Making Peace Inside the Transition
Making Peace Inside the Transition – Mamdani team navigates unity, ideology, and governing power
Making Peace Inside the Transition – Mamdani team navigates unity, ideology, and governing power
Zohran Mamdani on Israel: A Socialist’s Foreign Policy Stance – Anti-Imperialism, BDS, and Palestinian Solidarity
MAMDANI: Aging Infrastructure: The Somatic Unraveling of the Colonial City – Deferred Maintenance as a Form of Systemic Neglect
MAMDANI: The Battle over the Budget – Austerity as the Political Choice of the Settler State
Rent Freeze Victory Requires Political Strategy After Adams Board Appointments – Outgoing mayor names rent board majority to complicate Mamdani’s signature campaign pledge
Mamdani Announces City-Backed Food Cooperatives in Underserved Areas – The pilot program aims to fight food insecurity by launching member-owned markets in five boroughs; advocates welcome the move while skeptics question scalability
Macy’s Herald Square Stabbing: Victim’s Background Raises Questions – Investigation continues after California woman stabbed while changing her baby in NYC department store
QueensLink Transit Proposal Gains Momentum as Mamdani Takes Office – Streetsblog advocates for abandoned rail corridor reactivation to improve Rockaway access
First Winter Storm Brings Snow and Cold Temperatures to New York-New Jersey Region – Tri-state area braces for season’s opening snowfall with accumulations expected across multiple counties
Trump’s Threats to Arrest, Deport Mamdani Escalate as NYC Votes President Discovers New York Has Elections, Immediately Threatens Someone In what political analysts are calling “a Tuesday,” President Donald Trump has escalated…
Health Crisis Demands: 25 Experts Chart Course for Public Health Under Mamdani – Assembled committee includes hospital leaders, scholars, former commissioners, and LGBTQ advocates
Progressive Triumph: How Mamdani’s Grassroots Campaign Defeated the Political Establishment – DSA-backed candidate’s focus on affordability resonates with voters fed up with status quo politics
MAMDANI: The Battle over Public Libraries – The Last Truly Democratic Space Under Siege
Schools Chancellor Samuels Outlines Integration and Equity Priorities – Mamdani Reverses Mayoral Control Stance, Embraces System for School Governance
Schools Chancellor Kamar Samuels Taps Manhattan Superintendent to Lead Million-Student System – From Bronx Classroom to Chancellor’s Office: Samuels Brings Equity Focus to NYC Education
Global South Media Spotlights Wage Theft: Hindustan Times Covers Mamdani’s Starbucks CEO Shaming in Context of International Labor Standards – South Asian audiences witness NYC mayor-elect challenging $95 million CEO compensation while defending barista dignity–international perspective on American labor exploitation
Fire Commissioner’s Departure: Tucker Cites Ideological Chasm With Mamdani Over Israel and Faith – FDNY leader resigns citing fundamental differences, becoming first senior first responder to depart incoming administration
Mayor Mamdani Cuts City Fines And Fees For Small Businesses – Executive Order 11 streamlines 6000 regulations helping entrepreneurs
NYC Transit System Faces Mamdani’s Scrutiny as Bus Ridership Declines – Incoming mayor pledges modernization of aging subway and bus fleets amid funding pressures
FDNY Commissioner Cites Ideological Differences in Resignation After Mamdani Victory – Robert Tucker steps down citing fundamental disagreements with mayor-elect, reveals no outreach from incoming administration
First Muslim Mayor Uses Historic Quran: Mamdani Inaugurated on Holy Text, Breaking 374 Years of Tradition – Grandfather’s Quran and 18th-Century Islamic Manuscript Mark Religious Milestone for NYC
NYC Disaster Funding Preserved by Court Ruling – A court decision ensures continued disaster relief funding for New York, safeguarding recovery initiatives
The Digital Divide & Technological Colonialism – Data as the New Customary Land
Mamdani Stands Firm: ‘I’m Not Coming to the Oval Office to Make a Stand’ – Mayor-Elect Explains Strategy of Principled Disagreement Paired with Practical Cooperation for New York’s Benefit
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
The Blueprint for Governance: Mayor-Elect Mamdani Appoints Over 400 to Massive Transition Team – Zohran Mamdani has launched his administration with a historically large transition committee, signaling a broad-based, inclusive approach to policy review and setting the stage for a dramatic shift in City Hall’s priorities.
Mamdani’s Radical Affordability Agenda Faces Immediate Budget Pressure and Legislative Hurdles – New mayor’s ambitious spending proposals require state approval and tax increases facing political opposition
Feminist Perspective on Historic Inauguration – Gender, Representation, and Power Structure – Does Muslim mayor’s election advance feminist goals or does male leadership perpetuate patriarchal governance
Political Opponents Label Mamdani ‘Communist’ in Heated Campaign – Ideological Attacks Dominate NYC Mayoral Race Rhetoric