NEW YORK – New York City Mayor Eric Adams today signed two executive orders that will ensure city agencies continue to make sound financial decisions that protect taxpayer dollars and that protect New Yorkers’ right to practice their religion at houses of worship without harassment, while protecting freedom of speech and peaceful assembly.

Executive Order No. 60 prohibits mayoral agency heads, agency chief contracting officers, and any other mayoral appointees with discretion over contracting from engaging in procurement practices that discriminate against the State of Israel, Israeli citizens, or those associated with Israel.

The executive order also prohibits the chief pension administrator and mayoral trustees to the city pension system from opposing divestment from bonds and other assets that would discriminate against the State of Israel, Israeli citizens, or those associated with Israel.

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[–] 17 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

IDK, sounds like DEI.

Is being associated with a foreign country a protected class? How would this be legal discrimination as the word is currently defined?

As an American citizen, whose tax dollars are funding an Israeli perpetuated genocide in Gaza, I am associated with Israel. So discrimination against me is now illegal, and the city of New York must now purchase my goods and services.

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  • Lmfao what a vapid, petty tool.

    I look forward to Mamdani signing some orders to revoke those orders.

    Or better yet: replace references to Israel with “Jewish, Arab, Palestinian, or any other ethnicity” (maybe enumerating the ethnicities, which would be pointedly amusing, but also equitable and correct)

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  • [–] 5 points 11 months ago

    Eric is setting himself up for that lucrative speaking gig work post-office. Shills gonna shill

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  • [–] 3 points 11 months ago

    All those Americans shooting free speech, land of the free... Where are they now?

    Oh yeah, they are in power.

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  • [–] 2 points 11 months ago

    So given that it’s an EO, can Madhani walk it back? Also is there anything else Adam’s may try to do on his way out?

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  • [–] 0 points 11 months ago

    Bruh wat? How you think you can control how ppl choose to spend their money? And dealing with Israel is just dumb at this point

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    [–] 41 points 11 months ago (6 children)

    Can't Mamdani not simply void those executive orders?

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  • [–] [S] 40 points 11 months ago* (4 children)

    Yes I believe he can. Eric Adams is pulling a

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  • [–] 24 points 11 months ago (2 children)

    [Disclaimer: I'm not Jewish] This seems more antisemite than boycotting Israel does, because this (IMHO taking into account the disclaimer) seems like someone that can't separate a government from a people, or basically "everything Jewish is the same". Similar to how many in government can't separate being Muslim, or Arab, from [insert US declared "terrorist country"].

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  • [–] 9 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

    "I'm not boycotting Israeli companies, but their offerings just don't fit our business requirements at the moment."

    You know, like how employers legally reject you based on ethnicity/gender/etc without saying so. Use that right back at them.

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  • [–] 4 points 11 months ago

    This is just setting up the headline that Mamdani repealed it

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  • [–] 2 points 11 months ago

    Make sure your deferred comp goes towards bombing children today. Call a union rep now!

    /s

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