Antisemitism is despicable and its current resurgence in this country is anti-American and stunningly stupid. That said, I can understand why certain groups wish to limit their membership to people having specific characteristics, including religious beliefs. If they say it’s a Christian group, for example, there is probably some reason for that such as expecting its members to participate in religious affirmations and ceremonies in addition to the organization’s primary purpose. I know of at least one old fraternal organization that doesn’t want me as a member even though it’s not identified as a religious group, and they are certainly within their rights to exclude me.

(And no, none of that has anything to do with a public-funded agency’s refusing to hire someone based on race, creed, or national origin.)

I wish those who voted for this "person", had seen this before entering the voting booth.



Nancy Bueche was the mother of a 10-year-old daughter named Bridget and worked full-time at Aon Corporation in the World Trade Center. She was also just a few months away from completing her bachelor’s degree in business administration. Her husband, Jim Bueche, said that Bridget was the main reason Nancy decided to attend night classes for three years. “She wanted to show our daughter that you can reach your goals if you work hard,” he said. “Everything she did, she did for Bridget.”

On weekends, Nancy, who was 43, and Bridget were always together. “From Friday night to Sunday, they were inseparable,” Jim said. During the summer, they would pick up Nancy’s mother, go to the beach, and then return home to Hicksville, Long Island, where Jim would make barbecues for them.

In the winter, he said, they loved to go shopping. “As soon as it got cold, they would buy clothes for Bridget and Christmas presents for Nancy’s mom. They would spend the day at the mall or look for big sales. When they got tired, they’d go see a children’s movie or visit the library.”

Now, he said, “I try to keep Bridget busy with her friends and her softball team, but it’s not the same.”

A few weeks ago, Jim and Bridget attended a ceremony at Briarcliffe College, where Nancy was honored with a degree after her passing. Despite her loss, Bridget continues to do well in school. “I remind her,” Jim said, “‘Your mother got all A’s. You can too.’”

To plant trees in her memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

I’m curious to see how the social workers replacing police officers works out.
Is the new mayor going to have them staff his security detail too?

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Originally posted by 220-9er:
I’m curious to see how the social workers replacing police officers works out.
Is the new mayor going to have them staff his security detail too?

No, The Muslim Brotherhood will be his personal security.

911- Never Forget

2024- Forgotten.

We have the 2A for many reasons, arm yourselves.

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Originally posted by downtownv:
I wish those who voted for this "person", had seen this before entering the voting booth….

It would have changed nothing, imo.

I consider those that voted for him "Zohran's Morons".

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Originally posted by 220-9er:
I’m curious to see how the social workers replacing police officers works out.
Is the new mayor going to have them staff his security detail too?

Im all for it!
Playing the game for the past 30+ years here, I’d love to see it here too!
I’m kinda sick of wrestling naked people.
I’ve dealt with more than enough people that shit themselves.
Yes, I know the guy with the samurai sword (in my case a Machete) is really dangerous, and I probably shouldn’t shoot him between the running lights because he’s bat-shit crazy, but I don’t want to get hurt.

It’s someone else’s turn.
Like someone who has a good background in mental health

While we’re at it, hire a bunch of marriage counselors as well, let them handle lost causes, I’m done with that shit too.

^^^^ What he said! One of my first career calls involved a local mentally ill type who was terrorizing a beauty shop. One of my last calls was the same dude destroying the Kroger store. Naked. 20+ years apart. Same dude.
Have someone else deal with him for a change!

Sounds in NYC the era of big government is back, not that it went away there anyway. Time for the games to begin.

He said he’s going to hold ‘slumlords’ accountable. He better have that complaint line well staffed.

Sounds like his wife had some very high end clothing & jewelry on for his swearing in, par for the course.

Sounds like his block party did not go over well. Many of his supporters finding out their hopes and dreams clash with his reality.

https://nypost.com/2026/01/01/...h-no-food-bathrooms/

Zohran Mamdani fans disappointed by disastrous ‘block party’ with no food or bathrooms
By Desheania Andrews, Hannah Fierick and David Propper
Published Jan. 1, 2026, 4:08 p.m. ET

This “block party” was a bust.

Scores of Zohran Mamdani fans who braved freezing temperatures to celebrate the new mayor as he was publicly sworn into office Thursday were left disappointed by the bash the socialist pol had promised.

Around 10,000 supporters stood outside City Hall during the event — billed as an “Inauguration for a New Era Block Party” by Mamdani’s staff — crammed into several barricaded pens without access to bathrooms or any food concession stands.

“It’s definitely not a block party,” said Danny Mahabir, 30, an Astoria resident who told The Post he’d been expecting a mix of food and music at the New Year’s Day festivities.

Sen. Bernie Sanders, administers the oath of office to Mayor Zohran Mamdani as Rama Duwaji holds the Quran during Mamdani's inauguration ceremony, Thursday, Jan. 1, 2026, in New York.
Mamdani’s lies about the rich are only meant to demonize — they already foot NYC’s bills
Instead, Mahabir, who wore three layers of clothes to stay warm, said he and others are “just stuck behind the barricades watching it on TV.”

Around 10,000 supporters stood outside City Hall during the event, which the Mamdani administration labeled a “block party.”
Matthew McDermott
Revelers observed speakers including New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders on a series of big TV screens set up along Broadway, as 4,000 invited guests sat more comfortably in City Hall’s outdoor plaza to witness Mamdani take the oath of office.

While Mamdani fans were still excited for the new administration to get underway, they weren’t impressed by the supposed “block party” on a frigid day when temperatures dropped to the mid-20 degrees.

“It’s not exactly what I was expecting,” said Brooklyn resident Shane Turner, 30. “I was expecting food and music.”

Many supporters were not impressed with the event, pointing out its lack of festivities.

“I could’ve watched this from home,” added a 25-year-old Queens woman, who declined to give her name.

Security lines also dragged at times as confusion delayed entry for some.

One woman, who did not want to be identified, said Thursday morning leading up to the ceremony that she had been waiting to get into the viewing area for about 90 minutes.

“The police officers have not been informed about anything, they don’t know which entrance or where anything is,” she said. “I’m really, really unhappy.”

Attendees were asked to arrive by 11 a.m. ahead of the 1 p.m. ceremony, which started over 30 minutes late.

The ceremony also started over 30 minutes late.

Mamdani’s camp billed the event as a public block party along the historic Canyon of Heroes that would have designated viewing areas for “tens of thousands to gather and participate in the ceremony, ensuring the day belongs to all New Yorkers.”

But his team also warned on their website there would not be portable restrooms “due to safety concerns” and “no food for sale within the block party.”

While Mamdani officials advised attendees there were nearby markets and eateries for grub, attendees needed to leave the barricaded pens and go through security again to re-enter.

Mamdani’s team also warned on their website there would not be portable restrooms “due to safety concerns” and “no food for sale within the block party.”

Still, most people who showed up remained passionate believers in the new socialist mayor.

“I’m not disappointed,” Turner, the Mamdani devotee from Brooklyn, said. “I came here to witness history. The past four years felt like hell under the previous mayor.”

— Additional reporting by Steven Vago

^^^ That's very apropos.

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“I’m not disappointed,” Turner, the Mamdani devotee from Brooklyn, said. “I came here to witness history. The past four years felt like hell under the previous mayor.”

— Additional reporting by Steven Vago

Turner, you are about to learn what HELL is!

The fact that the partygoers expected there to be food speaks volumes in itself.

What, no free shit? LOL

Their newly elected dictator didn't go and take all the money from "the rich" and throw them a lavish block party?

All animals are equal, except some are MORE equal than others.

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“I’m not disappointed,” Turner, the Mamdani devotee from Brooklyn, said. “I came here to witness history. The past four years felt like hell under the previous mayor .”

Mamdani- "hold my beer"

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Originally posted by 2000Z-71:

Zohran Mamdani fans disappointed by disastrous ‘block party’ with no food or bathrooms

So the warmth of collectivism is everyone pissing themselves?

Mamdani: "We will replace the frigidity of rugged individualism with the warmth of collectivism."

So the warmth of collectivism is everyone pissing themselves?


Sounds about right... and no food!

"Collectivism" should be an epithet here the same way Fascism is.

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Originally posted by MrToad:
"Collectivism" should be an epithet here the same way Fascism is.

Nobody today seems to know what fascism actually means, so I doubt many get the implications of the word collectivism