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Blakeman slams botched NYC enclave map, says historical immigrants ‘left behind’

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McCarthy, C., Vago, S., & Fitz-Gibbon, J. (2026, September 14). Blakeman slams botched NYC enclave map, says historical immigrants ‘left behind’. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/09/14/us-news/blakeman-slams-botched-nyc-enclave-map-says-historical-nyc-immigrants-left-behind/

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New York Post · collected 2026-09-14 · by Craig McCarthy, Steven Vago, Jorge Fitz-Gibbon

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Republican gubernatorial candidate Bruce Blakeman criticized New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Governor Kathy Hochul for excluding two Little Italy neighborhoods from an immigrant enclave map released over the summer. Speaking on Arthur Avenue in the Bronx, Blakeman said traditional immigrant communities like Italian-Americans are being disrespected by the current administration. He promised to defend these groups if elected governor and specifically mentioned that Christopher Columbus statues would remain untouched under his leadership.
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Republican gubernatorial candidate Bruce Blakeman criticized New York City's mayor Zohran Mamdani and Governor Kathy Hochul, accusing them of neglecting traditional immigrant communities such as Italian, Irish, Polish, Jewish, and German groups. Speaking on Arthur Avenue in the Bronx, Blakeman stated that these communities are being "left behind." The controversy stems from a map released by the city over the summer that identified 30 immigrant communities across the five boroughs but omitted two Little Italy neighborhoods. Mamdani acknowledged the oversight, promising to make “additional changes” including adding Little Italy to future versions of the map.

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Craig McCarthy
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🔮 Mayor Zohran Mamdani should be investigated for using $1.6 million in taxpayer funds to push New Yorkers to back ballot proposals with messaging that plastered his face on buses and kiosks, a city lawmaker said.
🔮 Mayor Zohran Mamdani has been quietly playing pickup basketball with buddies at an NYPD gym in Queens, sources confirmed to The Post.
🔮 The City Council quietly passed a controversial bill that would give nonprofits the first shot at buying up distressed Big Apple properties.
🔮 Mayor Zohran Mamdani has signed just one bill into law in 10 months since taking office — leaving critics to wonder if the millennial mayor is more interested in social media stardom than his daily government duties.
🔮 Chi Ossé, a Democratic Socialists of American chum of Mayor Zohran Mamdani, ditched government hearings on Monday and Tuesday to instead travel multiple hours outside of his Brooklyn district to head to Rochester and Syracuse.
🔮 Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s Democratic Socialists of America crony Chi Ossé has the worst attendance record of any member of the City Council, records show.
🔮 “So, how is it that, within seconds, I could find a sexualized image of myself using Grok?”
🔮 Mayor Zohran Mamdani plans to ask private New York City garage and parking lot owners to block ICE agents from using their property, The Post has learned.
🔮 Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s allies are publicly breaking with him over his handpicked police commissioner — and Hizzoner is livid that the socialist House candidate he went out on a limb to endorse is leading the charge.
🔮 Levine told The New York Times he made the decision solely on financial grounds, but critics suspected he was caving to Israel-bashers in the Democratic party, including Mayor Zohran Mamdani.
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Steven Vago
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🔮 The way trucks are tolled may be keeping them parked in the zone, Geotab data showed.
🔮 Unlikely duo Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Gov. Kathy Hochul joined forces at a Brooklyn campaign rally on Sunday to bash President Trump and Republican gubernatorial candidate Bruce Blakeman.
🔮 But Mochalova’s lawyer Lila Carpenter told the court that the alleged attacker had no prior arrests and is gainfully employed, arguing that “there may be an ID issue” by cops for her client.
🔮 But the attorney general came under fire after it was revealed that she had posted comments on social media expressing sympathy for the alleged victim before the appointment – suggesting she may not be impartial and prompting President Trump and others to call for her to recuse herself.
🔮 City officials speculate that the underground trespassers could be scavenging for valuables like coins, wallets, scrap metal or jewelry that were lost and ended up in the sewers.
🔮 They were spending a lot of money planting new trees and whenever I would do my morning walk, I’d say hello,” the 73-year-old neighbor said, noting both David and Lora worked on their landscaping.
🔮 The bespectacled perv, who wore rosary beads around his neck on Tuesday, convinced the latest woman “it would be pointless to come forward” and claimed he had government connections “that made him powerful and untouchable,” Curzer told the courtroom.
🔮 “You’re incredibly brave for this, and change will come because of this,” 19-year-old sophomore Jack Huber said he’d tell Doe if she was listening.
🔮 What may have won Kraft, 25, the title, however, was the sidestep dance moves Styles is known for — and that students he spent the summer working with mistook him for the former boy bander.
🔮 They would buy her artwork in the park,” DeCandido, who goes by “Birding Bob,” told The Post on Monday.
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🔮 Bruce Blakeman slammed Gov. Kathy Hochul as lefty Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s “puppet” during a GOP campaign rally at an upstate shopping center Sunday, calling out the governor over the state’s soft-on-immigration sanctuary policy.
🔮 But the attorney general came under fire after it was revealed that she had posted comments on social media expressing sympathy for the alleged victim before the appointment – suggesting she may not be impartial and prompting President Trump and others to call for her to recuse herself.
🔮 “Anyone seeking public office is expected to demonstrate sound judgment, self-control, and the ability to handle confrontation without resorting to physical aggression.
🔮 “After this year we will have spent $10 billion on illegal migrants who just claim asylum.
🔮 “For the first time… those victims will have a direct line to the attorney general,” Komatireddy said — as she unveiled her plan to establish a “Victims Advisory Council” within the AG’s Office if she unseats James on November 3.
🔮 Dawood Faisal, 22, who was already behind bars on manslaughter charges in the May 25 death of Cara Trager on Union Parkway, was indicted on separate raps for allegedly vandalizing Bagels & Co., a Jewish-owned shop that displayed Israeli flags and banners, the Queens District Attorney’s Office said.
🔮 Now, community leaders maintain they’re fed up, and said Hochul and Mayor Zohran Mamdani haven’t done enough to clean up their neighborhood after years of complaints.
🔮 “As attorney general, I will launch a sweeping transit-crime crackdown,” Komatireddy said.
🔮 Police have not identified her as a suspect, but are investigating whether she may have been involved.
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Speaking on Arthur Avenue, Blakeman said Italian, Irish, Polish, Jewish and German communities are “being left behind” by Gov. Kathy Hochul and Mayor Zohran Mamdani — who sparked controversy by leaving the city’s two Little Italy neighborhoods off an immigrant enclave map released over the summer.
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🔮 Speaking on Arthur Avenue, Blakeman said Italian, Irish, Polish, Jewish and German communities are “being left behind” by Gov. Kathy Hochul and Mayor Zohran Mamdani — who sparked controversy by leaving the city’s two Little Italy neighborhoods off an immigrant enclave map released over the summer.

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Traditional immigrant groups that built the Big Apple are being shoved aside by City Hall, Republican gubernatorial candidate Bruce Blakeman told reporters from the heart of Italian culture in the Bronx. asserted
Blakeman → build → Bronx
Speaking on Arthur Avenue, Blakeman said Italian, Irish, Polish, Jewish and German communities are “being left behind” by Gov. Kathy Hochul and Mayor Zohran Mamdani — who sparked controversy by leaving the city’s two Little Italy neighborhoods off an immigrant enclave map released over the summer. asserted
who → speak → summer
“I do think there is an attack on the immigrants that built this county, that buit this state and built this city,” the Nassau County executive said. asserted
executive → think → city
“I think they’re being left behind by this current administration here in New York City and the governor. asserted
they → think → City
“They don’t recognize the achievements that those immigrants made,” Blakeman said. asserted
Blakeman → recognize → that
Mamdani’s “New York City Immigrant Enclaves” map identified 30 immigrant communities marked with flags across the five boroughs — but omitted Little Italy, one of the city’s oldest neighborhoods. asserted
map → identify → neighborhoods
A red-faced Mamdani said the city would be making “additional changes” to the botched map in the future, “including Little Italy.” asserted
city → say → Italy
He even tried to blame former Mayor Eric Adams for the blunder. asserted
He → try → blunder
But the damage was done, with critics, including the City Council Italian Caucus, calling the map “incomplete at best and insulting at worst” in July. asserted
critics → do → July
Blakeman said Sunday Italian-American New Yorkers and other entrenched immigrant groups in the five boroughs are being disrespected — something he won’t do if elected governor. “They were left off the immigrant tourists map,” he told reporters. asserted
he → say → reporters
Blakeman also defended Christopher Columbus, the controversial explorer who has become the target of lefty protests in recent years — including Mamdani. asserted
who → defend → Mamdani
A 2020 tweet posted by the then state lawmaker resurfaced last year, showing Mamdani flipping off a statue of Columbus in Astoria, with the words: “Take it down.” asserted
Mamdani → post → it
“I’ll say one thing, when I’m governor there will be no taking down of Christopher Columbus statues,” Blakeman said Sunday. asserted
Blakeman → say → statues
“That won’t happen.” asserted
That → happen → ?
Officials at City Hall did not immediately respond to a request for comment. asserted
Officials → respond → comment
Bruce Blakeman, the GOP candidate for governor, said lefty pols are casting traditional immigrant groups aside. asserted
pols → say → groups
Tomas E. Gaston for NY Post Mayor Zohran Mamdani's botched immigrant enclave map omitted two Little Italy neighborhoods in the city. asserted
map → omit → city
NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani claimed he would update his botched immigrant enclave map that sparked controversy.. asserted
that → claim → controversy
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