On Tuesday, avowed Muslim socialist Zohran Mamdani was elected to be the next mayor of New York City. And, in the wake of this contentious election, an exodus out of America’s largest city has already begun.

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From the New York Post:

Zohran Mamdani’s victory has New Yorkers running for the hills — or at least private schools outside the city.

Since the results of Tuesday’s election came in, school placement consultant Christopher Rim told The Post he’s had no less than 23 clients reach out to him. They’re looking to relocate — and they want his help getting their kids into elite private high schools and middle schools in other states.

“Within the first 30 minutes of AP announcing Mamdani’s victory, I got three messages from families looking to move,” said Rim, founder and CEO of Command Education.

The origins of the exodus date back to the summer. Rim told the Post that some families, feeling that a Mamdani victory was inevitable, moved to Connecticut.

According to Rim, these concerns are less about finances and more about culture. Many of his clients are Jewish families worried about rising antisemitism in the city, fueled in part by Mamdani’s views on Israel.

These may be the first families to flee New York City, but they likely won’t be the last. Let’s pray for those fearing rising costs and antisemitic attacks, and let’s pray for God’s will to be done in NYC!

How are you praying about this exodus? Share your prayers and scriptures below.

(Excerpt from the New York Post. Photo Credit: Bryan Berlin – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=166075015)