The Crown Heights Jewish community has always led with courage and conviction—making the right choices for the future of New York City and demonstrating sound judgment, regardless of what the polls say. While we acknowledge the long road ahead, we proudly endorse Andrew Cuomo for Mayor of New York City.
This endorsement comes after consultation with Jewish communities, Rabbonim, and Askonim across the city.
With extremism and antisemitism on the rise, and the city facing an unprecedented crisis, it is more important than ever to make our voices heard and vote.
If you’re not yet registered, the deadline is fast approaching. [Register to vote today: www.vote.nyc]
We also want to take this opportunity to thank Mayor Eric Adams for his years of friendship to the community and for his leadership in making difficult decisions in the best interests of New York.
Signed:
Rabbi Lazer Avtzon, Yaacov Behrman, Sruly Clapman, Shaya Gordon, Rabbi Yossi Garelik, Rabbi Shea Hecht, Mendy Hershkop, Shlomie Hecht, Avi Lesches, Menachem Light, Mendel Wilhelm
Also signing on as community leaders
Zalman Friedman
Shmuel Rosenstein
Totally not representing the Crown Heights community
A vote for Mandami is a vote against Jewish and Israeli interests.
Who do you suggest instead which candidate that actually has a chance of winning?
Stop with this nonsense of ‘actually has a chance of winning.’
This makes no sense. Why are we backing such a candidate?? Did we forget what he did?? He blamed us for Covid, killed our grandparents and is an overall creep. There’s never a time when just raise our hands and don’t vote? Shame.
Cuomo believes Israel should exist. That alone is enough to get my vote. .
Why don’t you go ahead and put up a Mamdani sign on your front yard?
Because people like you are doing his work. You’re a gift to them.
Mamdani?!? Are you insane!
He’s the lesser of 2 evils. Sometimes you have to pick your poison. And I pick this one.
hes evil, hes openly stating he hates jews
Are you prepared to take responsibility for the HORRORS – spiritually, physically, and financially – that will follow a Mamdani victory ? Have you read the frightening policies he plans to put in place ? Not to mention his shocking in-your-face anti-Semitism ? In this case, a non-vote is literally a vote for your own destruction. So hold your nose, take a deep breath and vote for Cuomo PLEASE !! Anything else is wildly irresponsible and (frankly) insane.
Pull your head out of the sand before it’s too late.
For those who think that Cuomo is a terrible candidate, you are correct. He’s far from ideal. He may even end up being a very bad mayor. However, we need to get some perspective. This is not as much an endorsement of Cuomo as it is a condemnation of the alternative. If the other side wins, our community can experience significant problems that will dwarf anything Cuomo would do. Crime and homelessness will likely increase, as will encampments, as the police will be discouraged from taking decisive action. Taxes will likely go up, and red tape will increase significantly. This… Read more »
Has Cuomo ever retracted on the worst policy ever to be passed in NY Cash bail?
Has Cuomo ever retracted on the worst policy to ever pass in NY cashless bail?
That was a very bad decision.
However, Mandami thinks crime is a social construct and jails shouldn’t exist. He is 1000 times worse on crime.
My conscience doesn’t allow me to vote for him.
In such a case שב ואל תעשה עדיף
Vote for the candidate most likely to support the Jews and Israel. There is no question who that is.
That would be Curtis Sliwa for whom i intend to vote
There is a video of Sliwa that went around where he was badmouthing Jews, making fun of Yeshivos….
May seem like a friend but it is what it is
Beware of the snakes, they’re the ones that are poisonous
Vote for republicans what’s wrong with that?
You’re right! But in this case he has no chance of winning.
And a vote for him will get the anti semite into office.
how can you say ch endorses him? i dont and i know so many from our community that dont endorse him
If we splinter our vote is diluted. be smart – Mandami refuses to condemn hamas. What else do you need to know.
The mamdani Coalition is strong and is growing into Crown Heights, I know many members of the community who will be voting for him. People are sick and tired of billionaires ripping off the working class, and they now have a leader they can rally around.
Mandami isn’t going to put money in your pocket. Dont be fooled.
And he wont be able to raise taxes on billionaires either without the governor.
He already announced 500 million for legal aid for immigrants.
And then like a good communist, he will rip you all off even worse as soon as he gets into power. But go ahead be a useful idiot and find out the hard way how talk is cheap and communists always lie and cheat and then kill
The guy is a millionaire will he give his money to the working class and he is an antisemite
Small-minded opinion
You are right,the minority billionaire millionaires have the upper hand. But they still will with mamdani and so this is where you are wrong: mamdani won’t make things better for poor or for the just making ends meet people like us. Mamdani uses different tools,different approaches and the results won’t make your life that much different financially, maybe worse
No Lubavitcher is voting for that rabid antisemite, and none of us are stupid enough to believe that freeing all the violent criminals, or socialism are good for us. Go back to MSNBC.
Are we going to ignore the fact that 5 different of our very own Crown Heights community leaders both male and female Askonim have real connections with Adams and pull with the Adams administration. Why aren’t the 5 CH Leaders, and the about 25 CH Activists & machers that are associated with those different leaders using every and any connection and brownie points that they have to get Adams to shut down some of the many CH city funded Homeless shelter projects, bike lanes (to stop the bike lanes & rip up the proposal not “pause” it so Mamdani can… Read more »
What guarantees can Crown Heights United give to our community that if by nes min hashomayim Cuomo wins then Cuomo will actually be there for CH. B/c history has shown us that (not part like now) but after the entire CH political establishment endorsed Adams & helped pave the way for all other Jewish communities to support him, as soon as Adams got elected Mayor he deliberately started funding Homeless shelters in CH, placed citibikes, 5G loitering kiosks, proposed a MTA City Bus route in Albany which will endanger every ULY student and ‘protected bike lanes’ on Kingston/Brooklyn Aves BklynJewishGOP… Read more »
The homeless shelter plan is from the state and was started by Cuomo in 2014. Has nothing to do with adams
Community activists know facts. Fact #1 there are about 10 recent CH Homeless Shelters some opened already, some are in the process of opening. Some (not all) of them are 100% funded by NYC (Adams) including the notorious Homeless shelter at 560 Winthrop St which both Shmira and Shomrim are well aware of the crime originating from this NYC shelter. As well as the soon to open in the next few months crime Homeless shelter at 329 Clarkson Ave which will all but destroy the Lubavitch community in South/West CH. You are referring to the Mega homeless shelter at 681… Read more »
Let’s be real. We most likely have 3 months left till Mamdani takes office, instead of overworking on Cuomo who “Al Pi Teva” can’t win. Why don’t our 5 different community leaders try every thing possible to get Adams to undo the damage that he did to CH (Homeless shelters, citibikes, protected bike lanes, 5G loitering kiosks, proposed MTA City Buses on Albany which will endanger ULY students) Once Mamdani takes office he will further destroy CH, but at least if Adams rolls back the damage he did to our community then there will be a gap in time for… Read more »
Cuomo it’s definitely very distasteful and it’s a shame that he’s the alternative candidate. But we need to be realistic and recognize the situation we are in.
It might be uncomfortable, but we need to show up and show the antisemites and the socialists that we won’t sit by quietly while they mobilize and advance their agenda. Staying home is surrender.
Hopefully, we’ll have a better candidate next time. But we can let perfect be the enemy of the better.
Its insane that everyone doesn’t realize this
We all still really dislike Cuomo
Even if the alternative is worse
You can dislike him all you want. But dont vote for someone who refuses to condemn hamas. It is a desecration of the souls we lost on Oct 7th (and since they began killing us) and the remaining hostages.
Think of it as a vote against a terrorist supporter as opposed to a vote for Cuomo
It should not be construed as a given that the rest of the Jewish community in Crown Hts. is in agreement with their position. We live in a democcracy and they have their right to their opinion and to use their personal (but not communal) funds to express it. They must make it clear that they speak in their name and name alone. Many of us are voting for Curtis Sliwa who is the only candidate who will bring a long overdue breath of fresh air to the way NYC is run and without a doubt do a much better… Read more »
Completely wasted vote, he doesn’t have a prayer. Always had thought of you as a smart lady, but you don’t have to be a rocket scientist to figure this one out. Sorry.
A vote for Sliwa is a wasted vote for you and a vote for the hamas supporting mandami.
Sliwa has no chance of winning.
looks like Curtis is talking about making a deal with Cuomo….stuff happens….yeah…not nice or pretty but NYC politics has always been the place were it is dark and does not smell nice…stay strong and remember the ALMIGHTY IS THE REAL BOSS…say safe…
Sliwa has zero chance of winning. If all eligible voters in our community register and vote for Cuomo — I believe it is technically possible to beat the rabid antisemite
I am a registered Republican, and I will never forgive him if he throws the election to the Jew hater due to his obsession with his ego. He cannot win.
It should be obvious that the media and their polls are completely untrustworthy. They are trying to convince everyone that Sliwa has no chance of winning so to scare everyone into voting for the murderer and degenerate Cuomo in order to beat Mandani. If NYC voters are dumb enough to be herded into voting for Cuomo they will deserve what they end up getting.
Please this guy.mandani is promising the world he won’t deliver please don’t fool yourself
Don’t vote for him he will fool you all
And you all look stupid
He is going after the young generation who dose not know better
There are alot of people who are quietly voting for mamdani. Because they dont feel comfortable openly admitting it,theres less opportunity for real discussions and to convince them otherwise. So please listen here, I know its appealing to vote for the candidate who speaks the language of those in poverty but mamdani is priveleged and just like the rest of the elite. He will use different tactics but you will not be better off. You will not.
The coalition may have good intentions, but they’ve been misled and are being used by a few wealthy individuals. These individuals see a Cumo win as their chance to advance questionable behavior and a self-serving agenda — the kind of actions that could come back to hurt our community. We can’t allow that to happen. Sliwa is the one who truly stands with us — let’s give him our full support!
anyone thinking madmani is good, needs a mental home
Rebbe pls help us
I think we need to change the politics we play.. Lets face it, Mamzerani is going to win this. I dont think he will win by a lot but nonetheless he is winning. Might as well throw all our support behind Sliwa. While sliwa will not win it will send a message to future democrat politicians that they have to do something and do more than something to get our votes. until now we brown nosed the politicians hoping they will throw us some morsels. it is time to change that. Let them come and brown nose us and them… Read more »
Once we are endorsing a bad candidate, why don’t we endorse the one that will anyways win?
Mamdani will surely win let’s support a winner !!!!
Somebody is bored, i have a lot of cleaning that needs to get done in my house. Come over
What will New York City look like with Momdani winning. Reduced police,legalized drugs,legalized prostitution,increased taxes on homeowners,an exodus to Monsey and Lakewood areas from all Frum Jewish areas. There are people investing as they know real estate upstate and New Jersey will shoot up. Stores will be victims of shoplifting big time. Areas like Boro park will be safe as they are very large and area is sorrounded by over 150 thousand Chinese who don’t bother Jews. Other Jewish areas will be effected big time.