"A prominent NYC rabbi expressed cautious optimism after Mayor Zohran Mamdani quietly reinstated an Adams-era executive order that he previously revoked: One that directed the NYPD to better regulate protests outside houses of worship, including synagogues. Rabbi Marc Schneier, president of the Foundation for Ethnic Understanding, applauded the mayor's newly implemented Executive Order No. 2, which echoes the direction of an order that former Mayor Eric Adams had issued in December, but which Mamdani had revoked on his first day in office, Jan. 1."
"Establishment of zones where protest activities would be prohibited or regulated within an area of at least 15 feet and up to 60 feet from the entrance to a house of worship, or zones outside of houses of worship where protest activities are allowed, Mamdani Executive Order 2, in part, states. Per the order, the NYPD will also review its patrol guide to provide guidance on how officers must protect people entering a house of worship or exercising their right to free speech."
Mayor Zohran Mamdani reinstated Executive Order No. 2 directing the NYPD to better regulate protests outside houses of worship. The order establishes zones where protest activities would be prohibited or regulated within at least 15 feet and up to 60 feet from entrances, and allows designated areas outside houses of worship for protest activities. The NYPD will review its patrol guide to provide guidance on protecting people entering houses of worship and those exercising free speech. Rabbi Marc Schneier, president of the Foundation for Ethnic Understanding, applauded the reinstatement after having suggested regulation of demonstrations near religious institutions. Mamdani revoked other Adams-era orders concerning antisemitism definitions and city investments in Israel, which Schneier criticized as harmful to protections.
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