A New York State assemblyman has called on the US Department of Justice to launch a civil rights investigation into New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, following a pair of stabbing attacks on Manhattan's Upper West Side. The assemblyman's demand reflects heightened concern among some New York officials about the safety of Jewish residents in the city and reignites scrutiny of Mamdani's handling of tensions linked to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

The call for a federal probe comes amid a wider row involving Mamdani and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who has accused the mayor of "fomenting hate" and creating a climate of fear for Jewish New Yorkers. This follows Mamdani branding Netanyahu a "war criminal" and reportedly threatening to have him arrested. The available report does not specify further details of the stabbing incidents, casualties, or the assemblyman's precise legal grounds for the requested investigation.