Zohran Mamdani appointee resigns
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With Inauguration Day less than two weeks away, Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani faced questions about his staff vetting process on Friday. It comes a day after the resignation of a newly appointed staffer due to past social media posts.
New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani announced two deputy mayors Friday morning on Staten Island. Mamdani announced his Leila Bozorg as deputy mayor for housing, as well as a new role. Julie Su will be the first ever deputy mayor for economic justice.
Eric Adams, the one-term mayor, moved to block a key proposal of Zohran Mamdani's platform to address cost of living in New York.
Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani on Friday named two new top aides — including a controversial Biden cabinet official who failed to address widespread fraud in California’s unemployment system.
New Jersey Gov.-elect Mikie Sherrill corrected NYC mayor-elect: The FIFA World Cup 2026 games will be played at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, not in NYC.
Smita Daniel, executive director of the Child Care Council of Nassau County, said she believes families would likely delay a move to the suburbs or use an address in New York City should Mamdani successfully implement a universal child care plan there.
Jimmy Fallon has been repeating the same joke about New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani three times now on the NBC late night show, much to the confusion and skepticism of viewers.
Jimmy Fallon's repeated Zohran Mamdani joke on "Tonight Show" goes viral after he tells the same NYC mayor quip three times without acknowledgment.
Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani said he did not know about the antisemitic posts and would not have hired the woman who made them if he had.