Police are investigating alleged anti-Muslim threats against New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani, the New York City Police Department (NYPD) said on Thursday.
The NYPD said it received a report on June 18 that Mamdani had received four voicemail messages containing “threatening anti-Muslim statements” from an unknown individual.
The case is currently being investigated by the NYPD’s Hate Crime Task Force. The department said the voicemails were made on various dates, and no arrests have been made so far.
Mamdani, a Ugandan-born Muslim citizen and assembly member, is one of the candidates in the Democratic mayoral primary. The primary election is scheduled for June 24….
NYPD Investigating Threats Against Mayoral Candidate Zohran Mamdani
