Leila Fadel

As part of our NPR Newsmaker series, Jamie Dimon, the CEO of JPMorgan Chase, which is headquartered here, told Steve Inskeep he thinks cities need to compete to attract businesses by giving tax breaks and incentives.

He cited places like Texas as very business friendly.

And you came into, as I mentioned, this office with a tough budget and significant job losses in the private sector.

Are you willing to offer benefits?

Those kinds of incentives to bring back some of the thousands of businesses that have left or shuttered over the last few years.

You talked about wanting to build stronger relationships with all kinds of New Yorkers, but specifically Jewish New Yorkers.

You drew significant support from liberal and leftist Jewish Americans, Jewish communities, but you also drew a lot of skepticism and there was a lot of fear.

that your sharp criticisms of Israel would also translate into something else.

You did not renew two executive orders from your predecessor, one that adopted a broad definition of anti-Semitism and another that prohibited city employees from engaging in the boycott, divest, and sanctions movement against Israel.

And this drew some concerns from some Jewish groups here.

Why did you make that decision?

How will your office define anti-Semitism?

You've faced a lot of anti-Muslim rhetoric and fear-mongering around your faith and the faith of many Americans.

You know, an example that you'll bring Islamic law to New York City.

But you do turn to scripture to make political points, both from within your faith and from other faiths.

And you, for example, in immigration, you quoted the Quran, you quoted the Bible.

Should there be a role for religion in politics?

You said we've seen religion used to divide.

Are you talking about this administration?

Has that changed in your party?