As of January 2026, we will have a mayor who appears to be a wolf in sheep’s clothing when it comes to the welfare of Jews who live in this city (“Violence sheds its Gaza veil,” Editorial, Dec. 18).

If Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani chooses to defund the police, we will see the perfect storm of hate crimes unfold in all five boroughs.

My hope is that all New Yorkers with goodwill can come together to fight hate in all forms. I suggest contacting the Office for the Prevention of Hate Crimes to find out what can be done to mitigate this eventuality. Not being proactive and turning a blind eye in the face of hate is a crime itself.

Martin Garfinkle

Staten Island

The recent attack on Jewish subway passengers is just the beginning of things to come.

Mamdani’s appointees have a pedigree of antisemitism and hatred for the police, meaning........

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