Wealthy celebs and investors, including members of the Soros and Pritzker families, pumped tens of thousands of dollars into his transition coffers last month, per new filings. If Mamdani gets his way, many of those people would be hit with higher income taxes. www.nydailynews.com/2026/01/09/w...

Mayor Mamdani confirms he was briefed on the two NYPD-involved shootings late last night, but says he didn't comment until this morning because he "wanted to make sure that everything that we shared with New Yorkers was the language that we wanted them to know about this."

Inbox: Mayor Mamdani is endorsing fellow democratic socialist Claire Valdez for outgoing Congresswoman Nydia Velazquez's seat. This puts him at odds with some progressive Dems who are supporting Antonio Reynoso for that seat.

Just before resigning as Eric Adams' top aide, Randy Mastro took a parting shot at NYC DOI, charging in court that the agency was "fundamentally flawed" in raising concern about the legal work he did for the Madison Square Garden corp while at City Hall. www.nydailynews.com/2026/01/08/r...

DOI Commissioner Jocelyn Strauber, whose tenure included helping lead the probe that produced Eric Adams' indictment, submitted her resignation after learning Mayor Mamdani was considering other candidates for the job, per sources. w/ @josiestratman.bsky.social www.nydailynews.com/2026/01/08/j...

New: Dan Garodnick, who has served as NYC's top planning official for the past four years, is stepping down from his role — a move that comes after he didn’t land a senior post in Mayor Mamdani’s City Hall. Story coming shortly via @nydailynews.com

New: Hochul and Mamdani are announcing a plan to this year launch free childcare for 2 year olds in NYC. But lots of details are unclear, including how much that'll cost and how it'll be funded. Hochul's team does say it won't require tax hikes in 2026. www.nydailynews.com/2026/01/08/h...

Local politicians who were hoping to get quick pay bumps this year may be in for a rude awakening, as newly-minted City Council Speaker Julie Menin said today that the chamber won't move to vote on raises until a commission can study the issue. www.nydailynews.com/2026/01/07/n...

"Of course there will be areas of disagreement,” newly-minted Council Speaker Julie Menin said today of relations with Mayor Mamdani, a comment she made after her GOP colleagues implored her in floor speeches to be a strong check on the Mamdani admin. www.nydailynews.com/2026/01/07/w...

The City Council's first meeting of 2026 is about to get underway, with Julie Menin expected to be elected speaker. Seated in the front row: Crystal Hudson, Menin's main competitor in the speaker's race.

Miguelina Camilo, a State Assembly lawyer, is set to become incoming Council Speaker Julie Menin's chief of staff, per sources. In 2022, Camilo angered progressives by launching a primary challenge against Mamdani-allied state Sen. Gustavo Rivera. www.nydailynews.com/2026/01/06/i...

NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch touted today how the department's crime fighting tactics are working, saying she sees no need to change them. Standing next to her, Mayor Mamdani — who promised various NYPD reforms during the campaign — didn't object. www.nydailynews.com/2026/01/06/a...

New: Ex-Eric Adams adviser Tim Pearson's city-funded legal tab now tops $620K, triggering calls for Mayor Mamdani's admin to review whether it's appropriate that taxpayers continue to pay for Pearson's defense against sexual harassment & retaliation claims. www.nydailynews.com/2026/01/06/t...

At 1PP, Gov. Hochul says state funds are going to continue to be used to cover overtime pay for NYPD officers patroling the subways. Mamdani has said he wants his proposed Department of Community Safety to handle subway outreach, but now says there'll be "coordination" with PD.

Gov. Hochul and Rep. Hakeem Jeffries are endorsing Rep. Dan Goldman for reelection . This puts them on a collision course with Mayor Mamdani, who's backing Brad Lander's primary challenge against Goldman. www.nydailynews.com/2026/01/06/r...

Confirming NYT reporting that Bernie Sanders 2020 alums Anna Bahr and Joe Calvello are Mayor Mamdani's comms director and press secretary, respectively. Per sources, Mamdani was also considering ex-Bill de Blasio spox Bill Neidhardt for press sec. www.nydailynews.com/2026/01/05/m...

Despite the transit focus of Mayor Mamdani's first post-inauguration appearance with Gov. Hochul today, one issue noticably went unmentioned at the event: His plan to make NYC's public buses free (a proposal Hochul opposes). www.nydailynews.com/2026/01/05/a...

A long line of elected officials are at a presser Mayor Mamdani & Gov. Hochul are about to have in Manhattan to mark the one year anniversary of congestion pricing. Among them: Congressman Dan Goldman, who has drawn a primary challenge from Mamdani-backed Brad Lander.

There has been some reporting suggesting Mayor Mamdani demoted NYPD Commish Jessica Tisch by issuing an EO saying his first deputy will "supervise" her. But Mamdani now says Tisch "will continue to report directly" to him.

Inbox: State Sen. Jabari Brisport, a longtime friend and ally of Mayor Mamdani, is endorsing Antonio Delgado for governor. Mamdani hasn't endorsed in the gubernatorial primary yet. Gov. Hochul backed Mamdani for mayor, tho.

Inbox: State Sen. Jabari Brisport, a longtime friend and ally of Mayor Mamdani, is endorsing Antonio Delgado for governor. Mamdani hasn't endorsed in the gubernatorial primary yet. Gov. Hochul backed Mamdani for mayor, tho.

Mayor Mamdani suggests the Trump admin's arrest of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro is "an act of war and a violation of federal and international law."

Mayor Mamdani's promise to freeze rents for roughly 2 million New Yorkers survived a late-game challenge when a homeowner advocate on Friday night rejected ex-Mayor Adams' 11th hour offer for her to serve on the city's Rent Guidelines Board. www.nydailynews.com/2026/01/02/a...

New: Despite a last-minute shakeup, Eric Adams managed in his final hours as mayor to install a fourth new appointee on NYC's Rent Guidelines Board as part of an effort to derail Zohran Mamdani's promise to freeze rents for the city's stabilized tenants. www.nydailynews.com/2026/01/02/a...

Mayor Mamdani hasn't moved into Gracie Mansion yet and remains in his Astoria apartment for now, his team says. He expects to move at some point before his lease is up Jan. 30. His team also shares this pic of him taking the W train to City Hall this morning from Astoria.

In one of his first acts as mayor, Zohran Mamdani has revoked 9 executive orders that Eric Adams issued after his corruption indictment, a move that undid actions pertaining to everything from antisemitism and immigration to NYC's horse carriage industry. www.nydailynews.com/2026/01/01/m...

A "tax the rich" chant erupted at Mamdani's inauguration while Hochul, an opponent of such a hike, sat on the dais. Asked how Hochul can be convinced, Bernie Sanders told me: "I hope she’s heard from the people here & the people all over this country." www.nydailynews.com/2026/01/01/m...

Mayor Mamdani has issued an executive order revoking all EOs Eric Adams signed after Sept. 26, 2024, the date of his indictment. At a presser, Mamdani says EOs Adams issued after that date were "against the interests of working class people," but doesn't offer examples.

Mamdani and his wife Rama Duwaji walk onto the dais. Noticeably, Adams barely clapped as Mamdani walked on, as he was busy trying to zip up his jacket.

The City Hall plaza is starting to fill up ahead of Zohran Mamdani's public inauguration ceremony.

Ex-Mayor Eric Adams will be seated next to Chirlane McCray and Bill de Blasio on the Zohran Mamdani inauguration dais. (Adams is being referred to on his name card as the 110th mayor, even though the city has said he is the 111th).

U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, who didn't endorse Zohran Mamdani for mayor, is expected to attend his inauguration at City Hall set to start shortly, per a source. Schumer will be seated on the dais with other top pols.

Mandy Patinkin just showed up at City Hall ahead of Zohran Mamdani's inauguration and sung with a bunch of kids from the PS22 chorus.

As we first reported yesterday, Zohran Mamdani's DOT commissioner is Michael Flynn. At his inaugural ceremony that concluded a bit ago underneath City Hall, Mamdani made it his first act as mayor to appoint Flynn. w/ @simko-bednarski.bsky.social www.nydailynews.com/2026/01/01/m...

With a few hours left in office, Mayor Adams has vetoed 19 Council bills in a last-ditch bid to block the measures, which carry big implications for immigration, housing, NYPD accountability & more. The Council seems poised to override several of them. www.nydailynews.com/2025/12/31/m...

Some of the members tapped to Mayor Adams' 11th hour Charter Revision Commission weren’t asked until this morning if they'd wanna be on it, per a source. The panel, tasked with considering allowing open primaries in NYC, is stacked with Adams allies. www.nydailynews.com/2025/12/31/m...

New: The developers behind the Elizabeth St. Garden's long-stalled affordable housing project are rebuffing a call to drop their lawsuit against Eric Adams and Randy Mastro, hoping Zohran Mamdani will resurrect the development once in office. www.nydailynews.com/2025/12/31/e...

Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani and his wife Rama Duwaji are on the steps of City Hall, seemingly getting a rundown of inauguration activities ahead of his swearing-in tomorrow.

New: Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani's tapping Julia Kerson, an infrastructure adviser to Gov. Hochul, as his top City Hall operations deputy. He's also expected to name a DOT commissioner today, and sources say a favorite is transit veteran Mike Flynn. www.nydailynews.com/2025/12/31/m...

Mamdani's DOE chancellor announcement today will be in the same spot in Manhattan where Mamdani was initially going to have yesterday's appointment presser (which was moved on short notice). Begs the Q if yesterday's presser was initially going to be the chancellor announcement.

A source said the schools chancellor selection process has left some on the Mamdani transition disillusioned after lots of behind-the-scenes jockeying for the various different candidates. "That could have been done better," source said. w/ @caylabam.bsky.social www.nydailynews.com/2025/12/30/m...

Mayor Adams said in an appearance on WABC radio a bit ago that he will attend Zohran Mamdani's inauguration on Thursday. "We communicated this afternoon, and he made it clear that he would like for me to attend," Adams said.

Per sources, Zohran Mamdani's expected to name his schools chancellor at this "major announcement" press conference tomorrow.

New: Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani is appointing de Blasio administration veteran Steve Banks as NYC's next corporation counsel. He's also tapping Elmhurst Hospital CEO Helen Arteaga as his deputy mayor for health and human services. www.nydailynews.com/2025/12/30/m...

Mayor Adams continue to play coy on whether he'll attend Zohran Mamdani's inauguration. But at least one of NYC's other living ex-mayors, Bill de Blasio, will be there. "I'll be attending," he told the Daily News. No word from Bloomberg or Giuliani yet. www.nydailynews.com/2025/12/29/w...

New: DCAS Commissioner Louis Molina, a close ally to Mayor Adams, is stepping down from his post Wednesday, but will keep getting paid by the agency until Jan. 20 as part of an unusual arrangement that ensures he then immediately gets an NYPD pension. www.nydailynews.com/2025/12/29/n...

Eric Adams, in what could very well be his final press conference as mayor, is hosting members of Crisis Management System teams at City Hall to award them keys to the city. They're standing before tables of confiscated guns.

Preparations have begun for Zohran Mamdani's Jan. 1 inauguration at City Hall.

Inbox: Zohran Mamdani will take the oath of office during a private ceremony at midnight on New Year's Eve inside the Old City Hall subway station. He'll then be sworn in publicly during a ceremony on the City Hall steps in the afternoon on New Year's Day.

Mayor Adams still hasn't said whether he's going to attend Zohran Mamdani's inauguration on Jan. 1. In an appearance on WABC this morning, though, he said he's taking a trip to "a nice, hot location" on Jan. 1.