NYC under Mamdani administration

The New York Times reported on the appeals court ruling.

The appellate court reversed a September ruling by a Staten Island judge.

The tax is also called a pied-à-terre tax.

Zohran Mamdani is a self-proclaimed socialist.

Nydia Velázquez has held the seat since 2013 and is retiring.

Adriano Espaillat is the chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus.

The Central Park rape was the fifth reported sex assault in the park in 2026.

Katie Suarez was not registered to run in the most recent New York City Marathon.

Retired NYPD inspector Paul Mauro said lighting and surveillance should be the first step at preventing the repeated violence.

Mamdani warned that if ICE agents continue unauthorized use of city lots, New York City will take legal action.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries were among more than 100 elected officials who signed on to Mamdani's October letter.

Mamdani sent a letter to Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin, acting ICE Director David Venturella, and ICE New York Field Office Director Kenneth Genalo.

The Trump administration recently lost a legal challenge of New York City's sanctuary laws filed in July 2025.

Mamdani wrote in a 15 October letter to more than a thousand parking garage owners and operators in New York City asking them not to rent or lend their property to ICE.

A Department of Homeland Security spokesperson said Mayor Mamdani should be grateful to law enforcement officers for cleaning up the streets of NYC.

Javits Frimpong was pronounced dead at a hospital after being rushed there.

Javits Frimpong was 15 years old.

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani said President Donald Trump agreed to grant a visa to the mother of a teenage immigrant from Ghana who was shot and killed in the Bronx.

The report states that Bronx DA Darcel Clark's office instructed prosecutors to offer non-deportable offenses, avoid aggravated felony charges, and use hypothetical or 'legally impossible' charges such as 'attempted reckless assault.'

The report alleges that prosecutors were instructed to omit critical details from official conviction records, such as gun involvement, domestic relationships, or the age of minor victims, to prevent federal immigration authorities from using them as grounds for removal.

A House Judiciary Committee report alleges that New York City prosecutors intentionally downgraded charges against noncitizens to protect them from deportation.

New York City public schools serve nearly one million students.

Mamdani supported the class size law when he was a state assemblyman.

New York City has allocated a $38.6 billion budget to its public schools.

Zohran Mamdani accused Bruce Blakeman of engaging in 'bigotry and racism' following a debate between Blakeman and Hochul.

Bruce Blakeman described Hochul as the 'most pro-criminal governor' during a campaign appearance on New York City's subway system earlier in October.

Bruce Blakeman is the current Nassau County executive.

Mamdani inaugurated Thierry Henry Way near Times Square in honor of Arsenal legend Thierry Henry.

The UAE has spent more than $1 billion sponsoring Arsenal, including expanding its contract through 2033 to more than $100 million per season.

Sasha Lezhnev is Senior Policy Advisor at The Sentry, and John Prendergast is Co-Founder of The Sentry.

The New York City Council has passed a ban on horse-drawn carriages starting in June 2028.

The ban was backed by Mayor Zohran Mamdani.

The final catalyst for the ban was the death of an 18-year-old earlier in the year, who died after a carriage horse bolted and caused a fatal fall.

The Transport Workers Union threatened to challenge the ban in federal court and seek a temporary restraining order.

Financial compensation for carriage drivers under the transition plan is not guaranteed.

The bill heads to Mayor Zohran Mamdani, who has expressed support for ending the horse carriage industry.

Julie Menin said the area attracts 42 million people a year and that horse-drawn carriages pull a 1,000-pound carriage in record heat.

The law will phase out the horse-drawn carriage industry by June 1, 2028.

The union says there are about 180 horses, roughly 150 active drivers, and 68 carriage medallions.

Since 1982, 40 horses working in Central Park have died, according to the Manhattan Borough President's office.

The Transport Workers Union represents the carriage drivers.

Alexus Lawson has driven a horse-drawn carriage in Central Park for six years.

A female bystander performed chest compressions on the victim before police arrived.

A witness identified only as Miller said she and her daughter heard about five shots while sitting inside a subway car with the doors open.

The victim was transported to a hospital in critical condition and later died of his injuries.

The suspect was dressed in a red tracksuit, a black vest, a black face mask, and was carrying a backpack.

The NYPD is urging individuals with information to contact its tip line at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or submit tips online at the Crime Stoppers website or via X @NYPDTips.

The suspect is wanted for homicide within the confines of the Midtown North Precinct/Transit District 1.

New York City has previously barred outside law enforcement agencies such as DHS from setting up staging areas on city property unless they have a judicial warrant or qualify for certain limited legal exceptions.

The federal officers involved in the shooting had been using a nearby private parking lot as a staging area before the incident.

Federal officials say the immigration officers opened fire only after Belgal smashed his car into two government vehicles and accelerated toward them.

Zohran Mamdani is the Mayor of New York City.

Oscar Belgal is a 28-year-old Dominican Republic national who was shot during an immigration operation.

The New York City chapter of the DSA called on Mamdani to remove NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch.

Romanch Mahajan was a tourist from India who suffered fatal injuries after a horse-drawn carriage bolted, collided with another carriage and overturned in Central Park in June.

Samuelsen accused Menin of using the death of tourist Romanch Mahajan to contrive a public safety crisis and called it disgraceful political opportunism.

TWU International President John Samuelsen said Council Speaker Menin's bill has no meaningful economic relief for workers.

An 18-year-old tourist named Romanch Mahajan died after being thrown from a carriage.

The bill requires the city to consider establishing a program to compensate carriage owners for the value of their businesses.

The Transport Workers Union is a New York transport union that advocates for carriage drivers.

The ceremony honored Detective First Grade Didarul Islam, who was killed in a Midtown Manhattan mass shooting in 2025.

The NYC chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America called for Tisch's removal following an ICE-involved shooting in the Bronx.

Mamdani directed the NYPD to conduct a comprehensive review of its use-of-force policies and practices.

Mamdani accused Bruce Blakeman of "bigotry and racism" in comments to reporters on Wednesday.

ICE shot a 28-year-old Dominican national during a targeted operation in the Bronx.

Mamdani said Blakeman went on television and said he would cut Medicaid in half.

Mamdani said the use-of-force review is the first of its kind in over a decade.

Mamdani has not fulfilled campaign pledges to disband the NYPD's Strategic Response Group, eliminate its database of suspected gang members, and shift police resources away from low-level offenses.

New York Attorney General Letitia James' office declined to bring criminal charges against the officers involved in the Rozario shooting in December 2025.

Mamdani called for ICE to cease operations in New York City immediately.

Mamdani accused ICE of operating as a rogue federal agency.

The FBI and Homeland Security Investigations are investigating the shooting incident.

The attack occurred on Oct. 2 while Mercedes was off duty.

The suspects were ordered held without bail in Lynn District Court.

Caraballo was identified as the alleged slasher and Mejia was accused of driving the bike.

Mayor Mamdani compared videos of ICE agents shooting a man to recordings of mass shooter killings.

DHS officials said Belgal weaponized his vehicle.

Mullin called Belgal a dangerous career criminal with a lengthy rap sheet who evaded ICE last month.

Bill Maher mocked Mamdani's past career as a rapper and quipped that his rap name was "Tone Deaf."

Mamdani's statement called for refusing to accept occupation, apartheid, and federal government complicity through arms shipments.

Democratic strategist Kaivan Shroff said Maher's criticism could benefit Mamdani politically by helping him solidify support from his base.

After five years, an EMT can earn roughly $59,534, while a firefighter with similar experience makes as much as $105,146.

Barzilay said he does not believe there are good-faith negotiations under the new administration.

Natasha Villaruel, a paramedic, said some EMS workers live in shelters, receive vouchers, and get food stamps.

Zohran Mamdani is the Muslim Democrat Mayor of New York.

Zohran Mamdani issued an Oct. 7 statement accusing the Israeli government of an "ongoing genocide in Gaza."

Zohran Mamdani stated in a broadcast interview that "ICE is rotten to its core."

Zohran Mamdani issued a statement mourning the October 7 attacks while condemning Israel's actions in Gaza.

Mamdani vowed ahead of the 2025 Democratic mayoral primary that if Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu visited New York City, Netanyahu would be arrested on an ICC warrant.

Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop called Mamdani's statement "inappropriate and unnecessarily inflammatory."

Mamdani said that the Israeli government is conducting an ongoing genocide in Gaza.

Hakeem Jeffries stated that American policy in the Middle East must change dramatically to end the cycle of bloodshed.

Chuck Schumer is Jewish.

Linda Sarsour endorsed Mamdani's bid for the New York Assembly in 2020 and was a major backer of his mayoral campaign.

AAANY was formerly led by Linda Sarsour.

The Anti-Defamation League in 2017 rejected Linda Sarsour's positions that delegitimize Israel and opposed her support for the BDS movement.

Mamdani and Martin played bingo at the New York Irish Center.

Micheal Martin is the Prime Minister of Ireland.

The event took place during UN week in September.

Mamdani promised to have Netanyahu arrested during his mayoral campaign.

Mamdani said he was having a meeting with the prime minister of the Netherlands at the LGBTQ center in downtown Manhattan when Netanyahu addressed the UN.

Netanyahu criticized Mamdani during his UN speech and accused him of spreading lies about Israel.

New York is the first municipality to adopt a click-to-cancel rule, according to city officials.

The CNET survey was conducted online in April 2025 by YouGov and involved 2,440 adults.

The FTC sought public input in a March 13 notice on whether to update its Negative Options Rule, with comments due April 13.

Rabbi Jill Jacobs said the strategy reflects the voices of hundreds of Jewish New Yorkers consulted throughout the process.

Benjamin Netanyahu called Mamdani "the antisemitic mayor of New York" at the United Nations general assembly.

The US Commission on Civil Rights report drew a distinction between conduct motivated by hostility toward people of Jewish ancestry and speech criticizing ideas or institutions such as Israel or Zionism.

The proposal increases annual funding to combat hate crimes from $3 million to $29 million.

Mamdani did not formally recognize the existence of Israel in his announcement.

The strategy document states that New York City can combat antisemitism without adopting a definition for it.

Kimmel presented Mamdani with Davidson's question about the BQE during Mamdani's appearance on the show.

Pete Davidson said workers at the BQE site are never doing anything.

Davidson's request about the BQE was met with cheers and thunderous applause from the studio audience.

Benjamin Netanyahu is the Israeli Prime Minister.

Zohran Mamdani is the Mayor of New York.

Zohran Mamdani posted the video hours after Benjamin Netanyahu accused him of anti-Semitism.

Stores hit hard by retail theft can get one-time funding for security upgrades and repairs under the plan.

Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson is rolling out city-funded security for grocery stores facing theft, break-ins and vandalism.

Former Mayor Bruce Harrell first proposed the grocery security funding as $1 million for grocery-store security in his 2026 budget.

Zohran Mamdani has repeatedly called Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a "war criminal."

No similar statements from Mamdani about Pezeshkian could be found.

Israeli U.N. Ambassador Danny Danon said Mamdani should stop attacking Israel's government and focus on New York City problems.

The settlement resulted from the city's Department of Consumer and Worker Protection finding that DoorDash was systematically underpaying delivery drivers.

In April, Mamdani's administration secured an $875,000 settlement with HungryPanda for allegedly charging businesses illegal junk fees.

In January, Mamdani announced a $5 million settlement with companies including Uber Eats for failing to pay drivers minimum wage.

Trump defended his decision to ban certain media outlets from the White House.

Trump said certain media outlets are bad for national security.

Trump accused CNN of being fake news.

Mamdani defended the office as an effort to make public participation a larger part of city government decision-making.

Tascha Van Auken is the commissioner of the Mayor’s Office of Mass Engagement.

Mamdani established the Office of Mass Engagement through Executive Order No. 7 on Jan. 2, his second day in office.

DoorDash confirmed that roughly $6.6 million in payments never reached its delivery drivers and that there were more than $5.7 million in late payments.

New York City's minimum-pay rule for app-based delivery workers was established in 2023 under Mayor Eric Adams.

The minimum-pay rule initially called for a rate of $17.96 per hour and was set to increase to $19.96 per hour when fully implemented in 2025.

It is unclear if Mamdani has accepted the invitation to the Columbus Day Parade.

Mamdani posted a photo of himself brandishing his middle finger at a statue of Christopher Columbus with the caption "take it down" in 2020.

The ethnic enclave map was initially created by the previous administration in 2023.

Mamdani posted his condolences on X on Thursday for a person who died in City custody.

Prosecutors allege Axel Martinez shot Ron Marte in the chest during an ambush in Starlight Park.

Zohran Mamdani is the Mayor of New York City.

Mamdani is a 34-year-old democratic socialist.

During their first Oval Office meeting in November, Trump and Mamdani said they had discussed housing, affordability and other issues affecting New Yorkers.

Mamdani won New York City's 2025 mayoral election.

Michael Rapaport criticized New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani during a Jewish gathering outside Gracie Mansion on Friday.

Rabbi Binyamin Krauss is the principal of SAR Academy, a Modern Orthodox school in New York City.

Mayor Mamdani said he would probably be somewhere else across the city during the gathering.

Approximately three-quarters of New Yorkers supported Mamdani's presence at the memorial ceremony.

More than 100,000 people signed a petition to prevent Mayor Zohran Mamdani from attending the official 9/11 commemoration ceremony.

Rudy Giuliani said on Newsmax that all of the Muslims Mamdani supports are murderers.

Mamdani and five other sanctuary jurisdictions are suing the Trump administration over a new public charge rule.

The five other sanctuary jurisdictions in the coalition are Chicago, San Francisco, Seattle, Santa Clara County, and King County.

The new public charge rule was issued in July by the Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.

Luigi Mangione pleaded guilty to federal charges earlier in 2026.

Surveillance video shows Mangione shooting Thompson from behind with a silenced handgun before fleeing on a bicycle.

Current rules require 'clear and convincing evidence' to justify revoking press passes, a higher threshold than the bill's proposed standard.

Mamdani was seen at other points standing somberly between New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill and New York First Gentleman William Hochul Jr.

Councilwoman Inna Vernikov, R-Brighton Beach, said she was outraged to see Mamdani and Ocasio-Cortez acting that way at the memorial.

A television feed during the reading of victims' names cut from a young man sobbing at the memorial to Mamdani and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez appearing to grin and laugh.

Ms. Rachel said in a caption that it is disappointing to see some Christians expressing hate and Islamophobia.

Ms. Rachel said it is unacceptable that adults still judge, hate, and attack each other because of religion and skin color.

Mamdani condemned Hasan Piker's past comment that the United States "deserved" the 9/11 attacks.

The 9/11 commemoration events marked 25 years since the attacks.

Mamdani condemned Hasan Piker's comment that the United States 'deserved' the 9/11 attacks.

The petition stated that Mamdani praised Brooklyn Imam Siraj Wahhaj, who was named as an alleged co-conspirator in the 1993 World Trade Center bombing.

New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani and NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch revealed increased security measures ahead of September's Jewish High Holy Days and the 25th anniversary of 9/11.

Tisch said more than half of all confirmed hate crimes in New York City have targeted Jewish New Yorkers.

Tisch said Jews make up only about 10% of New York City's population.

A memo released in February 2002 detailed how officials worried that criticism from US Representative Jerry Nadler could open the city up to major public relations problems and a barrage of lawsuits.

The Harding Memo outlined means through which the city could limit its liability, including appealing to Congress to create a fund for victims and requesting indemnification from the US government.

Asbestos was used in the construction of the Twin Towers and is a known carcinogen linked to scarring of the lungs and mesothelioma.

Nadler said city hall, led by former mayor Rudy Giuliani, predicted that thousands of responders and community members would face devastating long-term health impacts from the toxins.

New York City council member Gale Brewer said the online portal is a great first step toward giving the public access to the city's record, which had been denied under previous administrations.

The Guardian reports the document release comes alongside the settlement of two lawsuits pursued by 9/11 Health Watch.

Former US presidents Bill Clinton, George W Bush and Barack Obama are expected to attend the 9/11 commemorations in New York.

Mamdani confirmed he will attend the main 9/11 ceremony and multiple 9/11 events.

Giuliani said he was offended that Mamdani is attending the ceremony.