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Mayor Zohran Mamdani introduced his newly appointed Housing Preservation and Development Commissioner, Dina Levy, at a Bronx event on January 4, 2026, spotlighting her role in advancing tenant protections.​ Levy’s priorities include aggressive enforcement against negligent landlords and accelerating affordable housing on city-owned land, building on Mamdani’s Day 1 executive orders

Mamdani issued a statement on the US capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, as well as their planned indictment in NYC, calling it “an act of war and a violation of federal and international law.” Mamdani stated that this regime change would have a local impact on NYC, and its many thousand […]

At Grand Army Plaza, Mamdani signed the executive order for the Office of Mass Engagement, led by campaign field director Tascha Van Auken. It coordinates Public Engagement Unit, Faith-Based Partnerships, NYC Service, and Civic Engagement Commission to amplify working-class voices. Van Auken aims to “demystify government” for evictions, unemployment aid, and participation.

On his first full day in office, Mamdani has revoked all the Executive Orders Mayor Eric Adams signed just last month. City agencies will now be allowed to boycott or divest from Israel and the definition of antisemitism will no longer be equated to criticism of Israel. The order establishing the city office to combat […]