5 things to know about New York’s new mayor Zohran Mamdani
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New York City Fire Commissioner Robert Tucker has tendered his resignation a day after Zohran Mamdani’s election victory. The outgoing FDNY head said the job, which he held since August 2024, had been the “honor of a lifetime.
When Andrew Cuomo appeared before a thinning crowd of supporters Tuesday night to concede the New York City mayoral race, the moment crystallized what months of polling had already suggested: that New York had moved on from the Cuomo era.
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Mamdani tells Trump that New York is ready to fight after president's threats fail to thwart voters
Zohran Mamdani wasted little time after becoming mayor-elect of New York City before addressing the man who threatened to not only defund the city — but also to arrest and deport him — if he won. “Donald Trump,
Late Tuesday night, after Mamdani was declared the winner, the White House X account (formerly Twitter) posted “Trump Is Your President” in an image that resembled the Knicks logo. According to Front Office Sports’ Margaret Fleming, the Knicks contacted the White House and asked for the image to be removed, and it was deleted Wednesday.
Wall Street braced for change with the election of Democratic Socialist Zohran Mamdani as New York City mayor on Tuesday, a win set to reverberate through the heart of global capitalism, with financiers worrying the city's competitiveness and business appeal could suffer.
"I know you're watching, turn the volume up," the 34-year-old socialist tells the president as he becomes the first Muslim mayor of New York City.
High-profile races are unfolding across the country on Tuesday, including New York City's mayoral election and governor's races in New Jersey and Virginia. In California, voters will consider a ballot measure that puts forth a redrawn congressional map that could net Democrats five House seats.
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he would ask Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy to again consider terminating the New York City vehicle congestion fee, more than five months after a federal judge blocked the effort.