US EditionMamdani appointee resigns after her decade-old antisemitic social media posts resurface
Catherine Almonte Da Costa resigned after antisemitic tweets from 2011-2012 resurfaced, drawing criticism from Jewish groups including the Anti-Defamation League.
- On Dec. 18, 2025, Catherine Almonte Da Costa, Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani's appointee, resigned one day after her hiring when past posts circulated online on X, prompting the ADL's intervention.
- The Anti-Defamation League, New York/New Jersey chapter posted three X posts from 2011–2012 that it says echo classic antisemitic tropes, including `Money hungry Jews smh` and a 2012 post calling a train `the Jew train`.
- The appointee apologized and called the posts unrepresentative, saying she `expressed deep regret` and sorrow as a parent of Jewish children; Catherine Almonte Da Costa previously worked in city government and Sotheby's and is married to Ricky Da Costa, deputy city comptroller and husband.
- The ADL pressed the transition team to explain whether Mamdani knew about Da Costa's posts before hiring, while Jewish groups warned the hire raises vetting questions and advocates demanded accountability.
- During the transition before Jan. 1, the incident intensified pressure as vetting sources missed antisemitic posts, complicating Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani's outreach to Jewish New Yorkers.
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Candidate Zohran Mamdani speaks during a Democratic New York City mayoral primary debate, June 4, 2025, in New York, US. Photo: Yuki Iwamura/Pool via REUTERS An appointee of New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani resigned just one day after her selection this week, following the exposure of decade-old social media posts that contained antisemitic language and stereotypes. Catherine Almonte Da Costa, who had been named Mamdani’s director of app…
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Source link Zohran Mamdani A top aide to socialist New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani resigned Thursday with just one day on the job, after past antisemitic, anti-white and anti-police comments on her social media were exposed. Catherine Almonte Da Costa, who was announced Wednesday as Mamdani’s director of appointments, stepped down after the Anti-Defamation League
Top Mamdani Official’s Anti-White, Anti-Semitic Social Media Posts Exposed
A senior hire in incoming New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s administration has abruptly resigned after a series of resurfaced social media posts revealed she had repeatedly expressed anti-white and anti-Semitic sentiments. The post Top Mamdani Official’s Anti-White, Anti-Semitic Social Media Posts Exposed appeared first on Slay News.
NEW: Top Mamdani Appointee Resigns Over Anti-White, Antisemitic Social Media Posts
A high-profile appointee of New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani resigned Thursday following the emergence of several old social media posts in which she expressed anti-white and antisemitic views. Catherine Almonte Da Costa, 33, was tapped by the self-styled socialist mayor to serve as his director of recruitments. In this role, she would have overseen […] The post NEW: Top Mamdani Appointee Resigns Over Anti-White, Antisemitic Social Media…
Mamdani's new hire resigns over "money hungry Jews" posts
Catherine Almonte Da Costa lasted exactly one day as New York Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani's director of appointments before decade-old social media posts torpedoed her career. The posts, made between 2011 and 2012 on a now-deleted X account, included references to "money hungry Jews," "rich Jewish peeps," and described a Far Rockaway train as "the Jew train." — Read the rest The post Mamdani's new hire resigns over "money hungry Jews" posts appea…
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