The controversy follows Mamdani’s snubbing the city’s annual “Israel Day” Parade in May, not that his refusal to participate wasn’t as predictable as a Mets loss. Mamdani has been condemning Israel while mouthing “From the river to the sea” sentiments since he was knee-high to a Muslim grasshopper. At Bowdoin college he founded the school’s chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine. The Jewish “enclaves” were surely left off the map because of the mayor’s bigotry; the Italians were ignored because he doesn’t know the city he’s running. It is a rather prominent, colorful and famous neighborhood…

The omission of Little Italy drew fire from the Italian American Civil Rights League (IACRL), which accused the administration of insulting one of the communities that helped build New York. “Zohran Mamdani wants to ERASE Italian Americans. First, he denied our permit for Unity Day 2026. Now, he is excluding Little Italy as a recognized location all together on the map,” the group wrote on X. Republican Councilwoman Vicki Paladino, who represents “Little Italy,” wrote, “In the spirit of designating every minority enclave of the city, I’m officially renaming my district ‘Little America’ Here we welcome refugees from the rest of the city who want to live amongst a culture reminiscent of the nation they once knew as The United States, which New York used to be a part of prior to January of 2026. Here in Little America we believe in private property rights, home ownership, cars, law and order, God, and the Constitution. I’m considering building a wall. Let me know if you’d like to help.”

Instead of taking responsibility for the botch, since his administration is responsible and he is accountable for its performance, Mamdani blamed the previous mayor, Eric Adams, arguing that the “New York City Immigrant Enclaves” was begun in 2023 before Mamdani was elected. That dodge is pathetic. A project, whenever it started, is still the responsibility of the administration that completes it, which is a representation to the world that the results have been checked, vetted, and passed through quality control. Given Mamdani’s DEI and pro-Muslim biases, I doubt any Italian-Americans were involved in the completing of the map. If they were involved in the process, surely someone would have exclaimed, “Mama mia, how could we leave “Little Italy” off the map?”

Ironically, the two of the three most famous mayors of New York were Italian: Fiorello H. La Guardia and Rudy Giuliani. I wonder if Mamdani knows that. I’d say it’s 3-1 against.