{"id":3616,"date":"2025-12-18T20:14:54","date_gmt":"2025-12-19T01:14:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/nycpolitics\/mamdani-appointee-resigns-after-old-antisemitic-posts-surface\/"},"modified":"2025-12-18T20:14:54","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T01:14:54","slug":"mamdani-appointee-resigns-after-old-antisemitic-posts-surface","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/nycpolitics\/mamdani-appointee-resigns-after-old-antisemitic-posts-surface\/","title":{"rendered":"Mamdani Appointee Resigns After Old Antisemitic Posts Surface"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A member of Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani\u2019s new administration resigned just 24 hours after being appointed, as old antisemitic social media posts were unearthed.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"262\" data-end=\"697\">Catherine Almonte Da Costa, selected as Director of Appointments, exited her post Tuesday afternoon, only hours after the posts surfaced. In her statement, Da Costa noted, \u201cAs a mother of Jewish children, I am filled with sadness and regret for the pain caused by these words.\u201d She also stated, \u201cGiven this distraction from our ongoing work, I have submitted my resignation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"699\" data-end=\"1054\">The Judge Street Journal\u2019s coverage emphasized several historically insensitive social media remarks attributed to Da Costa. Some examples: \u201cMoney hungry Jews smh\u201d; \u201cWoo! Promoted to the upstairs office today! Working alongside these rich Jewish peeps.\u201d; and \u201cFar Rockaway train is the Jew train.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1056\" data-end=\"1266\">The news source said that the posts were from several years ago and were shared soon after Da Costa joined the administration. After the revelations, Da Costa took down her X account.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1268\" data-end=\"1454\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Her immediate departure puts the spotlight on Mamdani\u2019s efforts to build a leadership team that can address issues of antisemitism and ensure accountability.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1268\" data-end=\"1454\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"><a href='https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/nycpolitics\/newsletter\/' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Subscribe to NYC Politics\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A member of Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani\u2019s new administration resigned just 24 hours after being appointed, as old antisemitic social media posts were unearthed. 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