A new poll conducted by Mercury Group shows that most NYC Jews don’t like Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s policies.

Fifty-eight percent disapprove of his job performance, 32 percent approve, and 10 percent were unsure. A law that just passed with a veto-proof majority to create buffer zones around houses of worship garnered 84 percent approval. A similar bill for schools passed with a slimmer majority and was vetoed by the mayor, raising concerns about his commitment to protect the Jewish community from antisemitism.

In the American city with the largest population of Jews, the mayor cuts a controversial figure. On day one of taking office, he reversed his predecessor’s executive orders that aimed to fight antisemitism and said that synagogues that host pro-Israel events violate internationa law.

Among his actions that have drawn criticism, he has revoked the definition of antisemitism adopted by former Mayor Eric Adams; he has reversed a ban on a boycott of Israeli goods; and, most recently, he posted a video featuring a keffiyeh-clad actor.

In an unprecedented move, 11 Jewish groups spanning the religious and political spectrum condemned the veto of the school buffer zone bill.

Jewish Majority, which published the survey, said the findings are clear. For Jews who are divided on many things, a lot of consensus exists around Mamdani.

“The rise of antisemitism and the need for adequate community safety are chief concerns, and ‘anti-Zionism’ is largely viewed as wholesale opposition to a Jewish state,” the group said in a statement. “Even among critics of the Israeli government, there is overwhelming support for Israel’s existence as a Jewish state, and even among the Jewish voters who supported Mamdani in the general election, the majority do not stand with him on the more extreme positions related to Israel and Palestine.”

Mamdani, who opposes the existence of the State of Israel, garnered only 26 percent of the Jewish vote, showing a low degree of confidence in Mamdani as an ally of the Jewish people.