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New York City

New York City is the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York. Known as a global diplomatic hub hosting the United Nations headquarters and a center of finance, media, and international affairs. Recently, the city has drawn Middle East-related attention through its mayor's public positions on the Israel-Gaza conflict and pro-Palestine protest activity. Last updated 1 day ago

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NYC Mayor Mamdani: "When I make criticisms of Prime Minister Netanyahu, they are criticisms of Prime Minister Netanyahu. And what I shared were not even frankly personal assessments, they were objective facts ... it's a city where everyone needs to know that their belonging to it is not conditional on how they feel about the mayor."

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Israeli Consul General in New York Ofir Akunis on Hezbollah flags at NYC protests:

"New York must choose: the United States of America or Iran and Hezbollah. The waving of the flags of Hezbollah, an Iranian affiliate that has murdered hundreds of Americans, at every demonstration of human savagery in New York City, must stop. Before it is too late for this city."

Economy

NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani declares a "budget crisis," requesting a bailout from the state government and pushing back his deadline for completing the city budget at least 10 days.

Mamdani: "We cannot close this deficit with savings alone. We need new revenue, and we need a structural reset in our relationship with the state. That is the only way to meet our legal obligation to pass a balanced budget."