{"id":2627957,"date":"2026-07-10T11:30:01","date_gmt":"2026-07-10T15:30:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mamdani-sending-a-signal-after-erasing-italian-americans-on-map-joe-concha\/"},"modified":"2026-07-10T11:32:01","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T15:32:01","slug":"mamdani-sending-a-signal-after-erasing-italian-americans-on-map-joe-concha","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mamdani-sending-a-signal-after-erasing-italian-americans-on-map-joe-concha\/","title":{"rendered":"Mamdani &#8216;sending a signal&#8217; after erasing Italian Americans on map: Joe Concha"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmamdani-sending-a-signal-after-erasing-italian-americans-on-map-joe-concha%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2627957&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Joe Concha, a Washington Examiner columnist, criticized New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani for deliberately excluding Italian American communities from a city immigrant neighborhood map. Concha argued that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/are-covid-case-surges-more-fake-news\/\" title=\"Are COVID Case Surges More Fake News?\">neighborhoods<\/a> like Little Italy, along with Irish adn Jewish areas, were <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >intentionally omitted<\/a> to send a specific message about inclusion.The map, promoted by NYC&#8217;s Tourism + Conventions, highlights diverse international communities but <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-were-university-of-michigan-football-fans-featured-on-the-cover-of-time-magazine\/\" title=\"FACT CHECK: Were University Of Michigan Football Fans Featured On The Cover Of Time Magazine?\">notably lacks<\/a> some long-established neighborhoods, prompting outrage from the Italian American Civil Rights League. They vowed to hold a rally in Little Italy and emphasized their longstanding presence and importance. Concha highlighted this as a sign of the mayor&#8217;s divisive approach, contrasting it with his inclusive rhetoric towards muslim and other communities. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/stefanik-says-harris-is-overwhelmingly-unfit-to-be-commander-in-chief-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Stefanik says Harris is \u2018overwhelmingly\u2019 unfit to be commander in chief - Washington Examiner\">controversy underscores ongoing tensions<\/a> over cultural recognition and representation in NYC.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Washington Examiner <\/em>columnist <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/author\/joe-concha\/\">Joe Concha<\/a> ripped New York Mayor <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/zohran-mamdani\/\">Zohran Mamdani<\/a> for <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/4641977\/mamdani-map-nyc-immigrant-outrage-italian-community\/\">omitting Italian American communities<\/a> on a city immigrant neighborhood map.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cLittle Italy, notable Irish and Jewish immigrant neighborhoods, all erased by Zohran Mamdani. This was not a mistake, this was intentional,\u201d Concha said on Fox News\u2019s <em>Hannity<\/em> Thursday.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4643645\/mamdani-sending-signal-erasing-italian-americans-new-york-city-map-joe-concha\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Mamdani \u2018sending a signal\u2019 after erasing Italian Americans on map: Joe Concha<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4640053\/trumps-f35-jets-turkey-congress\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump\u2019s desire to sell F-35 jets to Turkey faces pushback in Congress<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4642742\/democratic-base-anti-zionist-mood-guy-benson\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Core Democratic base is in a \u2018fanatically anti-Zionist mood\u2019: Guy Benson<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The New York City Tourism + Conventions promoted the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nyctourism.com\/worldcup26\/the-nyc-neighborhood-passport-world-cup-program\/\">graphic on its website<\/a>, titled \u201cNew York City: A Cultural Map.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cCheck out NYC neighborhoods home to thriving international communities and cultures,\u201d the image caption said. <\/p>\n<div style=\"display: inline-block; width: 100%; max-width: 640px; min-height: 180px; max-height: 360px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share?id=3618274&#038;userid=11311&#038;usertype=user&#038;loginid=10455&#038;playercolor=%23000000&#038;playersize=auto&#038;code=b8c4a0fc002bbfbe3ef5c73abadf8554\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The map is sourced by the NYC Mayor\u2019s Office of Immigrant Affairs. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Notably, the map includes Little Palestine, Little Pakistan, and Little Haiti, but some of the more widely known communities, such as Little Italy, were left off, and it did not mention any Jewish or Irish neighborhoods. <\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe old saying is, \u2018To respect one is to respect all,\u2019 and the mayor is clearly sending a signal here, under his regime \u2026 those who are welcome and those who are not, and in his case, he welcomes Muslims, he welcomes others,\u201d Concha said. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Italian American Civil Rights League <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TheIACRL\/status\/2075428839895781799\">posted on X<\/a> responding to the map.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe were here before Zohran. We will be here long after Zohran. Little Italy will NOT be erased,\u201d the group said on Friday.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We were here before Zohran. <\/p>\n<p>We will be here long after Zohran. <\/p>\n<p>Little Italy will NOT be erased. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3nclvvK9ea\">pic.twitter.com\/3nclvvK9ea<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Italian American Civil Rights League (@TheIACRL) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TheIACRL\/status\/2075428839895781799?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 10, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/4641977\/mamdani-map-nyc-immigrant-outrage-italian-community\/\"><strong>MAMDANI\u2019S MAP OF NYC IMMIGRANT NEIGHBORHOODS OUTRAGES ITALIAN COMMUNITY<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The league also said it will be <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TheIACRL\/status\/2075401453053559077\">holding a rally<\/a> in the heart of Little Italy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe all are a melting pot, I have no problem with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sage-steele-on-the-black-national-anthem-theyre-shoving-it-down-peoples-throats\/\" title=\"Sage Steele Criticizes the &#039;Black National Anthem&#039; Being Forced on People\">big melting pot<\/a>, but to obscure, or at least erase, people that have been there for many, many decades, let alone centuries, including the Italians, the Irish, and so on, is a whole bowl of wrong,\u201d Concha said. <\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-25\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Joe Concha criticizes Mamdani for erasing Italian neighborhoods from NYC map<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4226,"featured_media":2627958,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AP26188614122583.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[50410,42934,52093,56552,82534],"class_list":["post-2627957","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-controversy-2","tag-italian-americans","tag-joe-concha","tag-mamdani","tag-signaling-2"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AP26188614122583.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2627957","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4226"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2627957"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2627957\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2627961,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2627957\/revisions\/2627961"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2627958"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2627957"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2627957"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2627957"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}