Mamdani’s Agenda Hits the Wall
Mayor Mamdani’s Progressive Agenda Hits the Wall of Governing: What Happens When Promises Meet Reality Zohran Mamdani won the New York City mayoral race on one of the boldest platforms…
Author: Rosie Holt
NYC First Lady Rama Duwaji Faces Scrutiny Over Art and Social Media Past
NYC First Lady Rama Duwaji Faces Scrutiny Over Art and Social Media Past – Questions mount over vetting and silence as the mayor’s wife becomes a political flashpoint
Mazel Tofu: How Chinese-Speaking Jews Found Each Other and Built a New Kind of NYC Community
Mazel Tofu: How Chinese-Speaking Jews Found Each Other and Built a New Kind of NYC Community – A WhatsApp group born at a Chabad Purim party in 2024 has grown into a monthly gathering that bridges two ancient traditions in the world’s most diverse city
East Village Gets a New Grocery Store: When Is the Question
East Village Gets a New Grocery Store: When Is the Question – The opening of a new food retailer in the East Village is welcome news in a neighborhood that has lost several supermarkets
Islamophobia at the Microphone: The Sid Rosenberg Scandal and What It Reveals About NYC’s Muslim Mayor
Islamophobia at the Microphone: The Sid Rosenberg Scandal and What It Reveals About NYC’s Muslim Mayor – A WABC host called Mamdani a cockroach and a jihadist — and the backlash revealed fault lines in the city’s public discourse
NYC Launches 2-K Free Child Care in Four Communities
NYC Launches 2-K Free Child Care in Four Communities – Hochul and Mamdani commit $73 million to serve 2,000 toddlers this fall
Mamdani Defends Security During Iran Crisis, Confirms No NYC Threats
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
Mamdani Inherited a City Being Priced Out of Itself — Here Is the Structural Map of What He Is Up Against
Mamdani Inherited a City Being Priced Out of Itself — Here Is the Structural Map of What He Is Up Against – From racialized displacement in Brooklyn to AI-driven job losses hitting college graduates to a climate law that may cost households thousands, the new mayor faces interlocking crises demanding structural solutions
Mayor Mamdani Pushes Universal Child Care Initiative in First 100 Days
Mayor Mamdani Pushes Universal Child Care Initiative in First 100 Days – Ambitious plan aims to provide free childcare to all NYC families.
Commerford Awards Honor Labor Leadership
Commerford Awards Honor Labor Leadership – NYC legal champions recognized for advancing worker rights and safety
Schools Chancellor Decision Looms as Mamdani Weighs Continuity versus Change
Schools Chancellor Decision Looms as Mamdani Weighs Continuity versus Change – Melissa Aviles-Ramos seeks retention but may face competition for top education position
NYC Achieves Record 12-Day Stretch Without Homicide: Violent Crime Plummets to Historic Lows
NYC Achieves Record 12-Day Stretch Without Homicide: Violent Crime Plummets to Historic Lows – City ties 2015 record as shooting incidents reach lowest levels in recorded history under reformed policing approach
The Criminalization of Care: How Trump Uses “Investigations” to Silence Progressive Women
The Criminalization of Care: How Trump Uses “Investigations” to Silence Progressive Women – Omar Financial Inquiry Reveals Authoritarian Pattern of Using DOJ as Political Weapon
Capitalism’s Disposable Soldier
Capitalism’s Disposable Soldier: How American Imperialism Destroyed an Afghan CIA Fighter Rahmanullah Lakanwal’s story is the story of American imperialism in miniature: extract labor from the Global South, exploit brown…
Mamdani Launches Rental Ripoff Hearings in All Five Boroughs
Mamdani Launches Rental Ripoff Hearings in All Five Boroughs – Mayor seeks tenant testimony to guide housing enforcement strategy
Trump and Mamdani Text Twice Weekly in Unlikely Political Romance That Challenges Ideological Boundaries
Trump and Mamdani Text Twice Weekly in Unlikely Political Romance That Challenges Ideological Boundaries – Socialist mayor and Republican president engage in surprising back-channel communications on policy and zoning issues
Mamdani Takes Oath as NYC Mayor: Democratic Socialist Pledges to Govern With Audacity and Vision
Mamdani Takes Oath as NYC Mayor: Democratic Socialist Pledges to Govern With Audacity and Vision – New Mayor Rejects Calls to Lower Expectations in Inaugural Address at City Hall
Mamdani’s Two-Part Swearing In: Private Midnight Moment, Public Daytime Celebration
Mamdani’s Two-Part Swearing In: Private Midnight Moment, Public Daytime Celebration – Private ceremony at abandoned subway station at midnight, followed by historic public inauguration with Bernie Sanders at 1 p.m.
Bernie Sanders and Letitia James Administer Historic Oaths as Mamdani Becomes First Muslim Mayor
Bernie Sanders and Letitia James Administer Historic Oaths as Mamdani Becomes First Muslim Mayor – Iconic democratic socialist and state attorney general preside over dual swearing-in ceremonies
Fact, Memory and Politics — The Aunt Story Debate
Fact, Memory and Politics — The Aunt Story Debate – How a single anecdote became the center of partisan dispute over truth, memory and campaign tactics.
Rental Aid Program Audit Raises Questions About Mamdani Expansion Plans
Rental Aid Program Audit Raises Questions About Mamdani Expansion Plans – State Comptroller Identifies Inefficiencies and Cost-Saving Opportunities
Lethal Cold Descends: Frostbite in Minutes as Mayor Orders All-Hands Emergency Response
Lethal Cold Descends: Frostbite in Minutes as Mayor Orders All-Hands Emergency Response – Extreme wind chills threaten life as temperatures plunge below zero and warming centers overflow
Mamdani Mayor: Power of the Source in New York’s Political Transformation
Mamdani Mayor: Power of the Source in New York’s Political Transformation – Analysis of Mamdani’s political ascent, coalition-building, and what his rise signifies for progressive politics
Mamdani’s First Month: Early Assessment Shows Engagement, Approval, but Questions Linger
Mamdani’s First Month: Early Assessment Shows Engagement, Approval, but Questions Linger – Forty days into office, independent analysis finds young mayor’s honeymoon intact despite controversies
AI, Media Errors and the De Blasio’ Impersonation
AI, Media Errors and the De Blasio’ Impersonation – How a botched British interview and an AI-generated impersonation entered the NYC mayoral conversation.
Bernie Sanders, Letitia James to Oversee Historic Mamdani Swearing-In Ceremony
Bernie Sanders, Letitia James to Oversee Historic Mamdani Swearing-In Ceremony – Two major Democratic figures lead inauguration of New York City’s first Democratic Socialist mayor