Mamdani uses official NYC Mayor account to promote Islam

"Eid Mubarak, New York," Mamdani wrote in a caption to a video that celebrates the end of Ramadan. Mamdani spoke about the religious holiday and linked to a YouTube video that further celebrated the holiday from the official New York City Mayor's Office YouTube channel.

"There was something that someone said at an iftar that we just hosted at city hall the other night, which really stayed with me, though, is how Ramadan is also a lesson in the shallowness of instant gratification, of how you spend all day craving food and craving water and anything you could fill yourself with, and then as soon as you break your fast, just a few minutes into eating, will already feel full, and it's as if you didn't spend that whole day craving of that very moment," Mamdani said in the video.

He later added in the video posted to the official mayoral X account, "Many asked me what it means to be the first Muslim mayor of our city, and in that question, there is an assumption that I am introducing our faith to the city as a whole, when in reality, our faith has been a part of this city for generations."

"The question of whether it's been seen is another matter entirely, but Muslims and New York City, they are intertwined," he added.

One user who thought that the video was promoting Islam as a religion said, "Serious question: When did this blend of church and state become totally fine with the left?"

Another suggested that Mamdani would not be using the official account for other religious holidays. "Are you going to do these daily updates for every religion’s holidays? You won’t. And you shouldn’t be for yours, either" the X user said.

"What ever happened to separation of Church and State? Post this on a private account not the one of the NY Mayor," another user said.