REFUSED JEWS: DOJ Investigating NYC Coffee Shop That Banned, Publicly Humiliated Jewish Congressman

Mayor Zohran Mamdani has legitimized Jew-hatred in NYC. This is the result. This coffee shop should be shut down.

A coffee shop in New York City that attacked Rep. Dan Goldman, whose primary against fellow Democrat Brad Lander ended yesterday, took to Instagram to express its revulsion at having inadvertently sold him coffee. The Justice Department noticed, and is investigating.

NBC New York: A social media tête-a-tête between a New York City coffee shop and a Democrat in Congress has caught the attention of the federal government. Poetica Coffee, a chain of half a dozen locations throughout Manhattan and Brooklyn, told Rep. Dan Goldman he was no longer welcome in their stores for his support of Israel. The store made the declaration in a since-deleted Instagram post accompanying what appeared to be a surveillance image of the lawmaker standing by the register. “Hey @repdangoldman, we see that you stopped by our shop today for a coffee. Do you see how it doesn’t taste like genocide guide?” the Poetica social media post started. “See, here at Poetica, we don’t serve racists, fascists, homophobes, genocide enablers, or anyone in between. Too bad we didn’t recognize you right away, or we would have turned you away,” the post continued, also claiming to refund his money. “Don’t ever come to Poetica.” … “The [DOJ Civil Rights Division] is aware of the denial of service taunts to @danielgoldman by Poetica Coffee in Brooklyn,” Harmeet Dillon, an DOJ assistant attorney general, wrote Monday on X. “Federal law prohibits public accommodations such as coffee shops from discriminating against patrons based on their race, religion, or national origin,” she continued. Goldman, in an interview with CNN, said he would rather the Justice Department focus its efforts “investigating antisemitism against people who do not have a platform that I do.” (NBC New York.)

NEW from me

The owner of the coffee shop which refused Dan Goldman's "AIPAC" money:

1. Owes NY almost $400,000 in taxes
2. Accused Israel of doing 9/11
3. Donated to Graham Platner (naturally)
4. Been repeatedly cited by NYC health inspectorshttps://t.co/Gbq9ZklPwh

— Jon Levine (@LevineJonathan) June 23, 2026

It is frightening that Democrat Jewish Congressman are being thrown out of coffee shops in Brooklyn, New York. It's not 1930's Germany. This is the United States of America. pic.twitter.com/SI8bia6bzR

— Scott Jennings (@ScottJenningsKY) June 24, 2026

Attention New Yorkers – if you support the world's only Jewish nation's existence, Poetica Coffee will not serve you.

Sounds a bit illegal to us. https://t.co/itzvPjbXyU

— StopAntisemitism (@StopAntisemites) June 22, 2026

ANTISEMITISM: While I'm no fan of Rep Dan Goldman I find it reprehensible that a NYC coffee shop run by Marxists is refusing him services because of his religion. Not only is it deplorable it is blatantly illegal. pic.twitter.com/SUvRLwRH66

— @amuse (@amuse) June 23, 2026

Zohran Mamdani wasn’t bothered by the slight against Goldman. In fact, he seemed just fine with the antisemitic attack on the Congressman. New York Post: Mayor Zohran Mamdani offered up a tepid non-response Tuesday about the New York City coffee shop that publicly ripped Rep. Dan Goldman over his pro-Israel views. Mamdani, as he was out stumping for far-left congressional candidates, was pressed by a reporter on Poetica Coffee’s screed lumping Goldman in with “racists, fascists, homophobes” and saying it would have refused to serve him over his support for Israel. “I have many political disagreements with Congressman Goldman when it comes to his votes and his views on Israel,” Mamdani, a staunch critic of the Jewish state, said when asked if the hateful diatribe was an “OK way for someone to express political disagreements.” (New York Post.)

A cafe in New York City said Sunday it has barred US Rep. Dan Goldman as it does not serve “genocide enablers,” after the Jewish lawmaker stopped at the coffee shop.

Poetica Coffee posted a photo of Goldman on social media, writing: “We see that you stopped by our shop today… pic.twitter.com/wA8UUqtZbC

— The Times of Israel (@TimesofIsrael) June 23, 2026

The nature of this outrageous social media post leaves serious questions about the business’s practices that warrant a thorough review under City and State human rights law.

Turning a cup of coffee into a Jewish identity litmus test is an affront to the law, our values, and… https://t.co/aI1WmE1IAl

— Mark Treyger 🍎 (@MarkTreyger718) June 22, 2026

There is only one party where supporting the Jewish state doesn’t get you run out of office, or the coffee shop.

Tonight’s Democrat primary results tells you everything about where the Democrat’s party base is, and it’s frightening. https://t.co/TagXqPvJJN

— RJC (@RJC) June 24, 2026

We cannot become 1930s Germany. pic.twitter.com/tI52f1P6gI

— Rep. Don Bacon 🇺🇸✈️🏍️⭐️🎖️ (@RepDonBacon) June 23, 2026

DOJ investigating NYC coffee shop’s Instagram screed banning Rep. Dan Goldman

Poetica Coffee issued Goldman a refund and said it does not serve ‘racists, fascists, homophobes, genocide enablers’

By Fox News, June 23rd, 2026

The Department of Justice (DOJ) says it has opened an investigation into a New York City coffee shop after it blasted Rep. Dan Goldman, D-N.Y., in a social media post, saying it should not have served him, and he should never come back due to his support of Israel.

Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Harmeet Dhillon said the DOJ has opened an investigation into the Poetica Coffee Shop in Brooklyn.