NYPD Probes Threats Against Mayoral Candidate Mamdani

New York City mayoral candidate and Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani has received multiple death threats, including explicit threats to blow up his car, with voicemails targeting both him and his family using anti-Muslim and Islamophobic language. The threatening messages, which were left at Mamdani's Queens office despite him not owning a car, are being investigated by the NYPD Hate Crimes Task Force. Mamdani's campaign has linked the threats to a climate of dehumanizing, Islamophobic rhetoric in politics and has hired extra security in response. Former Governor Andrew Cuomo and City Comptroller Brad Lander have publicly condemned the threats as unacceptable acts of political violence. No arrests have been made, and the investigation is ongoing as early voting in the mayoral primary continues. The threats underscore rising concerns over politically motivated violence targeting public officials.