Jeffery C. Mays

Lander Will Run for House Seat With Mamdani’s Support

Speaking at New York Law School, presumptive incoming City Council speaker Julie Menin said she was not going to comment when asked whether she would support Brad Lander or Rep. Dan Goldman in the congressional race, saying she was “focused on the Council.” www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/n...

Mamdani Woos Wealthy Donors Alongside Grassroots Givers for Transition

Between transition planning meetings, Mr. Mamdani has been dialing donors and spending mornings and evenings glad-handing with the city’s wealthy, much as other politicians do. w/ @jeffcmays.bsky.social and Nick Fandos www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/n...

A Moderate From Manhattan Claims Enough Support to Lead City Council

Julie Menin, a councilwoman from Manhattan, said on Wednesday that she had secured enough votes to become the next leader of the City Council. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/n...

Eric Adams, Still the Mayor, Is Increasingly Out of Office

In the 48 days between Oct. 6, when he landed in Albania, and Sunday, when he is scheduled to return to NYC, Adams will have spent roughly 27 percent of his time thousands of miles away from the city he governs." via @danarubinsteinbsky.bsky.social @emmagf.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/n...

Mamdani Reaches Out to White House to Arrange Meeting With Trump

New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani said he expected his conversation with Mr. Trump to revolve around New York’s affordability crisis. w/ @danarubinsteinbsky.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/n...

With a Mayor-Elect From Queens, the Borough Is Having a Moment

When Mr. Mamdani was recently asked if Queens had surpassed Brooklyn in clout, he played the diplomat.“This guy’s trying to get me to go against other boroughs,” he laughed. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/09/n...

Breaking News: Zohran Mamdani, a 34-year-old state lawmaker from Queens, will be the 111th mayor of New York. He will be the first Muslim to ever lead the city, as well as its first South Asian mayor and the youngest mayor in more than a century.
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Muslim Voters Feel Pride and Fear, for Both Mamdani and Themselves

“What Zohran said publicly is what Muslims have been saying quietly to us for months,” said Hassaan Chaudhary, Muslim engagement for Mamdani's campaign. “There’s a point where silence becomes complicity, and our communities were done being quiet.” w/ Wesley Parnell www.nytimes.com/2025/11/01/n...

Mamdani Says Rivals Are Pushing Hate as Mayor’s Race Enters Last Stretch

“For as long as we have lived, we have known that no matter what anyone says, there are still certain forms of hate that are acceptable in the city,” he said while standing outside a mosque in the Bronx. “Islamophobia is not seen as inexcusable.”

Mamdani Plans to Keep Tisch as Police Commissioner if Elected

The two campaign officials, who were not authorized to speak publicly, said Mr. Mamdani viewed Ms. Tisch, 44, as a highly effective change agent who had overseen declining crime rates and cleaned up a department rife with allegations of corruption.

The Top Zingers of the Mayoral Debate The two-hour slugfest produced some memorable one-liners, on subjects ranging from the candidates’ parents to imaginary sports championships.

The first general election debate in the race for New York City mayor produced some memorable one-liners, on subjects ranging from the candidates’ parents to imaginary sports championships. Here are 10 of the most memorable lines.

Attorney General Letitia James to Headline Rally for Mamdani

Since the indictment Thursday, Ms. James's campaign for re-election next year has raised approximately $1 million, 79 percent of it from new donors. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/13/n...

For Mamdani and James, Twin Targets of Trump, a Political Bond Deepens

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/n... Like Ms. James, Mr. Mamdani has been a frequent target for the president, who has falsely called him a communist and illegal immigrant while threatening to strip Mr. Mamdani of his U.S. citizenship and slash New York City’s federal funding if he becomes mayor.

Eric Adams Abandons Re-election Bid for Mayor of New York City

After weeks of denying that he would drop out of his long shot reelection bid for mayor, Eric Adams bows out: www.nytimes.com/2025/09/28/n...

After ABC announced that Kimmel's show would return on Tuesday, Mamdani said his team had reached out to WABC to reschedule the town hall.

Curtis Sliwa Vows to Stay in Mayor’s Race, Despite Push to Clear Field

“No, no, no. A thousand times no,” Mr. Sliwa said. “I can’t be bought. I can’t be leased. I can’t be rented. I am not corruptible.” by @jeffcmays.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/09/09/n...

Mamdani Holds Huge Lead in Mayor’s Race, Times/Siena Poll Finds

NEW POLL: The poll found that 46 percent of likely voters currently planned to choose Mr. Mamdani, the Democratic nominee, in a four-way race for NYC mayor. His support spans racial and ethnic groups but is especially strong among young and highly educated voters.

Trump Advisers Have Discussed a Job for Adams to Quit Mayor’s Race

Trump Advisers Have Discussed a Job for Adams to Quit Mayor’s Race
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More Adams Associates and Supporters Are Said to Face Corruption Charges

McGuinness Boulevard rears its head again: www.nytimes.com/2025/08/20/n...

Mamdani Tries to Build Bridges to Black Voters Who Snubbed Him in June

Very interesting exploration of Mamdani and Black voters. Finally, observations from a range of Black leader voices who put the candidates’ challenges w/the Black community in context. GIFT LINK
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I shut it down because folks were being disrespectful. I’m fine with disagreement but I don’t have to tolerate disrespect from you or anyone else.

Mayoral Candidates Navigate a Mass Shooting That Has Rattled New York

Monday’s mass shooting may put concerns over gun violence back on voters’ minds, and have already lead some to scrutinize Mr. Mamdani for his views on policing. “He clearly does not understand what public safety is all about,” said Cuomo w/ @emmagf.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/07/29/n...

Bangladeshi Community Mourns Officer Killed in Midtown Manhattan Shooting Didarul Islam had a hard-won house, a job that brought respect and the esteem of his neighbors. “He said serve the community and you’ll do fine,” a friend said.

On a sleepy Bronx street, relatives, friends and leaders of the Muslim community that enveloped Didarul Islam came to pay their respects just hours after he was gunned down while providing security at a Park Avenue skyscraper on Monday.

Mamdani Victory Could Represent Expansion of the Left’s Influence

NEW: While business leaders are anxious over the prospect of Zohran Mamdani in City Hall, the Democratic Socialists of America are contemplating how they would wield power and influence policy. w/ @jeffcmays.bsky.social
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Adams Eclipses Mamdani in Recent Fund-Raising, as Cuomo Lags Behind

Mamdani's campaign quickly replied to Cuomo’s relaunch video w/a fund-raising link that received 175k more likes & the campaign received $110k from 2,400 donors 24 hours after the post, its second highest fundraising in 1 day, w/ @emmagf.bsky.social & Urvashi Uberoy www.nytimes.com/2025/07/16/n...

Eric Adams Asked Top Donors to Vet Campaign Manager Before Hiring Him

NEW: As Mayor Eric Adams of New York City searched for a new campaign manager, he asked his leading candidate to sit for private interviews with two crusading hedge fund titans he wants to bankroll his re-election effort. w/Nick Fandos www.nytimes.com/2025/07/09/n...

“All of these things sound good because the affordability issue is real,” Adams says about Zohran Mamdani’s campaign focus on affordability: free buses, universal child care, rent freezes. “Nothing is more harmful than promising things you can’t deliver.” (Previous mayor did freeze the rent).

After Mamdani’s Win, Some Democrats Are Determined to Stop Him

“If I were to use that term on the air, they probably would censor us,” NYC Mayor Eric Adams says on Fox Business News when asked his response to former Gov. Andrew Cuomo asking him to bow out of the Nov. election. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/07/n...

After Mamdani’s Win, Some Democrats Are Determined to Stop Him

Keith L.T. Wright, the Manhattan Democratic chairman, backed Mr. Cuomo in the primary but said in an interview Monday that “the electorate spoke loudly and they spoke clearly. Sometimes, you’ve got to know when to show ’em and when to fold ’em.” w/ Nick Fandos www.nytimes.com/2025/07/07/n...

Speaking on CNBC, Eric Adams attempts to explain away his connection to Donald Trump around the dismissal of his federal corruption indictment, says Cuomo has asked him to drop out of general election: “I’m the sitting mayor of New York and you’re asking me to step aside when you lost by 12 points