Republican challenger invokes 1991 Crown Heights riots to question whether Jewish New Yorkers would be protected under Mamdani, while Hochul accuses him of undermining confidence in the NYPD

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04:45 AM • October 14 2026 IDT
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and her Republican challenger, Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman, clashed over antisemitism, Mayor Zohran Mamdani and President Donald Trump during their only scheduled gubernatorial debate Tuesday evening, with Blakeman invoking the deadly 1991 Crown Heights riots to question whether Jewish New Yorkers would be protected under the city's current leadership.
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