Back in December, Mamdani took a different tact when old tweets from the director of appointments on his transition team surfaced showing she bemoaned “money hungry Jews” at age 18. Mamdani said the ...

Mayor Zohran Mamdani seems poised to follow through on his signature “freeze the rent” campaign promise — after appointing likeminded lefty members to the city’s Rent ...

Mamdani’s policy change, which was first reported by the New York Post, has received praise from business groups and some elected leaders. Some city councilmembers from Manhattan had voiced their ...

Mayor Zohran Mamdani appointed six new members to the Rent Guidelines Board, making his central campaign pledge of freezing rents for stabilized apartments much closer to reality.

The Rent Guidelines Board sets annual rent-stabilized increases and the mayor’s new picks could determine whether tenants get a freeze or another hike.

There are other options Mamdani could consider that aren’t either tax hikes or painful budget cuts. In a recent report, the Center for an Urban Future floated five possible revenue-raising ideas for ...

An ex-Biden aide who also lobbied to ban the term “illegal immigrant” while serving in Bill de Blasio’s administration was tapped by Mayor Zohran Mamdani to audit city agencies ...

Josh Wallack is an early childhood policy expert who served as legislative director to then New York City Council member Bill de Blasio from 2002 to 2006 and later as the city’s deputy chancellor for ...

Mahen Gunaratna, who spent most of the last eight years as Gov. Phil Murphy’s communications director, has joined ...

Earlier this month, Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Governor Kathy Hochul unveiled the initial stages of a plan for universal ...

Rob Bennett for the Office of Mayor Bill de Blasio. By Stephen Louis On December 31, 2025, Mayor Eric Adams, on his last day ...

The Rev. Jesse Jackson died on Tuesday at the age of 84. Here's a look back at some moments of the civil rights icon.