Overview
- Zohran Mamdani, a 34-year-old democratic socialist, is confirmed as New York City’s mayor-elect after running on proposals such as city-run groceries, free bus service, a $30 minimum wage by 2030, and major affordable-housing targets.
- Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis posted an informal X poll asking whether to build a Florida border wall, tariff new transplants, or recruit them following the NYC result.
- President Trump told a Miami audience that South Florida would serve as a refuge for those fleeing what he labeled communism in New York City after Mamdani’s victory.
- Local Florida officials courted New Yorkers and NYPD officers, with Volusia Sheriff Mike Chitwood inviting relocations and DeSantis highlighting a $5,000 recruitment bonus for police hires; Boca Raton’s mayor pitched the city’s low taxes and quality of life.
- Texas Gov. Greg Abbott joked about a 100% tariff on movers from NYC, and Republicans cited a Daily Mail poll claiming 9% of New Yorkers would leave, but the responses to date are rhetorical rather than enacted policies.