Mamdanis Netanyahu backtrack shows NYC mayor distracted by social media activism

Reality killed the TikTok star.Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s carefully manicured online image took another hit this week when the lefty pol had to back down on his ridiculous vow to arrest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu — just the latest in a string of polished promises that failed the real-world test.Free bus rides for all New Yorkers, a tax hike for the Big Apple’s upper crust and cheaper groceries for everyone — all of them pie-in-the-sky campaign promises that have fizzled out of the gate.Meanwhile, critics contend Mamdani is so fixated on ideological wars that he’s forgetting the job he was hired to do — run the city.“Mayor Mamdani knew that he does not have legal authority to arrest Prime Minister Netanyahu, yet he continues with his blood libels against Israel,” the Israeli General Consul said in a statement.“He should start focusing on the people of his city instead of meddling in matters he doesn’t understand.”The social democrat mayor, who repeatedly harped on the Israeli leader on the campaign trail and in his curated online profiles, was finally forced to admit he doesn’t have the juice to lock up Netanyahu when he visits the city — but continues to flash his disdain for the Jewish stateLocal pols told The Post that Mamdani’s online polish gives him a “get out of jail” free card — but it won’t last if he doesn’t follow through on his online persona.Part of the Mamdani sales pitch was a vow “to make buses fast and free,” but the estimated $1 billion price tag put the brakes on the idea right away and it has gone nowhere.Mamdani said he would impose a corporate tax and a 2% personal income tax on “the most affluent New Yorkers,” but neither has happened, with the controversial “pied-a-tierre tax’ on second, non-residence homes coming the closest — and that came from Gov.Kathy Hochul.Hizzoner also pitched a plan to open public, city-owned grocery stores in every borough to make essentials more afforda...