NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani's absence from Israel Day Parade "disgraceful," Rep. Mike Lawler says

Thousands of people lined Fifth Avenue on Sunday for the annual Israel Day Parade, but this year's event was even more notable because Zohran Mamdani became the first New York City mayor in recent history not to attend.

NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani's absence from Israel Day Parade "disgraceful," Rep. Mike Lawler says. Thousands of people lined Fifth Avenue on Sunday for the annual Israel Day Parade, but this year's event was even more notable because Zohran Mamdani became the first New York City mayor in recent history not to attend. Mamdani said during his campaign and reiterated earlier this week that he wouldn't be coming. "I said on the campaign trail that I wouldn't be attending the parade, and I've made my views on the Israeli government abundantly clear," Mamdani said. A sea of blue and white took over Fifth Avenue as thousands of people marched and even more watched from the sidewalk. New York Rep. Mike Lawler was critical of Mayor Zohran Mamdani for not showing up to the Israel Day Parade in Manhattan on May 31, 2026. Among those in attendance were...