The very individualistic people of New York are by no means frigid or lacking in warmth for their fellow citizens. This year, on the attack’s 24th anniversary, New York volunteers continued to show their collective warmth by preparing millions of meals for their fellow residents. If Mamdani’s blatantly false comments suggesting that New Yorkers needed a lesson in warmth from his administration weren’t insulting enough, his actions have made it clear that his idea of collective warmth has limits and do not extend to the loved ones of 9/11 victims or Jews. There’s no way that Mamdani is unaware of how it looks to those who lost loved ones or volunteered on 9/11. There are other signs Mamdani is not interested in a warm, fuzzy collective of New Yorkers living in solidarity with Jews.

Source: National Post January 03, 2026 17:23 UTC