Mayor Zohran Mamdani has said in an interview with The New York Times that he was in "active conversation" with New York City's law department to pursue the potential arrest of the Israeli leader. New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has said that he is exploring whether his administration could arrest Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu if he attends the September United Nations General Assembly in New York. "I believe that prime minister Netanyahu belongs in The Hague," Mamdani said, referring to the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Netherlands, that issued a warrant for Netanyahu's arrest in November 2024. It is unclear whether legally The New York police department (NYPD) has the authority to detain the Israeli prime minister. Advertisement"Whatever the law allows me to in New York City, that's what we will do," Mamdani added.