He’s raining on Zo’s boycott parade.
Ex-Hizzoner Eric Adams trolled Zohran Mamdani by announcing he’ll attend the Israel Day Parade on Sunday that the current mayor plans to skip.
“As your mayor, I was proud to march in this parade for all four years I was in office – and this year will be no different,” Adams said in an X video posted Wednesday. “I’ll be right there, marching with tens of thousands of New Yorkers.”
The subtle, yet clear dig at Mamdani is only the latest time Adams has broken with the tradition of former mayors being hesitant to criticize their successors.
Adams has blasted Mamdani over the city’s budget, deaths of homeless people during a winter storm and the new mayor’s harsh criticism of Israel.
Mamdani has maintained his stance on Israel is separate from his support for Jewish people and New Yorkers, including after he said he wouldn’t attend the parade.
“While I will not be attending the Israel Day Parade, my lack of attendance should not be mistaken for a refusal to provide security or the necessary permits for its safety,” he said.
“I’ve been very clear: I believe in equal rights for all people — everywhere. That principle guides me consistently.”
But Adams argued attending the parade is more important this year.
“At a time when antisemitism is rising across our country and Jewish New Yorkers are facing hatred, intimidation and attacks at unprecedented levels, you cannot afford silence,” he said in the video.
