A senior Iranian Revolutionary Guard commander threatened that Tehran could unleash “asymmetric warfare” on Manhattan, warning that Iran has not yet exhausted its options in the ongoing war.
Brig. Gen. Mohammad Reza Naqdi, a senior commander in Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), made the remarks in an interview translated and published by the Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI).
Naqdi said Iran has so far fought a “traditional war,” using drones and missiles but has not yet entered what he called “asymmetric warfare.”
“Asymmetric warfare means that we carry out actions, and the enemy does not know where, when, or with what means,” he said. “Even if they realize what is happening, they do not have the means to deal with it.”
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Naqdi said such tactics could mean “war in Wall Street and Manhattan,” adding that Iran could launch such an attack “at any time” using capabilities it has not yet employed.
“So far the need has not arisen and we managed to run the war and defend ourselves with drones and missiles,” he said. 
In an interview with <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/top-adviser-to-irans-revolutionary-guard-leader-sits-down-for-rare-interview">PBS News</a> last month, Naqdi similarly warned that Iran could target American economic interests if its missile arsenal were depleted.
“I will make this point, and this is more important than missiles,” Naqdi said through an interpreter. “If there comes a day when Iran has no more missiles left, that&#8217;s when we will be even more dangerous for America.”
Asked how Iran could become more dangerous without missiles, Naqdi responded that the United States has “thousands of economic interests throughout the world,” which he claimed could be “easily destroyed.”
At the same time, Naqdi claimed Iran has no immediate shortage of missiles. Asked about reports that Iran had entered the war with between 3,000 and 4,000 missiles, he said the country manufactures more missiles each day than it launches.  

“In a country this vast, we can make them wherever we want,” he said. 
U.S. intelligence estimated in May that Iran retained about 70% of its prewar missile stockpile and roughly 70% of its mobile launchers, according to <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/12/us/politics/iran-missiles-us-intelligence.html">The New York Times</a>. 
When asked whether production was taking place deep underground, he said Iran uses “various ways to manufacture them securely.”
“Rest assured, even if this war lasts for years, until the last day, Iran’s rockets will be launched,” he added.
Naqdi also rejected the idea that Iran needs a nuclear bomb as a deterrent.
“Our nuclear bomb is the hearts of the people of the world that we won fighting oppression,” he said. He added that “Islamic values and the divine values of the Islamic Revolution are taking over the world.” 
Naqdi said there was “no need for nuclear bombs” or “slaughter,” arguing instead that prolonging the conflict could impose costs on the United States and strengthen Iran’s deterrence.
“We have to attain deterrence so that the enemy never dares to attack us, so we can live with security,” he said. “One way is to prolong this war until we get to the next term of the presidency and cause attrition, so that if anyone else wants to attack Iran, they will know there is a cost.”
Naqdi also defended Iranian attacks on non-military vessels attempting to pass through the Strait of Hormuz. 
“When you’re in a state of war, any thoroughfare deemed to be a threat, we can control it,” he said. “Anywhere in the world where there is war, this law exists.” 
He said vessels could be carrying supplies for an adversary after leaving an area controlled by Iran.
Asked about the possibility of the United States using a nuclear weapon, Naqdi warned that doing so could trigger attacks against American military installations. 
“The morning after they use a bomb, all of America’s military bases around the world will be occupied,” he said. He argued that the world had changed since World War II and that other countries would not allow such an attack to go unanswered.
Naqdi has held senior positions within the IRGC’s Basij forces and was designated by the U.S. government in 2011 over allegations that he was responsible for or complicit in serious human rights abuses following Iran’s disputed 2009 presidential election.
According to the <a href="https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/tg1076">Treasury Department</a>, he was involved in the Basij’s violent response to protests in December 2009, when up to 15 people were killed and hundreds arrested. He had previously headed the Basij intelligence unit, which was involved in interrogations and forced confessions.
Treasury also said Naqdi was involved with the Kahrizak detention center, where at least three demonstrators reportedly died from injuries sustained during detention.
The <a href="https://main.un.org/securitycouncil/en/content/brigadier-general-mohammad-reza-naqdi">United Nations</a> designated Naqdi in March 2008, citing his role in evading sanctions, not to mention his involvement in or support for Iran’s proliferation-sensitive nuclear activities and development of nuclear delivery systems. The U.N. removed him from the sanctions list in October 2023 after the sanctions expired, but returned him to the list in September 2025.
The European Union separately <a href="https://www.iranwatch.org/iranian-entities/mohammad-reza-naqdi">listed him</a> in 2008 over links to Iran’s nuclear program and again in 2011 over his crackdown on protestors.

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Manhattan rents climbed to another record in July, with the average apartment costing $6,655 per month as New Yorkers continue to grapple with some of the highest housing costs in the United States.
The average monthly rent jumped roughly <a href="https://nypost.com/2026/08/12/real-estate/manhattan-rents-reach-all-time-high-of-6655-per-month/">10%</a> from a year earlier, according to a new market report. 
Gary Malin, the chief operating officer of the Corcoran Group, blamed a series of city and state housing policies for contributing to the soaring prices. 
“Misguided New York City and State legislation, like ‘good cause’ eviction, the FARE Act, and the 2019 rent laws, have in large part created this perfect storm for sky-high rents,” Malin said. 
“These laws have curtailed the supply of rental housing,&#8221; he continued. &#8220;This has caused demand to build up to a boiling point and pricing for available apartments to reach all-time highs. Legislators seem to care more about optics versus the actual impact of their policies. Their initiatives may be well intentioned, but there’s been severe unintended consequences, and today’s apartment seekers are literally paying the price.”
The FARE Act, which took effect in 2025, generally prohibits landlords from requiring prospective tenants to pay broker fees when the tenant did not hire the broker. Before the law, New York renters were commonly charged broker fees equivalent to roughly 10% to 15% of a year&#8217;s rent. Critics of the law warned that landlords would respond by incorporating some of those costs into monthly rents.
“There’s no free lunch,” said Kenny Lee, a senior economist at StreetEasy. “Landlords will always try to offset the additional cost by passing some of it to the renters as a higher base rent. They are not running a charity.”
The record Manhattan prices also come as Democratic Mayor Zohran Mamdani pushes a dramatically different approach for part of the city&#8217;s housing market.
Mamdani campaigned on freezing rents for the city&#8217;s roughly one million rent-stabilized apartments, and the Rent Guidelines Board voted 7-1 to approve a rent freeze covering one- and two-year leases. The freeze will apply to qualifying leases beginning October 1. Some argue the looming freeze is already influencing landlord behavior as property owners anticipate being unable to raise rents on stabilized units.
Mamdani served as the state Assembly sponsor of legislation that sought to impose a statewide ban on certain broker fees before becoming mayor. 
Opponents of the rent freeze have <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/nyc-rents-hit-highest-level-in-history-while-mamdani-moves-forward-with-freeze">warned</a> that holding rents steady while landlords face rising operating expenses could discourage investment in rent-stabilized buildings and lead to maintenance issues.
Arpit Gupta, an associate professor of finance at NYU Stern and the sole Rent Guidelines member to vote against the freeze, called the policy “troubling.” 
“Freezing [rent-stabilized buildings’] rents while their expenses remain uncapped is therefore a threat to their long-term financial viability,” Gupta <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/mamdani-nyc-rent-freeze-explained-who-qualifies-when-starts-2026-6">said</a>. “Residents might continue to enjoy low rents, but at the cost of being trapped in units that no longer fit their needs, and with few alternatives and steadily deteriorating conditions.”
The freeze applies only to rent-stabilized apartments, leaving tenants searching for market-rate apartments exposed to a rental market that continues to set new records. 
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Luigi Mangione’s high-profile murder trial will proceed with an anonymous jury and expanded courtroom access after a judge finalized several key details Tuesday ahead of the September trial.
Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Gregory Carro ruled that the identities of jurors will be kept from the public during the trial, which is scheduled to begin September 8 and is expected to last roughly six weeks. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/luigi-mangione">Mangione</a>, 28, has pleaded not guilty to eight state charges, including second-degree murder, in the December 4, 2024, shooting death of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson outside a Manhattan hotel. He faces up to life in prison if convicted.
The anonymous jury comes as prosecutors warn that Mangione’s sizable and highly vocal supporter base could pressure witnesses and potential jurors. “The media attention surrounding this case — and the efforts of some of the defendant’s supporters both to intimidate witnesses and to interfere with the functioning of the jury — will place extraordinary pressure on witnesses and potential jurors alike,” Manhattan Assistant District Attorney Joel Seidemann wrote in a Monday letter to Carro obtained by <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/us/prosecutors-warn-luigi-mangione-supporters-may-intimidate-witnesses-jurors-murder-trial">Fox News</a>.
Prosecutors had asked the court to limit access to the proceedings and raised concerns that supporters could secretly record proceedings in an overflow room and distribute the footage. Carro nevertheless ordered that an overflow room be made available for members of the media and the public, after Mangione’s attorneys argued that limiting courtroom access would unfairly restrict coverage of the case.
The judge also warned that anyone who takes out a cellphone in either the courtroom or the overflow room will be removed. The decision represents a compromise between the defense’s desire for broad public access and prosecutors’ concerns about security and witness intimidation.
The defense previously requested that the trial be televised, although New York law generally does not permit cameras in the courtroom. Jury selection will also begin September 8, with Carro ordering the prosecution and defense to work together on a questionnaire designed to identify potential jurors who may have biases that could affect their ability to serve.
That process is expected to be particularly contentious given the circumstances surrounding Thompson’s killing and the public reaction to Mangione.
Prosecutors allege Mangione targeted Thompson because of his animus toward the health insurance industry. They say he tracked Thompson’s movements before he allegedly shot him from behind as the executive walked toward the New York Hilton Midtown, where UnitedHealthcare was holding an investor conference. Mangione was arrested days later at a McDonald’s in Altoona, Pennsylvania, after an employee alerted police.
Mangione’s defense briefly announced in June that it <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/the-defense-strategy-luigi-mangione-is-betting-everything-on">planned</a> to pursue a psychiatric defense before <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/luigi-mangione-defense-abandons-controversial-courtroom-tactic">withdrawing</a> that strategy a day later. The state case is separate from the federal charges Mangione faces in connection with the killing. The Justice Department had previously sought the death penalty in the federal case, but that option was <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/federal-judge-says-prosecutors-cant-pursue-death-penalty-against-luigi-mangione?author=Zach+Jewell&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=undefined&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Federal+Judge+Says+Prosecutors+Can%E2%80%99t+Pursue+Death+Penalty+Against+Luigi+Mangione">removed</a> in January after a federal judge ruled against pursuing a capital prosecution.
Mangione is expected to face trial in the federal case next year. With jury selection now weeks away, Tuesday’s hearing marks one of the final stages before the state trial begins.

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A U.S. federal judge refused to dismiss the case against Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro on Thursday after Maduro raised concerns about how he would pay for his powerhouse legal team.
Maduro appeared in court in Manhattan for the first time since his arraignment in early January. Outside of the federal courthouse, demonstrators waved Venezuelan flags and celebrated the arrest of the dictator. Meanwhile, in Caracas, the Venezuelan government organized demonstrations where people took to the streets to protest President Donald Trump&#8217;s capture of Maduro.
During Thursday&#8217;s court hearing, Maduro&#8217;s defense argued that the case brought against him by the U.S. government should be tossed since the Trump administration is not allowing the Venezuelan government to cover his and his wife&#8217;s legal fees. Maduro is being represented by Barry J. Pollack, one of the leading trial lawyers in the country, who previously represented WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.
Because of existing U.S. sanctions on Venezuela, Maduro&#8217;s attorneys would need special permission from the U.S. government to receive money from Venezuela for Maduro&#8217;s legal fees, the Associated Press <a href="https://apnews.com/live/nicolas-maduro-venezuela-court-03-26-2026#0000019d-2959-d29d-affd-efff551c0000">reported</a>. The Trump administration has so far refused to grant that permission. Lawyers representing the Maduros claim that the Trump administration is violating the Maduros&#8217; right to counsel, and Maduro said that he could not afford to hire his counsel with his own money.
U.S. District Judge Alvin Hellerstein declined to dismiss the case and said the defense team&#8217;s argument was &#8220;based on hypotheticals,&#8221; CNN <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/26/world/live-news/nicolas-maduro-new-york-court">reported</a>. Hellerstein, however, said he would revisit the funding issue at a later date and rule on whether the Trump administration must allow the Maduros to access funds from the Venezuelan government. The judge did not set a specific date for when he would rule on the issue.
In one exchange with Judge Hellerstein, a federal prosecutor argued that the law does not allow for a judge to order the U.S. government to allow funds from a foreign government to be used for legal defense. Prosecutor Kyle Wirshba said that if Hellerstein were to order the Trump administration to grant permission for the Maduros&#8217; lawyers to accept a check from the Venezuelan government, the judge would be stepping into U.S. national security and foreign policy issues.
“If the purpose of the sanctions is because the defendants are plundering the wealth of Venezuela, it would undermine the sanctions to allow them access the same funds now to pay for their defense,” Wirshba added.
Maduro is charged with narcoterrorism conspiracy, cocaine importation conspiracy, and using military-grade weaponry in furtherance of drug trafficking, among other charges. The Venezuelan dictator is accused of using the power of the Venezuelan government to carry out these crimes for decades. Maduro faces life in prison in the United States.
President Donald Trump said during a Cabinet meeting on Thursday that the U.S. government would likely bring additional charges against Maduro.

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The Manhattan District Attorney&#8217;s Office, led by leftist Alvin Bragg, said it would not pursue an assault charge for a 27-year-old man who is <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/nypd-nabs-27-year-old-after-mamdani-dismissed-mob-targeting-police-as-kids-at-a-snowball-fight?author=Zach+Jewell&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=1&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=NYPD+Nabs+27-Year-Old+After+Mamdani+Dismissed+Mob+Targeting+Police+As+%E2%80%98Kids+At+A+Snowball+Fight%E2%80%99">accused</a> of hurling chunks of snow and ice at New York&#8217;s Finest earlier this week.
Gusmane Coulibaly, who NYPD officers arrested on Thursday, was initially charged with assaulting a police officer after a mob of people surrounded officers at Washington Square Park on Monday and launched snowballs at them. His other charges of obstruction of governmental administration and disorderly conduct were also downgraded. The only charges prosecutors are willing to pursue are harassment and a misdemeanor charge of obstruction of governmental administration, the New York Post <a href="https://nypost.com/2026/02/26/us-news/manhattan-da-ditches-cop-assault-charge-in-case-against-washington-square-park-snowball-fight-miscreant/">reported</a>.
The New York City Police Benevolent Association, a union representing over 50,000 active and retired NYPD officers, blasted the district attorney&#8217;s office over its decision to drop the assault charge for Coulibaly. Patrick Hendry, the president of the union, accused Coulibaly and three other suspects who are still wanted of placing rocks in the snowballs before launching them at police officers.
“So why wasn’t assault charged? Why was harassment charged? Why do they feel that that didn’t cause an injury to a police officer, which he clearly, clearly has an injury below his eye?” Hendry asked.
Two NYPD officers were treated at the hospital for lacerations to their faces after they were hit with the snowballs.
Manhattan Assistant District Attorney Victoria Notaro told the court that prosecutors would have a difficult time proving that Coulibaly was responsible for the minor injuries to the officers, according to the Post.
Thursday&#8217;s arrest over the snowball ambush was Coulibaly&#8217;s second run-in with law enforcement this month. The NYPD said that the 27-year-old man was arrested &#8220;less than three weeks ago for attempted robbery in the transit system.&#8221;
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The decision from the district attorney&#8217;s office to drop the assault charge comes after New York City democratic socialist Mayor Zohran Mamdani <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/it-was-a-snowball-fight-mamdani-downplays-unruly-mob-that-injured-nypd-officers">downplayed</a> the mob&#8217;s actions, saying earlier this week, “I can just tell you from the video I saw it looked like kids at a snowball fight.”
Mamdani&#8217;s office told The Daily Wire on Thursday that the mayor does not believe any action during Monday&#8217;s snowball ambush of police officers &#8220;rises to the level of criminal charges.&#8221;
&#8220;As the mayor has said, police officers deserve to be treated with respect. The videos he saw showed a snowball fight that got out of hand,&#8221; Mamdani spokeswoman Dora Pekec said.
The mayor&#8217;s stance on the incident is at odds with other New York officials, including the city&#8217;s Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch and New York Democratic Governor Kathy Hochul. Tisch called the mob&#8217;s actions &#8220;criminal,&#8221; while Hochul said it is “never acceptable to throw anything at a police officer.”

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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) faced an unprecedented surge in violence and hostility over the past year, a trend that culminated in a volatile demonstration at Foley Square in Manhattan on Thursday night, where leftist activists <a href="https://x.com/ScooterCasterNY/status/2009407822925103267">chanted</a> slogans such as “Save a life, kill an ICE,” and “Kristi Noem will hang.”
Following the shooting death of anti-ICE protester Renee Good in Minneapolis, leftists have protested against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in various cities. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has directly linked this environment of animosity to the rhetoric of “sanctuary politicians” and certain media narratives.
According to <a href="https://www.dhs.gov/news/2026/01/08/radical-rhetoric-sanctuary-politicians-leads-unprecedented-1300-increase-assaults">DHS data</a>, assaults against ICE agents skyrocketed by more than 1,300% during the first year of the second Trump administration. Between January 20 and December 31, 2025, physical assaults rose from 19 in the previous year to 275.
The violence has taken many forms, including a 3,200% increase in vehicular attacks, with 66 recorded incidents of suspects using cars as weapons. Death threats against agents saw a staggering 8,000% increase. Specific acts of violence reported by DHS include a sniper opening fire on a Dallas ICE facility — killing two detainees — and a gang member ramming a law enforcement vehicle into a tree. In other instances, agents were hammered in the face, bitten, or targeted with Molotov cocktails.
“This unprecedented increase in violence against law enforcement is a direct result of sanctuary politicians and the media creating an environment that demonizes our law enforcement and encourages rampant assaults against them. Dangerous criminals – whether they be illegal aliens or U.S. citizens – are assaulting law enforcement and turning their vehicles into weapons to attack law enforcement,” Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security for Public Affairs Tricia McLaughlin stated. “Still, the brave men and women of DHS will not be deterred and will continue arresting the worst of the worst criminal illegal aliens. Anyone who attacks law enforcement will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.”
Some examples of incendiary rhetoric have included Minnesota Democratic Governor <a href="https://links-1.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fgcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com%2F%3Furl=https%253A%252F%252Fx.com%252FDHSgov%252Fstatus%252F1924208050904195564%26data=05%257C02%257CERIC.LENDRUM%2540hq.dhs.gov%257C4aedc75228f24232900908de4eeb1743%257C3ccde76c946d4a12bb7afc9d0842354a%257C0%257C0%257C639034968986789567%257CUnknown%257CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%253D%253D%257C0%257C%257C%257C%26sdata=4063yWiLIaKbdCBMp8600kL14qjfgKzxQm2tYlLvaH4%253D%26reserved=0/1/0100019b9f5fe01b-a27cd180-1a88-4fa0-8dfe-48ef8beacbc4-000000/EelGuiF_ugGp7C5uhSldpkqQ7uwKePqGzq5y_8EPjHk=439">Tim Walz calling ICE law enforcement the “modern-day Gestapo,</a>” Minneapolis Democratic Mayor Jacob Frey <a href="https://links-1.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fgcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com%2F%3Furl=https%253A%252F%252Fx.com%252FMayorFrey%252Fstatus%252F2009010043778437322%26data=05%257C02%257CERIC.LENDRUM%2540hq.dhs.gov%257C4aedc75228f24232900908de4eeb1743%257C3ccde76c946d4a12bb7afc9d0842354a%257C0%257C0%257C639034968986816777%257CUnknown%257CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%253D%253D%257C0%257C%257C%257C%26sdata=%252FAC5uXS2nWvZrclZIvX3MRtWHtiXeA8y06Su9e7oG%252FI%253D%26reserved=0/1/0100019b9f5fe01b-a27cd180-1a88-4fa0-8dfe-48ef8beacbc4-000000/t3aJEcBhsMvZkzZlj7g-TzIFAEG9l3_6B5wNfr56CFc=439">calling</a> for ICE to “get the f*** out of Minneapolis,” House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) calling for people to <a href="https://links-1.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fgcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com%2F%3Furl=https%253A%252F%252Fx.com%252FRapidResponse47%252Fstatus%252F1885351963140739386%26data=05%257C02%257CERIC.LENDRUM%2540hq.dhs.gov%257C4aedc75228f24232900908de4eeb1743%257C3ccde76c946d4a12bb7afc9d0842354a%257C0%257C0%257C639034968986975813%257CUnknown%257CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%253D%253D%257C0%257C%257C%257C%26sdata=eUlJdxj8KDOKrvoc4hqzDie3%252Fbp0r9yE4hW%252F65UApBk%253D%26reserved=0/1/0100019b9f5fe01b-a27cd180-1a88-4fa0-8dfe-48ef8beacbc4-000000/-ZbekleLcEAmEN5ceRjar-jWoVmo_yXUnsuKunHokfc=439">“fight” President Trump’s agenda</a> “in the streets,” Illinois Democratic Governor JB Pritzker claiming the United States is &#8220;essentially&#8221; <a href="https://links-1.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fgcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com%2F%3Furl=https%253A%252F%252Fx.com%252FRapidResponse47%252Fstatus%252F1965787324404621629%26data=05%257C02%257CERIC.LENDRUM%2540hq.dhs.gov%257C4aedc75228f24232900908de4eeb1743%257C3ccde76c946d4a12bb7afc9d0842354a%257C0%257C0%257C639034968986993980%257CUnknown%257CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%253D%253D%257C0%257C%257C%257C%26sdata=pQCRwTF7kegzCqE6AEXSS2ewlAp37D9ZHLIH75mb8CU%253D%26reserved=0/1/0100019b9f5fe01b-a27cd180-1a88-4fa0-8dfe-48ef8beacbc4-000000/5pGpQ0UGUXkXbymNXqHb-jl899yRbFTROHKCjrCTJCE=439">becoming Nazi Germany</a>, and Boston Democratic Mayor Michelle Wu compared mask-wearing ICE agents to a <a href="https://links-1.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fgcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com%2F%3Furl=https%253A%252F%252Fx.com%252Fbillmelugin_%252Fstatus%252F1930687220500791485%253Fs%253D42%26data=05%257C02%257CERIC.LENDRUM%2540hq.dhs.gov%257C4aedc75228f24232900908de4eeb1743%257C3ccde76c946d4a12bb7afc9d0842354a%257C0%257C0%257C639034968987010751%257CUnknown%257CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%253D%253D%257C0%257C%257C%257C%26sdata=6N%252Fi0ylWxc8310mL0RifVyADErxnBxDys7i72A4qA6M%253D%26reserved=0/1/0100019b9f5fe01b-a27cd180-1a88-4fa0-8dfe-48ef8beacbc4-000000/RjvTNj7Eg9NLWOlqhv6B23MqkNOA5fr8Q6U6nrWgDqg=439">Neo-Nazi group</a>.

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Does more government involvement in the socioeconomic sphere make the life of an average New Yorker better? Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani thinks so, with big-government policies prioritizing economic redistribution, a fundamental aspect of socialist ideology.
Mamdani’s platform includes city-owned grocery stores, free buses, no-cost childcare, rent freezes, a $30 minimum wage, and small business reforms.
While the latter proposal is commendable and bipartisan, Mamdani’s solutions are, unfortunately, not. He has promised small businesses, which account for <a href="https://www.nyc.gov/assets/smallbizfirst/downloads/pdf/small-business-first-report.pdf">98%</a> of firms in the city and employ over half of the private sector workforce, a regulatory reform package focused on improving compliance.
Mamdani alleges to be a <a href="https://www.zohranfornyc.com/platform">champion for the little guy</a>, claiming he will “cut small business fines in half, speed up permitting and make online applications easier, and increase funding for 1:1 small business support by 500%.” While his message resonates and it correctly identifies that the city’s systems can be punishingly slow, his agenda does not target root concerns for businesses.
Rather than removing any of the <a href="https://nyc-business.nyc.gov/nycbusiness/index">6,000 regulations</a> that cost small businesses time, money, and resources, Mamdani proposes that minimally <a href="https://www.nyc.gov/mayors-office/news/2022/05/mayor-adams-reduces-burdens-nyc-small-businesses-jumpstarts-city-s-economic-recovery-by">reducing compliance expenses</a> is the best strategy for making business operations faster, easier, and cheaper.
Violations such as labor non-compliance, sanitation issues, or building code infractions can cost owners <a href="https://cei.org/blog/american-small-businesses-are-paying-through-the-roof-for-regulations/">thousands of dollars annually</a>. The right solution is deregulation — to remove needless and onerous regulations and to ensure compliance with essential safeguards.
Instead, he has proposed more government bureaucracy, namely the <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wuZ-s8VnnAHqHhqtHESwgzINiN7D95vy/view">“Mom and Pop Czar” Office</a>. This entity, allegedly designed to promote small business interests, will work to halve fines and eliminate fees. Leaving thousands of bad regulations on the books and simply arbitrarily reducing fees is more likely to lead to confusion, harmful non-compliance, and situations that can be easily gamed — in short, a profit for lawyers and accountants but not for workers and customers.
This is more likely to undermine local trust in regulatory fairness. Firms that have invested in compliance in the past may feel penalized, creating an environment of social decohesion. This is a politically motivated and poor substitution for deregulation.
Speeding up permitting and making online applications easier should quicken the timeline for which small businesses can begin operations. New York City’s permitting process is complex and slow, taking several months and costing owners time, money, and resources. However, the mayor-elect’s plan lacks any detail on how to achieve a simpler <a href="https://www.permitflow.com/blog/nyc-building-permits">permitting process</a> and is more likely to be a false campaign promise than a serious effort to ease the burdens of New York City’s businesses.
Increasing funding for small businesses by 500% is intended to offer personalized support for owners in the form of grants, loans, and technical assistance. Mamdani will finance and expand the <a href="https://www.nyc.gov/site/sbs/about/pr20220907-nycbest.page">Business Express Service Teams (BEST)</a>, which offer one-to-one support and assist small businesses with bureaucratic hurdles.
Over-reliance on government assistance may harm entrepreneurial independence as it fosters governmental dependence and crowds out numerous private sector entities that provide the same kind of support to businesses. Scaling up BEST requires hiring and training more staff, risking inefficiencies and mismanagement of funds.
Instead of <a href="https://comptroller.nyc.gov/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/RedTapeReport.pdf">eliminating useless or obsolete regulations</a>, he offers <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/14-aM9DKG337SDMilmfQtLRR-pDwyWSTc/view">crushing tax increases</a> and false promises mired in government bureaucracy. Mamdani’s policies do not address leading concerns for small businesses, those being the over 6,000 regulations that impede operations. He targets operational burdens and small fees, completely ignoring the primary costs for entrepreneurs — regulations.
Making compliance requirements less restrictive can best be achieved by eliminating the compliance requirement altogether. Removing the regulatory burdens that plague small business owners best fosters free market competition and economic growth.
Mamdani should recognize a simple truth: prudent deregulation is the only viable long-term solution, not government intervention.
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Nicole Huyer is a Senior Research Associate in The Heritage Foundation’s Thomas A. Roe Institute for Economic Policy Studies.
The views expressed in this piece are those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.
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Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Harmeet Dhillon stated that the Department of Justice will not tolerate mob intimidation or obstruction targeting houses of worship, following an incident in Manhattan in which a pro-Palestinian crowd surrounded Park East Synagogue. In a Friday post on X, Dhillon emphasized that blocking access to a house of worship is a federal crime, adding that the DOJ’s Civil Rights Division, under Attorney General Pam Bondi, was gathering information about the event.
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It’s a federal crime to block access to a house of worship in the US. <a href="https://twitter.com/CivilRights?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@CivilRights</a> under <a href="https://twitter.com/AGPamBondi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@AGPamBondi</a> will NOT tolerate it and we are gathering information about this incident! <a href="https://t.co/cBnAHCq986">https://t.co/cBnAHCq986</a>
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On Sunday, she confirmed that a federal investigation was underway, reiterating that the Department maintains zero tolerance for violence or obstruction near any religious institution.
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Investigation is underway. <a href="https://twitter.com/TheJusticeDept?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@TheJusticeDept</a> has zero tolerance for violence/obstruction around any American house of worship. <a href="https://t.co/rEEFAifj6n">https://t.co/rEEFAifj6n</a>
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The confrontation occurred when Park East Synagogue, led by 95-year-old Holocaust survivor Rabbi Arthur Schneier, hosted a legal informational event organized by Nefesh B’Nefesh, a group that assists Jews in immigrating to Israel. Protesters surrounded the building, reportedly blocking entry and shouting phrases including “Death to the IDF” and “Globalize the Intifada,” along with other hostile and antisemitic slogans.
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“Another woman shouted, ‘F***ing Jewish pricks,’ while others called the Jewish demonstrators ‘rapists,’ ‘racists,’ and ‘pedophiles,’” The Times of Israel <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/anti-zionist-protesters-chant-death-to-the-idf-at-new-york-city-synagogue/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>.
Instead of focusing on the mob’s actions, New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s press secretary issued a statement saying he discouraged the protesters’ language, but also suggested the synagogue was promoting activities “in violation of international law.” When asked to clarify, his office argued that facilitating Jewish immigration to Israel constitutes support for “settlement activity beyond the Green Line.”
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In contrast, Mayor Eric Adams condemned the protesters’ actions directly, calling the mob “sick and warped.”
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A massive crowd of pro-Palestinian activists targeted a prominent Orthodox Jewish synagogue in Manhattan on Wednesday night, blocking Jews from entering and chanting “Death to the IDF” and “From New York to Gaza, globalize the intifada.”
“Another woman shouted, ‘F*cking Jewish pricks,’ while others called the Jewish demonstrators ‘rapists,’ ‘racists,’ and ‘pedophiles,’” The Times of Israel <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/anti-zionist-protesters-chant-death-to-the-idf-at-new-york-city-synagogue/">reported</a>.
The 95-year-old rabbi who is the leader of the synagogue, Rabbi Arthur Schneier, is a Holocaust survivor who witnessed his synagogue being burned in Vienna on the night of the Nazis’ Kristallnacht in 1938. He and his mother (his father died when he was six) fled to Hungary, where he was only saved from being murdered by the Nazis by the intervention of the Swiss Consul General. “Many of his family members were murdered, including his grandfather, a prominent rabbi who died in Auschwitz,” the United Nations has <a href="https://www.un.org/en/awake-at-night/S3-E28-united-we-prevail-divided-we-fail">noted</a>.
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The synagogue was hosting an event organized by Nefesh B’Nefesh, which provides assistance to Jews who want to immigrate to Israel. One activist yelled to the crowd, “It is our duty to make them think twice before holding these events. We need to make them scared. We need to make them scared. We need to make them scared.”
On October 8, 2023, the very next day after the horrific and brutal Hamas massacre of more than 1,200 people in Israel, pro-Palestinian activists celebrated the attack in New York City. They chanted, “Resistance is justified,” “Globalize the intifada,” “Smash the settler Zionist state,” and “From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free.”
“Among the pro-Palestinian side, the mood was celebratory and spiteful,” The Times of Israel <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/pro-palestinians-celebrate-hamas-attack-as-israel-supporters-rally-in-new-york/?utm_source=chatgpt.com">noted.</a> “Demonstrators chanted ‘700,’ apparently referring to the confirmed number of Israeli fatalities in the attack so far, and held up the number seven on their hands while making throat-slitting gestures. Others flashed victory signs with their hands while shouting insults. One man held up a picture of an Israeli hostage on his phone and waved it at the Israeli crowd. Another was seen brandishing <a href="https://twitter.com/IsraelinNewYork/status/1711140059162849570">an image of a swastika</a>. Some taunted the Israelis while tearing up and stomping on an Israeli flag, or danced with a Palestinian flag.”

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A Democrat will almost certainly be the next congressman from New York’s 12th Congressional District, a solidly blue seat in Manhattan. The real race is the Democratic primary, which, a year before the election, is already a circus.
Longtime Democratic Rep. Jerry Nadler announced in September that he would not be seeking re-election, opening up the seat he has held since 1992, which he won with over 80% of the vote in the last two elections.
Among those Democrats vying to replace Nadler are state Reps. Alex Bores and Micah Lasher, New York City Councilman Erik Bottcher, attorney Laura Dunn, nonprofit founder Liam Elkind, and attorney Jami Floyd. Earlier this month, Jack Schlossberg — social media influencer, “Vogue” political correspondent, and grandson of President John F. Kennedy — entered the already crowded fray with his characteristic flair.
“WE NEED YOUR HELP !!! Please consider donating so we can go to Washington and FIX IT,” Schlossberg wrote on X this week. “WE ARE A MOVEMENT powered by people who know WE DESERVE BETTER.”
Schlossberg’s bizarre social media posts include a swipe at his cousin, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., in which he <a href="https://freebeacon.com/democrats/jack-schlossberg-kennedy-grandson-running-for-congress-tweeted-about-drinking-jew-blood-ashkenazi-not-sephardic-and-semen-in-offensive-dig-at-rfk-jr/">references</a> drinking semen and “jew blood.” He also filmed himself performing a Nazi salute, apparently an effort to mock Elon Musk. Schlossberg has since <a href="https://freebeacon.com/democrats/kennedy-heir-and-house-candidate-jack-schlossberg-performed-nazi-salute-in-since-deleted-swipe-at-elon-musk/">deleted</a> both tweets.
Schlossberg’s <a href="https://jackfornewyork.com/12-for-12/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">website</a> boasts his full name — John Bouvier Kennedy Schlossberg — and lists his “12 promises to the people of New York’s 12th District,” which include “service,” “courage,” and “patriotism,” but no real policy proposals.
Gun control activist Cameron Kasky, who is also weighing a bid for the seat, warned that “If you are a Democrat running in 2026 and do not fully support an arms embargo to the State of Israel amidst their ongoing genocide in Gaza despite Trump’s fake ‘ceasefire,&#8217; Stop wasting everybody’s time. It’s over. The people have spoken. Moral clarity is winning.”
The race to represent Midtown Manhattan comes in the shadow of the election of Democrat Zohran Mamdani as New York City mayor earlier this month.
Mamdani, who has proposed multiple socialist policies, could end up becoming a key factor in the race, as some in the running have already advocated for his candidacy or have critiqued his policies.
“Mamdani is right: New Yorkers are being squeezed out of the city they love,” Floyd noted in a recent Substack post, noting that she did not vote for him. “But his rent-freeze proposal for one million stabilized apartments would backfire. It would choke investment, reduce maintenance, and shrink the housing supply. The truth is that there can be no affordable housing without those who build and maintain it.”
Others, like Elkind, have floated other controversial proposals, such as abolishing Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
“It’s time to restore our commitment to liberty and justice. It’s time to defend the rule of law from those who abuse it in its name. It’s time to abolish ICE,” Elkind said in an October 22 statement.
The primary election is on June 23, 2026.

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