The incoming Mamdani administration has requested the resignations of 179 city employees, mostly political appointees by Mayor Eric Adams, ahead of Jan. 1.Most of the 179 employees work in the mayor's office at City Hall.

Mamdani, a democratic socialist and state assemblymember, will make history as the first Muslim and South Asian person — as well as the youngest in over a century — to serve as New York City mayor.

Zohran Mamdani will be sworn in as mayor on Jan. 1. His request for resignations targeted political appointees.

Jared Walczak, vice president of state projects at the non-partisan Tax Foundation, voiced opposition to Mamdani's proposed tax hike, saying the policy risks a gradual erosion in the high-earner tax base and revenue losses that would accumulate over time.

New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani says the city’s current police commissioner will remain in the post. The appointment of Jessica Tisch was announced Wednesday.

Zohran Mamdani needs a civic program to complement his affordability agenda It was hard to miss the civic spirit spilling out of Zohran Mamdani’s New York City mayoral campaign. You could find his canvassers gathering at parks,

U.S. President Donald Trump meets with New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani (L) in the Oval Office of the White House on November 21, 2025 in Was

While surrounded by members of the media, New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, center, helps to serve meals at at POTS, a Bronx nonprofit that provides food assistance, in New York, Monday, Nov. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)