The mayor was not the target of the terrorists in the attack referred to in the post Ackman replied to.

Judged as of 8 March 2026. The attack meant is the one discussed in the post Ackman replied to. True: authorities' statements or reliable reporting on that attack show that the mayor mentioned was not the intended target, e.g. officials or the attackers' own statements name a different target, or investigators found no intent to target the mayor. Mostly true: the evidence mostly shows the mayor was not the target, but there is minor uncertainty or a minor detail is off. Mixed: the investigation's findings on the target are conflicting or undecided. Mostly false: the claim is stated as known fact while the evidence leaves it open and leans toward the mayor being a possible target, or the mayor was one of several targets. False: officials or court records show the mayor was a target of the attack.

Set before the research began.

1. E1 CNN’s Abby Phillip Apologizes for Tease That Misrepresented Targets of NYC Bomb Suspects TheWrap · 11 March 2026

   “The bombs thrown in New York City over the weekend by ISIS-inspired attackers was thrown into a crowd of anti-Muslim protestors and not specifically targeted at Mayor Mamdani.”

2. E2 CNN’s Abby Phillip Apologizes for Tease That Misrepresented Targets of NYC Bomb Suspects TheWrap · 11 March 2026

   “Balat threw one of the explosive devices toward the anti-Muslim protestors, according to officials, and the two later allegedly expressed support for ISIS.”

3. E3 Suspects in ISIS-inspired attack outside NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s residence believed they could kill up to 60 people, prosecutors say | CNN CNN · 8 April 2026

   “Elsewhere in the notebook, were details of an apparent alternative plan for an attack using a vehicle and a list of possible targets, “including ‘festivals,’ ‘parades,’ ‘protest,’ and ‘celebrations,’” the document says.”

4. E4 Suspects in ISIS-inspired attack outside NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s residence believed they could kill up to 60 people, prosecutors say | CNN CNN · 8 April 2026

   “how they were targeting “the government” and “civilians,” the document says.”

TheWrap reports that the bombs were thrown into a crowd of anti-Muslim protestors and were not specifically targeted at Mayor Mamdani (E1), and, citing officials, that one of the devices was thrown toward the protestors (E2). CNN's later report on the indictment says the suspects' notebook listed possible targets such as protests, festivals and parades, and does not name the mayor (E3). The same report says the suspects talked about targeting "the government" as well as civilians (E4), and the attack happened outside the mayor's residence. That leaves some small uncertainty. Still, most of the evidence shows the mayor was not the intended target.