New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani defended a controversial city map highlighting immigrant enclaves Friday, saying it was never intended to be comprehensive and promising updates after criticism over the omission of Little Italy.In response to Fox News Digital's request for comment, the Mayor's Office pointed to remarks Mamdani made during an unrelated press conference Friday, where he said the map was created under the previous administration in 2023."This map was initially created by the prior administration in 2023, and when we inherited it, we added a few additional neighborhoods," Mamdani said."It's clearly not an exhaustive list of the more than 200 ethnic communities that call our city home, and we're going to be making additional changes in the future to reflect that and that includes Little Italy."PRO-ISRAEL INFLUENCER EMILY AUSTIN SAYS ZOHRAN MAMDANI REACHED OUT TO CO-HOST FIFA EVENTNew York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani speaks during a primary-night watch party for congressional candidate Claire Valdez at 99 Scott Studio on June 23, 2026 in Brooklyn.
(Michael M.Santiago/Getty Images)The "New York City Immigrant Enclaves" map resurfaced this week on social media after users noted it omitted Little Italy, as well as Jewish and Irish neighborhoods, despite highlighting 30 immigrant communities across the five boroughs.
The map is part of the city's Neighborhood Passport campaign tied to the 2026 FIFA World Cup.The omission drew criticism from the Italian American Civil Rights League (IACRL), which accused the administration of erasing one of the communities that helped build New York."Zohran Mamdani wants to ERASE Italian Americans.First, he denied our permit for Unity Day 2026.
Now, he is excluding Little Italy as a recognized location all together on the map," the group wrote on X.NY GOVERNOR HOPEFUL VOWS SHOWDOWN WITH MAMDANI OVER SOCIALIST AGENDA: ‘I WILL STOP HIM’"Mamdani's City Hall can find room for every fashionable progressive constituency, but ...