The first thing he did as mayor with all the issues that faced New York City, the first thing he did was sign an executive order to water down the definition of antisemitism.
OverstatedBruce Blakeman, at New York Governor General Election Debate (Spectrum News)
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Why we checked itSpecific claim that Zohran Mamdani's first executive action as mayor was an executive order related to the definition of antisemitism — verifiable by checking the actual executive order and its content.
What we foundMamdani's first executive order did revoke Adams' antisemitism-related orders, but it was a blanket revocation of all post-indictment executive orders — not an act specifically or solely targeting the antisemitism definition.