Jeffery C. Mays

Mamdani and Trump Discuss Housing at ‘Productive’ Meeting in Washington

Mayor Zohran Mamdani made an unannounced trip to Washington on Thursday to meet with President Trump, and suggested afterward that they had found common ground around building more housing in New York City. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/26/n...

Asked about the false and doctored A.I. images connecting him to Jeffrey Epstein, Mayor Mamdani calls for closer regulation around artificial intelligence: “it is incredibly difficult to see issues that you know are fake….yet can reach across the world.”

NYC @mayor.nyc.gov Zohran Mamdani says the Adams administration “knowingly” understated fiscal issues such as budget gaps and actual spending numbers. He’s calling on taxes to be raised on the wealthy and corporations.

The decision to not have a snow did not come because of a lack of lobbying. @mayor.nyc.gov says one student found his wife Rama Duwaji’s e-mail and sent a message making the case for a snow day. “She thought it was a very good argument,” Mamdani said, unconvinced.

New York City Could Get a Foot of Snow. Mamdani Knows It’s a Test.

We’re prepared,” @mayor.nyc.gov Mamdani says on NY1 about the impending snow storm. He also announces there will be no snow day on Monday for the kiddos of NYC: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/23/n...

Hochul and Mamdani to Announce Road Map to Expand Child Care

“Ms. Hochul is partnering with Mayor Zohran Mamdani and putting him on a path toward realizing one of the central promises of his victorious campaign last year; to make child care free for all New Yorkers under the age of five.” www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/n...

Julie Menin Is Elected New York City Council Speaker

Julie Menin, on Wednesday afternoon, assumed the speakership of the New York City Council, where she is poised to serve as a structural counterweight to the democratic socialist mayoralty of Zohran Mamdani. w/ @danarubinsteinbsky.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/01/07/n...

During his inaugural address, Mayor Zohran Mamdani quoted the great poet Jadakiss and said he would be “outside.” He wasn’t joking. Excluding the frigid outdoor inauguration ceremony, today’s consumer protection announcement in L.I.C. is the third outdoor news conference since Friday.

Maduro, in Previous Stints in New York, Sought to Connect with Harlem

“In at least 2 visits over the past decade, Maduro’s political message to Harlemites stressed cooperation w/Black Americans, one of many efforts to forge a relationship btwn his government and Black leaders, to the chagrin of Washington.” Via @mayaaking.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/01/04/n...

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

Adams has been on a travel spree during his last three months in office. He flew to Albania, Israel, Uzbekistan and the Republic of Georgia. Some of the trips were in his official capacity as mayor, meaning taxpayers paid for things such as his security detail. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/n...

Eric Adams said he wanted to travel after he left office. Well, the former mayor is wasting no time. Just hours after attending Mamdani’s inauguration, a source has spotted Adams boarding an Emirates flight from JFK to Dubai. No indication if the trip is business or pleasure.

7 Takeaways From the Inauguration of Mayor Zohran Mamdani

Mayor Mamdani's soaring inaugural address, before thousands of New Yorkers, laid out plans to govern with a focus on the working-class. Here are 7 takeaways from the 20-minute speech, which marks the launch of the Mamdani administration: w/ @emmagf.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/01/01/n...

Zohran Mamdani Is Sworn In as Mayor of New York City Zohran Mamdani officially took office as mayor after the New Year’s Eve ball drop, in a private ceremony held at a shuttered relic of the city’s subway.

Breaking News: Zohran Mamdani, the 34-year-old democratic socialist who captured New Yorkers’ attention and ardor, was officially sworn in.

On His Last Day, Adams Drops From View but Still Flexes His Muscle

When he became mayor more than 1,400 days ago, Eric Adams’s schedule was stuffed. A ubiquitous presence, he branded himself the mayor of “swagger” who liked “sampling the product” of the city he led. But on his final day in office, Mr. Adams was nowhere to be found. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/31/n...

Preparations underway at City Hall for Mayor-elect Mamdani’s inauguration tomorrow. Read Nick Fandos on the challenges awaiting the incoming mayor: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/31/n...

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.