New reporting reveals Adams quietly drafted a property tax bill that Albany would not sponsor NYC Property Tax Reform Has Defeated Every Mayor Who Tried It New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has pledged to take on one of the most politically treacherous problems in New York: the city's property tax system, which has been widely condemned as regressive and inequitable since it was enshrined in state law in 1981. But new reporting from New York Focus, republished by Governing magazine, reveals that his predecessor Eric Adams made a quiet attempt at reform last year that died without a single state legislator willing to sponsor the resulting bill. That failure is a cautionary signal for Mamdani as he prepares his own proposal. How the System Punishes Lower-Income Neighborhoods New York City's property tax structure taxes lower-income neighborhoods at higher effective rates than wealthy ones. It also taxes large apartment buildings…
The unannounced D.C. trip produced a housing pitch, an ICE intervention, and questions about transparency An Unannounced Meeting Raises Big Policy Questions The announcement that New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani had met with President Donald Trump in an unscheduled Oval Office session on February 26 drew immediate scrutiny about both what was discussed and why the city had kept the mayor's travel to Washington off his public schedule. By March 3, Mamdani was explaining both dimensions at a news conference, offering his most detailed account yet of the meeting and its context. The Housing Pitch That Started It All The meeting's primary subject was housing, specifically the Sunnyside Yards proposal in Queens. Mamdani pitched Trump on building 12,000 affordable housing units over an Amtrak rail yard using approximately $21 billion in federal grants. He described the project as the single largest housing development New York City has seen since…
An unusual bromance between ideological opposites produces a shared housing pitch in Queens An Unlikely Photo Op at the Oval…
New survey finds majority support for millionaire tax as Trump remains deeply unpopular in New York New Siena Poll Maps…
New reporting reveals Adams quietly drafted a property tax bill that Albany would not sponsor NYC Property Tax Reform Has…
The unannounced D.C. trip produced a housing pitch, an ICE intervention, and questions about transparency An Unannounced Meeting Raises Big…
A century-old dream for a Queens rail yard gets a new pitch at the Oval Office A Century-Old Vision for…
Free Child Care for All 2-Year-Olds: What Mamdani and Hochul Are Actually Promising – NBC New York breaks down what the 2-K rollout means for families starting this September
Mamdani and Trump’s Secret Meeting Explained – Mayor says he followed White House protocol on the unannounced D.C. trip focused on housing
Mamdani Pitches Trump on 12,000-Unit Sunnyside Yards Housing Plan – A century-old dream for a Queens rail yard gets a new pitch at the Oval Office
Mamdani and Trump’s Secret Oval Office Meeting: What Was Really Said – The unannounced D.C. trip produced a housing pitch, an ICE intervention, and questions about transparency
Mamdani’s Property Tax Reform Promise Faces the Ghost of Eric Adams’ Failed Bid – New reporting reveals Adams quietly drafted a property tax bill that Albany would not sponsor
Trump Calls Mamdani’s Housing Plan Big Progress After Oval Office Meeting – An unusual bromance between ideological opposites produces a shared housing pitch in Queens
NYC’s 2-K Child Care Program Begins to Take Shape Under Mamdani – The New York Times examines what universal toddler care will cost, require, and mean for city families
Siena Poll Shows Mamdani Maintains Favorable Ratings as Hochul Leads Blakeman – New survey finds majority support for millionaire tax as Trump remains deeply unpopular in New York
Rosenberg’s Islamophobic Slur Against Mamdani Draws Condemnation Across New York – Radio host calls NYC’s first Muslim mayor a jihadist cockroach, prompting Schumer and CAIR to respond
New York’s Immigrant Communities Cheer Free 2-K Child Care Announcement – Four neighborhoods with deep roots in communities of color are first to benefit from Mamdani-Hochul plan
Mamdani and the Iran Crisis: Why New York’s Mayor Denounced U.S. Strikes – A CNN analysis explores what Mamdani’s anti-war stance means for his politics and his city
Can Free Buses in Boston and New York Beat the Same Political Headwinds? – Wu and Mamdani both campaigned hard on fare-free transit. Delivering is another story.
NYC Bus and Bike Lane Progress Earns an F from the City Council – DOT under Mamdani vows bold ambition but declines to commit to specific mandated targets
Rosenberg’s Attack on Mamdani: A Familiar Pattern of Islamophobic Rhetoric – Radio host’s slur exposes the thin line between political attack and dehumanizing hate speech
Mamdani Slams Iran’s Regime as Brutal While Opposing U.S. Military Strikes – Mayor walks a nuanced line between condemning Tehran and warning against regime change
NYC Launches 2-K Free Child Care in Four Communities – Hochul and Mamdani commit $73 million to serve 2,000 toddlers this fall
Can Mamdani’s Property Tax Reform Succeed Where Adams Failed? – Deep dive into NYC’s broken tax system finds structural obstacles that have blocked every mayor since Dinkins
NYC Streets Plan Gets a Failing Grade as Mamdani Takes Over – The DOT vows to reverse Adams-era neglect of bus and bike lane mandates, but specifics remain elusive
Mamdani Defends Security During Iran Crisis, Confirms No NYC Threats – Mayor assures New Yorkers there are no credible threats while citing historic costs of regime change
What the CIA Told Starmer: The Intelligence Briefing That Shaped Britain’s Response to the Iran War When Prime Minister Keir Starmer initially blocked the United States from using British military…
NYC Childcare Launch: 2,000 Free Seats Coming to Four Boroughs This Fall – Hochul and Mamdani name first neighborhoods in rollout of universal 2-K program
What Mamdani Can Do About Homelessness — And What He Has Already Tried – A policy roadmap for the mayor, based on what has and has not worked so far
Mamdani Meets Trump to Push $21 Billion Sunnyside Yards Plan – A socialist mayor and a Republican president find an unlikely housing agenda
Mamdani and Hochul Respond to Iran Strikes With Diverging Priorities – State and city leaders agree on safety but split on the war’s legitimacy
Mamdani Condemns U.S.-Israel Strikes on Iran as an Illegal War – NYC mayor breaks with Trump days after their housing summit
Queens Democrats Push Back on Sunnyside Yards Deal Made in Washington – Local leaders say community was bypassed before the Oval Office pitch
City Council Calls Hearing on Mamdani Administration’s Blizzard Response – The historic 2026 snowstorm raises questions about accessibility and coordination
New Yorkers Flood Rental Ripoff Hearings With Stories of Broken Homes – The Mamdani administration’s first borough-wide tenant sessions draw hundreds
Mamdani Can End Homelessness — But First He Must Choose – An NYT opinion essay outlines the policy shifts needed to move beyond emergency shelter
