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NYC pol rips Jewish activist over photo op with anti-Israel mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani: ‘Don’t even bother calling’ for funding

August 16, 2025
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NYC pol rips Jewish activist over photo op with anti-Israel mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani: ‘Don’t even bother calling’ for funding
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A NYC councilwoman warned nonprofits to look elsewhere for funding if they support socialist mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani or others “Hamas sympathizers.”

Brooklyn Republican and staunch Zionist Inna Vernikov made the vow Tuesday regarding her share of council members’ annual discretionary funds – which this fiscal year total $810,000 – in response to video posted on X of Jewish activist Mark Meyer Appel shaking hands with the pro-Palestine Mamdani.

“I know it may not be much, but just a small PSA [Public Service Announcement] for the orgs who will be seeking discretionary funding from me for the next four years: In my discretion, I will NOT fund organizations whose leadership supports Hamas sympathizers and October 7th apologists,” Vernikov said on X.

NYC City Councilwoman Inna Vernikov with a handgun holstered at her waist.
NYC Councilwoman Inna Vernikov issued a stern declaration to nonprofits who support socialist mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani or anyone else she believes is “sympathetic” to Hamas terrorists – no political pork for you. Stephen Yang

“So if you want to be like @MarkMeyerAppel, and support or do photo ops with @Zohran Mamdani, don’t even bother calling,” she added, accusing Appel of “commie/jihadi a– kissing.”

And she doubled down Friday, telling The Post “If someone allows themselves to be in a photo with Mamdani, they’re either supporting him or pandering to him.”

“Either way, I will defund them,” she said.

Screenshot of a Twitter post showing a statement about funding decisions and a video of a politician meeting constituents.
Vernikov’s post on X ripped Jewish activist Mark Meyer Appel (left) for shaking hands with NYC mayoral candidate and staunch Israel critic Zohran Mamdani on Tuesday during a Brooklyn event. Inna Vernikov/ X

Some Democratic Council sources contended Vernikov’s remarks were over the top.

“How can you make a blanket statement that you’re not giving a group money but because someone appears in a photo op?” a source said.

Council Minority Leader Joann Ariola (R-Queens) wouldn’t comment on Vernikov’s rhetoric but said nonprofits should be apolitical.

“They should be focused on their goals of helping New York, not on illegal performative activism,” she said.

Councilwoman Inna Vernikov at a press conference.
Vernikov doubled down on her remarks Friday, telling The Post, “If someone allows themselves to be in a photo with Mamdani, they’re either supporting him or pandering to him. Either way, I will defund them.” Stephen Yang
Zohran Mamdani shaking hands with a supporter at a community center.
Mamdani (pictured, shaking the hand of a supporter) went to the Flatbush Gardens Community Center Tuesday to talk about ways he’ll look to boost affordable housing if he’s elected NYC mayor. Gregory P. Mango

Appel’s Flatbush-based group, The Bridge Multicultural and Advocacy Project, scored $60,000 in political pork from the Council in this fiscal year’s budget, but none from Vernikov, records show.

Messages left with Appel were not returned.

The post NYC pol rips Jewish activist over photo op with anti-Israel mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani: ‘Don’t even bother calling’ for funding appeared first on New York Post.

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