Democrat socialist New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani celebrated the Muslim holy month of Ramadan the way any normal person would: by breaking bread with hardened criminals and suspects at the notorious Rikers Island Jail Complex.
Wait, actually, most people wouldn’t celebrate a holiday on Rikers, much less step foot on it if they could possibly avoid it. Zohran, however, dances to the beat of his own drummer, so on Monday, he visited with incarcerated Muslims and broke fast with them. (So people of other faiths were denied a seat at the table? Asking for a friend.)
He reminisced about "the night that will stay with me for quite some time" in a Friday social media post:
Earlier this week, I broke fast at Rikers Island with New Yorkers in custody, Department of Correction staff, Commissioner Stanley Richards, and Councilmember Yusef Salaam.
— Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani (@NYCMayor) March 20, 2026
It was a night that will stay with me for quite some time. People sharing what little they have: breaking… pic.twitter.com/6Serzy6Mt2
His tweet continues:
It was a night that will stay with me for quite some time. People sharing what little they have: breaking bread, offering prayer, making space for one another’s dignity even in the hardest place.
In a system too often defined by what it takes, I was reminded of what it means to give—mercy, dignity, and humanity.
May we extend that mercy as far as we can. Eid Mubarak to all.
Mamdani has been big on prison reform and has vowed to shut down the infamously dangerous and crumbling Rikers (although he once opposed building new jails to replace the facility, and his plans to come up with alternatives are all over the place).
We know his likely real fantasy: he would like to board up Rikers and NOT replace it with anything.
One thing I always notice about these “justice reform” types, meanwhile, is that they never seem to put on such shows for the victims of crimes and their families. Instead, Zohran would prefer to have a meal with a group that almost certainly has one or more vicious criminals in its midst.
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Predictably, not everyone was impressed by the socialist’s latest in-your-face stunt. Columnist Daniella Greenbaum Davis had the same question I did: what about the victims?
visiting people in jail is admirable but just wondering if you've also visited their victims / the families of their victims? Seems like there is a bizarre progressive determination to invert victimization i cant quite understand.
— Daniella Greenbaum Davis (@DGreenbaum) March 20, 2026
NYC resident and award‑winning mystery author Daniel Friedman, meanwhile, couldn’t hide his disdain:
You have to be an absolute monster to be sent to Rikers Island these days; almost every offender is released on recognizance pending trial since New York’s 2018 bail reform.
— Daniel Friedman (@DanFriedman81) March 20, 2026
Offenders on Rikers all have long histories of doing things so horrible that even the woke, pro-crime… https://t.co/xpxRUAYMSl
Offenders on Rikers all have long histories of doing things so horrible that even the woke, pro-crime judges and prosecutors in NYC don’t want to be responsible for what they’ll do if they let them go.
Mamdani went out to serve these murderers and rapists a catered dinner with rapist City Council member Yusuf Salaam. He loves these people and he hates Jews.
That pretty well sums it up.
Editor’s Note: New York City is now facing the consequences of Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s socialist takeover.
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