NYC council speaker announces antisemitism task force — holding Zohran Mamdani’s feet to the fire

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City Council Speaker Julie Menin will announce her own task force to combat antisemitism on Thursday — rivaling Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s own pending group as critics question his commitment to the office. The council task force will be made up of seven council members and staff with Jewish caucus members Inna Vernikov (R-48) and Eric Dinowitz (D-11) serving as co-chairs — a separate entity from Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s Office to Combat Antisemitism, which he has yet to get off the ground. “Jewish