NEW YORK (VINnews) — Zohran Mamdani met Monday at City Hall with a small group of Haredi Jewish leaders to discuss public safety, community priorities and ways the city can support their neighborhoods.

The meeting lasted about 45 minutes, according to Phylisa Wisdom, who leads the Mayor’s Office to Combat Antisemitism. Topics included affordable housing, child care and efforts to combat antisemitism across New York City.

“The mayor emphasized that he will continue to build strong, meaningful relationships with the broad, diverse Orthodox community of our city,” Wisdom said in a statement.

The meeting this afternoon with Jewish Community Leaders hosted by NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani. pic.twitter.com/h4UzwFNMls

— WILLIAMSBURG 365 NEWS (@Williamsburg365) March 16, 2026

Moshe Indig, who helped organize the meeting after Mamdani’s election victory, thanked the mayor in a social media post for hosting what he described as the administration’s first Jewish leadership roundtable at City Hall. He said the discussion included heads of yeshivas and leaders of community organizations and focused on public safety and other priorities.

According to journalist Jacob Kornbluh, attendees included Moshe Indig of the Satmar Ahronim community; David Niederman of Satmar Zalonym; Joel Rosenfeld of Bobov; Ben Barber of Bobov-45; Yeruchim Silber of Agudath Israel of America; Chanina Sperlin and Yaacov Behrman of Crown Heights; Josh Mehlman of the Flatbush Jewish Community Coalition; and Baruch Rothman of Yeshiva Darchei Torah, Also a rep from Khal Adas Yereim Vien of Borough Park,

However, some leaders in the broader Modern Orthodox community expressed frustration that they were not invited or chose not to attend. Critics have cited Mamdani’s past positions on Israel and controversy surrounding comments related to the war following the October 7 attacks, as well as recently resurfaced social media activity attributed to his wife, as reasons for their reluctance to participate.

The meeting comes as city officials and Jewish organizations continue to grapple with concerns about antisemitism and security across New York’s Jewish communities.

Thank you @NYCMayor Zohran Mamdani for hosting his first Jewish leadership roundtable at City Hall with heads of yeshivas and community orgs to discuss public safety and priorities and to explore ways the city can support the community. We appreciate your partnership & friendship https://t.co/HICyZ9UJSS

— Rabbi Moishe Indig (@MoishIndig) March 16, 2026