Mamdani revokes nine Eric Adams executive orders issued after his corruption indictment
New York Daily News••general
Key Points:
- Newly inaugurated NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani revoked nine executive orders issued by former Mayor Eric Adams after Adams' federal corruption indictment, aiming for a “fresh start” for his administration.
- Among the rescinded orders were those opposing the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement against Israel, and adopting the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s definition of antisemitism, which critics argue conflates criticism of Israel with antisemitism.
- Mamdani, NYC’s first Muslim mayor and a critic of Israel’s policies in Gaza and the West Bank, affirmed his commitment to combating antisemitism, retaining Adams’ executive order establishing the Mayor’s Office to Combat Antisemitism with planned amendments.
- Other revoked orders included
