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Top Mamdani appointee dramatically quits after antisemitic posts resurface

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Zohran Mamdani’s newly named director of appointments abruptly resigned Thursday after resurfaced social media posts showed she made antisemitic remarks, according to reports.Catherine Almonte Da Costa, tapped to serve in the incoming New York City mayoral administration, stepped down after the Anti-Defamation League of New York/New Jersey raised concerns about her past online activity.The posts, reportedly made between 2011 and 2012 on a now-deleted X account, included references to "money hungry Jews," "rich Jewish peeps," and calling a Far Rockaway train "the Jew train.""Her social media fo...

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