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Mamdani and wife Rama Duwaji moved into Gracie Mansion earlier in the week, giving up their rent-controlled residence in Astoria, Queens. He also named Midori Valdivia as the next chair of the Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC). Valdivia, whose appointment is subject to City Council approval, is an experienced transportation policy person, having worked with […]

As part of his grander affordability agenda, Mamdani turned his focus to small businesses. He signed an Executive Order directing seven city agencies and Deputy Mayor for Economic Justice Julie Su to audit the fees and fines charged to small businesses and formulate plans to cut them and reduce the bureaucracy of the thousands of […]

New York Governor Kathy Hochul gave her State of the State speech today, updating residents on her agenda and budget proposals. Perhaps taking a cue from Mamdani’s popularity and facing her own re-election bid this year, she put affordability front and center in the speech. Hochul will submit her proposed budget to expand the city’s […]

Mamdani named Rafael Espinal, a former NY State Assemblyman and Executive Director of the Freelancers Union, to lead the Mayor’s Office on Media and Entertainment. The office handles a variety of functions, including working with the city’s hundreds of community and ethnic media outlets. The mayor also said he would not stick to his predecessor’s […]

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has launched a $4 million public bathroom initiative, starting with a new facility in West Harlem, signaling a strong early focus on essential city infrastructure and public services. This West Harlem public restroom plan is framed as a key public health and accessibility measure in Mamdani’s first weeks in […]

To cap off his first full week in office, Mamdani met with YouTube star and children’s entertainer Ms. Rachel, who came under fire for her support for Palestinian children, today to sing at an elementary school in the Lower East Side. It was also reported he had a private meeting with Steven Spielberg, the billionaire […]

Mamdani’s promise of universal free childcare got a boost today. New York State Governor Kathy Hochul announced that she will support partnering with the Mayor to shore up the city’s program that provides free preschool to three and four year olds that has had inconsistent funding. She also pledged that the state would fund the […]

Mamdani grabbed a shovel and helped fix a small bump in the Williamsburg Bridge bike path that had caused big problems over the years for the bridge’s nearly 9,000 cyclists a day. Though a small gesture of progress, advocates say it sets the stage for future street safety, public transportation, and infrastructure reforms the mayor […]

The mayor signed an Executive Order giving the Department of Social Services and Department of Homeless Services until February 19 to formulate a plan to bring emergency shelters for migrants in compliance with occupancy laws and regulations governing cooking facilities in such shelters. He also made a host of judicial appointments.

Signed two executive orders at a press conference in Long Island City, directing city agencies to crack down on “junk fees” in everyday transactions like concert tickets, gym memberships, rent payments, and subscriptions, framing it as part of the affordability crisis.