Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s newly announced inaugural committee is already raising eyebrows — giving controversial children’s YouTuber Ms. Rachel a place on the team.
Mamdani on Wednesday named dozens of supporters to the committee — including actress and activist Cynthia Nixon of “Sex and the City” fame — who are advising his transition team on his Jan. 1 inauguration party.
“I’m honored to be joined by some of the most creative and experienced minds in the city as we build an inauguration that is truly by and for New Yorkers,” he said in a statement.
Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s inaugural committee is raising more eyebrows — giving controversial children’s podcaster Ms. Rachel a place on his team. YouTube/@msrachel
Mamdani will officially take office as NYC’s next mayor on Jan. 1, 2026. Stephen Yang for the NY Post
But the inclusion of the toddler whisperer, whose real name is Rachel Griffin Accurso, didn’t sit well with everyone.
“Ms. Rachel? She brings false charges against Jews. She smears Jews,” former CUNY trustee Jeffrey Wiesenfeld told The Post.
“What a disgrace.”
He also pointed out that the two Jewish groups represented on the inaugural committee — Jewish Voice for Peace and New York Jewish Agenda — are far-left and anti-Israel, like Mamdani.
“Jews and Christians are in for a rough ride,” Wiesenfeld said. “Mamdani is not representing the Jewish community in any way, shape or form. This is not David Dinkins’ ‘gorgeous mosaic.’”
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Griffin Accurso was accused by a Jewish civil rights watchdog group in April of repeatedly posting pro-Hamas propaganda while ignoring the plight of Israeli children affected by the war in Gaza.
StopAntisemitism called on Attorney General Pam Bondi to launch an investigation into the comments, which the group maintained amounted to anti-Israeli rhetoric – and inappropriate for a podcaster who reaches millions of children.
“We urge you and your office to investigate whether or not Ms. Rachel is being remunerated to disseminate Hamas-aligned propaganda to her millions of followers,” the group’s director, Liora Rez, wrote in a letter to Bondi.
Rez said Ms. Rachel “consistently amplifies misinformation from Hamas.”
The podcaster has defended her comments, saying, “I care deeply for all children, Palestinian children, Israeli children, children in the US.”
Also on the committee are actors Luis Guzman, John Turturro and Kal Penn, along with Broadway star Cole Escola, novelist Min Jin Lee, and internet personality, The Kid Mero.