Zohran Mamdani
Transportation
No, WE want free buses
The City Council is pushing to expand the Fair Fares program for low-income New Yorkers through automatic access and by covering all transit costs. The Mamdani administration is not enthused.
Interviews & Profiles
Zohran Mamdani: Muslim, Hindu, African, South Asian, New Yorker
How the mayor is navigating his identity - and how fellow desi New Yorkers feel about it.
Events
At NYC Power 100 event, Tisch commends Mamdani for leading with ‘SRG’
The police commissioner joked that the mayor has the core principle of “Support, Reinforce and Grow.”
Budget
Mamdani and Menin join forces to call for Hochul to send more $$$ to NYC
And Gov. Kathy Hochul is not having it.
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Zohran Mamdani may not like Eric Adams, but he’s making many of the same choices
The mayor changes. The complex problems facing the city do not.
Heard Around Town
Zohran Mamdani releases his first mayoral tax returns
The mayor actually overpaid his taxes last year. Meanwhile, Council Speaker Julie Menin refused to share her tax return.
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100 days in, Mamdani embraces democratic socialism
“Pothole politics” is the New York City mayor’s answer to “sewer socialism.”
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Mamdani’s first 100 days: A record-breaking winter
The mayor exceeded expectations on plowing but caught some strays in a controversial snowball fight.
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Mamdani’s first 100 days: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
The mayor shouldered the weight of global stardom while learning the ropes of city bureaucracy – and getting hit with some unexpected challenges.
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Mamdani’s first 100 days: Staffing up
The new mayor attracted top talent from around the country, but there were certainly hiccups along the way.
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Gen Z on the millennial mayor
The young voters that propelled Zohran Mamdani to victory reflect on the first 100 days of his term.
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Mamdani’s first 100 days: Every politician is now making Reels
In Zohran’s New York, elected officials can’t avoid short-form social media content any longer.
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Mamdani on Trump, AI, Menin and what can be accomplished in 100 days
The mayor has the job approval of half of New Yorkers, and he claims he never uses ChatGPT.
Opinion
Publisher’s Note: We’re nominated for a Webby!
Vote for the City & State x Firewall Podcast Episode Featuring Zohran Mamdani
Criminal Justice
At Bellevue Hospital, Mamdani takes a step toward closing Rikers
The mayor touted the opening of a 104-bed therapeutic unit for incarcerated people to replace a Rikers Island infirmary.
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City Hall cut references to ‘DEI’ from NYC racial equity plan
The Mamdani administration is worried about the Trump administration’s reaction to its legally mandated report.
Economic Development
Queens pols chat about Mamdani’s Trump Sunnyside Yard pitch
The mayor said he got the president interested in building thousands of homes over the rail yard, but there are questions about how real the project is.
Budget
The council released its budget rebuttal. Mamdani slammed Menin personally.
Jarring some council members, the condemnation came swiftly and straight from the mayor.
Opinion
Opinion: Mamdani needs to give make-up services to students left behind during the pandemic
New York City has fought nonprofit Advocates for Children’s class action lawsuit for years.
