Behind Mamdani is the rising Islamic takeover of the city.
In 2023, Mohammed made its appearance on the list of the top 10 most popular names for boys in New York City. Anyone paying attention to this seemingly minor statistic could have predicted the emergence of Zohran Mamdani as the Democrat nominee in the upcoming mayoral election.
Mohammed had appeared as the sixth most common baby among ‘Asians’ in New York City in 2013. By 2017, the name of the genocidal warlord of Islam had become the most common baby name among ‘Asians’ in the city. The rapid growth showed the power of demographics.
Nearly 300 Mohammeds (under various spellings) were born in New York City in 2021 accompanied by over 150 Ahmeds, and dozens of Alis, Omars, Adnans and many others.
The Muslim population of New York City is still undetermined. While Islamist groups claim that there are over 1 million Muslims, they tend to exaggerate to build up their influence, but a Pew survey estimated Muslim settlers as making up 3% of the population of New York City.
Mamdani only won the votes of 5% of the population of New York City. That’s within 2% of the estimated Muslim population of the city. Whatever the actual size of the Muslim population of the city may be, it was more than enough to make the difference in a mayoral primary that few New Yorkers bothered to vote in because they found all the candidates repugnant even while mosques successfully turned out the bloc vote to rig an election for their candidate.
Mamdani was not a popular candidate, but he toured the city’s mosques and told the members of one Hamas-supporting mosque that this is “an opportunity — to tell the world that Muslims don’t just belong in New York City but that we belong in City Hall.”
That message, delivered in a mosque, combined tribal nationalism and Islamism.
How many mosques are there in the city? There were 285 in 2015. Some current estimates place the number at over 500 now. While Islamist groups do build mosques that they don’t need and can’t fill in order to build up influence with projects like the Ground Zero Mosque and other mosques in Manhattan (which unlike Brooklyn, Queens and the Bronx, does not have a significant Muslim population below 125th Street) they reflect a growing Muslim population.
The vast majority of that growth happened after 9/11. The old Arab Muslim population which cheered on the rooftops after the September 11 attacks and was responsible for pre 9/11 terrorist attacks like the World Trade Center bombing mainly lived in New Jersey and parts of Brooklyn are a minority now with the massive influx of Pakistanis, Bangladeshis and other Muslims from the vicinity of India colonizing the city.
One of the most important things to understand about Zohran Mamdani is that he isn’t just a Muslim, but he’s an Indian Muslim. His rise reflects the growing numbers of Pakistanis, Bangladeshis and Indian Muslims who have taken over entire neighborhoods in the city.
There are an estimated 100,000 Bangladeshis occupying parts of New York City. From around 35,000 in 2010, the colonizing population rapidly increased, taking over parts of Queens, once home to middle class Greek, Italian and Jewish populations, but now Mamdani territory. --->READ MORE HERE
In a demographic shift that could reshape the political and cultural landscape of America’s most Jewish city, New York City may now have more Muslims than Jews for the first time in its modern history.
A Historic Demographic Transformation
Recent data analysis suggests that Muslims in New York City have reached approximately 750,000 to 800,000 residents, while the Jewish population stands at around 960,000 across the broader metropolitan area but closer to 750,000 within the five boroughs proper. This represents a remarkable convergence of two historically significant religious communities in a city that has served as a gateway for immigrants for over a century.
The Islamic population in New York City has experienced dramatic growth over the past two decades, increasing from an estimated 600,000 in the early 2000s to nearly 800,000 today. This growth has been fueled by continued immigration from Muslim-majority countries, higher birth rates within Muslim communities, and religious conversion. The Muslim community now represents approximately 9 percent of the city’s total population, making New York home to the largest urban Muslim population in the United States.
Jewish Community Numbers Tell Complex Story
While New York City still maintains the largest Jewish population of any city worldwide, recent surveys reveal a more nuanced picture. The 2024 UJA-Federation study found 960,000 Jews in the eight-county New York area, but this includes suburban counties like Nassau, Suffolk, and Westchester. Within the five boroughs alone, the number drops to approximately 750,000 to 800,000 Jewish residents.
Brooklyn remains the epicenter of Jewish life in the city, housing nearly half of all Jewish New Yorkers with an estimated 462,000 residents. Manhattan follows with about 200,000 Jewish residents, while Queens, the Bronx, and Staten Island have significantly smaller Jewish populations.
Political Implications Already Visible
The demographic shift has already begun influencing New York City politics. The recent Democratic mayoral primary victory of Zohran Mamdani, a 33-year-old democratic socialist who has been critical of Israeli policies, demonstrated the growing political influence of Muslim voters. Mamdani’s campaign successfully mobilized Muslim communities across the city, particularly in Queens and Brooklyn neighborhoods with substantial Muslim populations.
His victory over former Governor Andrew Cuomo in the Democratic primary sent shockwaves through traditional Jewish political networks, who had long considered New York City a reliably pro-Israel constituency. The outcome suggests that Muslim voters, combined with younger progressive Jews critical of Israeli policies, may represent a formidable political coalition.
Geographic Distribution Patterns
The Muslim population in New York City is remarkably diverse geographically and ethnically. Queens County leads with the highest concentration of Muslim residents at approximately 5 percent of the borough’s population, followed by Brooklyn at 4 percent. The Bronx and Manhattan each house about 3 percent Muslim populations.
The largest Muslim communities include South Asians, African Americans, West Africans, North Africans, Caribbean immigrants, and West Asians. This diversity contrasts with the Jewish population, which is predominantly Ashkenazi at 75 percent, with 10 percent identifying as Sephardic or Mizrahi. --->READ MORE HERE
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