New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani deleted a post where he appeared to celebrate ‘Halalflation’ when announcing the city was adding 10,500 street vendor licenses. The action came amid backlash from far-right political activist Laura Loomer .
“Disgusting. She added “He’s even calling it ‘Halalflation update’. Loomer then added that Mamdani had “deleted his tweet below that I quoted after I exposed how he is discriminating against non-Muslim street food vendors. Less red tape, more white sauce. NYC is known for several food trucks serving halal meat, with meat over rice being a go-to for many residents. Notably, The Halal Guys, which started as a cart in Manhattan has now expanded to a fast-casual restaurant franchise present in numerous American cities.
The Muslim Mayor of New York City is bragging about approving another 10,500 street vendor licenses for Halal food trucks,” Loomer wrote , tagging Mamdani. Are they ok with the Muslim Mayor of NYC adding another 10,500 Halal food trucks?”. Mamdani, in the now-deleted X post had written “Halalflation update: 1,800 mobile food vending license applications in the mail this week, our biggest batch ever.
In another post Loomer alleged , “Mamdani should be sued by the DOJ for discriminating against non-Muslim street vendors,” adding “Where is @peta?
The “new city law adds another 10,500 licenses, starting early next year. For new applicants, signup for the 2026 waitlist runs from Nov. 2 until 5 p.m. on Dec. 16, 2026,” as per the article mentioned in Mamdani’s now-deleted post.
Because of his blatantly obvious preferential treatment towards one specific type of food vendor who will likely benefit the most from rules change?”, was it. Despite Loomer’s outrage and Mamdani’s choice of words to share the news, the update is not only about food truck vendor licenses. It is about all General Vendor licenses. Mamdani’s detractors remained critical with one writing “Why did @NYCMayor Mamdani delete his post?
