You know New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani messed up when even the New York Times is calling him out. Opinion columnist Thomas L. Friedman wrote a piece slamming Mamdani over his recent stunt involving Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The mayor threatened to have the prime minister arrested for war crimes if he showed up in New York City. Advertisement“I don’t know what kind of New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani will turn out to be, but he’s already proved to be a real disappointment as a statesman,” Friedman began. pic.twitter.com/YRezmW6YVx — Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani (@NYCMayor) July 22, 2026The kerfuffle started when Netanyahu was set to visit New York City to attend a conference at the United Nations headquarters.