetheless think about the people of New York City. Come the overall election, they won’t elect somebody who will defund the police and bankrupt town.
Mamdani might have tried to do the issues he’s promising to do whereas within the Assembly.
Some phrases of knowledge from the late Margaret Thatcher: “The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people’s money.”
Stephen Colasacco
The Bronx
Congratulations in your seemingly new mayor: An antisemitic socialist who turned American solely seven years in the past.
I recommend a countrywide fundraiser to pay for a 100-foot-high electric fence that surrounds the 5 boroughs. Let New Yorkers reside with their elected scum with no escape.
Laura Wesselmann
Carlsbad, Calif.
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