New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani has condemned a protest outside Manhattan's Park East Synagogue, where demonstrators shouted antisemitic slogans and calls for violence. The protest targeted a Nefesh B'Nefesh event and drew strong rebukes from city and state leaders, including Governor Kathy Hochul and outgoing Mayor Eric Adams, who described the demonstration as a blatant attack on the Jewish community. Mamdani's spokesperson stated that he discourages the language used at the protest and supports the right of all New Yorkers to worship without intimidation. The incident comes amid a rise in antisemitic hate crimes in New York City, with recent reports of graffiti and vandalism targeting Jewish institutions.