‘Friday Follies’: What happened to Little Italy on Mamdani’s map?
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“Die Hard” actor Robert Davi blasted New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Friday after a city map highlighting areas of immigration left Little Italy.
The “New York City Immigrant Enclaves” map resurfaced on social media earlier this week after users pointed out that it did not include Little Italy, as well as Jewish and Irish historic sites, despite highlighting 30 immigrant communities across the five boroughs.
After criticism from Italian-American groups, the city said it plans to revise the map to include Little Italy.
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Actor Robert Davi, left, criticized New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, right, after a map of the city’s immigration zones initially left out Little Italy. (Erika Goldring/Getty Images; Heather Khalifa/AP Photo)
Davi, who was born in Astoria, Queens, lashed out at Mamdani in a video posted on X, calling him a “scumbag” for defrauding Little Italy.
“I hope all the Italian Americans in New York and the Irish Americans die when they see you,” Davi said. “I used to salivate when I saw you, and shame on you, trash. Respect the house you live in and respect those who helped build it.”
“My grandparents came from Sicily and Naples and they taught me, they spoke English. This is America. God bless America,” said the 75-year-old “Licence to Kill” actor.
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Robert Davi in 1988’s “Die Hard.”
“My grandfather served in World War I and was wounded three times … he helped build New York City as an immigrant, an Italian immigrant,” he continued.
The veteran actor also suggested that the mayor, whom he described as a “Marxist Communist,” should leave the United States.
“Go back to where you were born Mamdani,” said Davi. “You’re not American.”
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Little Italy in Manhattan was not included on New York City’s immigration map, prompting backlash before Mayor Zohran Mamdani said the area would be added. (Dosfotos/Design Pics Editorial/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)
Mamdani was born in Kampala, Uganda, and moved to the United States at the age of 7.
Davi also suggested that there should be an amendment to the constitution that prevents Mamdani from running in the government election.
“You have to spend time in America, at least a generation, especially those of you who come from a country with a completely different philosophical outlook,” he said.
The mayor’s office previously directed Fox News Digital to comment on Mamdani’s unrelated press conference on Friday, where he defended the map and said it was created under the previous administration in 2023.
“This map was started by the previous administration in 2023, and when we got it, we added a few places,” said Mamdani. “Obviously this is not an exhaustive list of the more than 200 ethnic communities that call our city home, and we will make additional changes in the future to reflect that and which includes Little Italy.”
Fox News Digital has reached out to Mamdani’s office for comment.
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New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani speaks during a one-night viewing party for Claire Valdez at 99 Scott Studio on June 23, 2026 in Brooklyn. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
According to the Library of Congress, more than 4 million Italians immigrated to the United States between 1880 and 1924, about one-third of whom settled in New York City.
Brittany Miller of Fox News Digital contributed to this report.
