Oh, where oh where did Little Italy go?

That’s what Italian Americans living under NYC’s Mayor Mamdani’s rule would like to know.

The Socialist mayor released a map on Wednesday highlighting “New York City Immigrant Enclaves,” showcasing 30 areas across five boroughs, the New York Post reported.

But there was at least one glaring omission of a nationally recognized historic site from the new map, according to numerous critics.

“They were able to get a Little Bhod-Tibet in there, but what about the original ‘Little neighborhood,’ Little Italy?” Councilwoman Joann Ariola (R-Queens) told The Post.

But Italians weren’t the only ethnic group allegedly snubbed. So were the Irish.

“And what about areas like Woodlawn, in the Bronx, which are home to plenty of Irish immigrants? Do the Irish and Italians not count for the Mayor’s office?” Ariloa added.

Mayor Mamdani’s map of NYC immigrant neighborhoods sparks outrage for ignoring Little Italy: ‘Terrible mistake’ https://t.co/dR97RS7CPz pic.twitter.com/dKvqap5K2a

— New York Post (@nypost) July 8, 2026

The Orthodox Jewish community was also snubbed according to critics.

“The Mayor’s Office made a map of NYC’s immigrant enclaves: Little Africa, Little Poland, Little Palestine. But they just couldn’t figure out how to represent 11% of the city. Couldn’t decipher where the Jews are from,” writer Avital Chizhik-Goldschmidt raged on X. “Huge riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma.”

Meanwhile, Mike Crispi, President of the Italian American Civil Rights League, came out swinging.

“This is cultural erasure,” Crispi said. “Little Italy is sacred ground. It is where Italian immigrants came with nothing, worked like hell, opened shops, raised families, built churches, fed the city, and helped make New York what it is.”

Zohran Mamdani wants to ERASE Italian Americans.

First, he denied our permit for Unity Day 2026.

Now, he is excluding Little Italy as a recognized location all together on the map.

Italian Americans BUILT NEW YORK CITY. Not third world Ugandans,

We stand AGAINST COMMUNISTS! pic.twitter.com/BYgVuie6jX

— The Italian American Civil Rights League (@TheIACRL) July 9, 2026

Plenty more X users were livid over the erasure of Italian, Irish, and Jewish immigrants and contributions.

If NYC is a ‘city of immigrants,’ why does Mamdani’s official map pretend European (White) immigrant communities no longer exist? pic.twitter.com/mIUe18l8NV

— B. Light 🇺🇸 (@Bfor1A) July 9, 2026

NYC turned Columbus Day into a hate crime so don’t be surprised assimilated Italians disappeared from the immigrant map.

They’re the wrong kind of immigrant now.

— Will Ricciardella (@WillRicci) July 9, 2026

SO confused as to why this map even exists, but it’s insanely telling that he forgot the Polish in Greenpoint, the Irish in Woodlawn, and Italians in Little Italy (or Arthur Ave). Racist…

— Nora Kenney Mittiga 🤍🪩☀️☕️🇻🇦✨ (@NoraKenney_) July 9, 2026

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