Overview
- Mamdani and President Trump described their White House meeting as cordial and focused on affordability, even as the mayor‑elect reiterated he still views the president as a fascist.
- A Jewish People Policy Institute survey finds roughly two‑thirds of American Jews view Mamdani as anti‑Israel and antisemitic and expect Jewish safety in New York to decline, prompting scrutiny after his initial comments on a synagogue‑adjacent protest and his later condemnation of “death to” chants.
- Reports of increased ICE activity have kept immigrant New Yorkers on edge, and a source close to the transition told NPR he is exploring legal strategies to constrain federal actions, including potentially adding 200 attorneys to the city Law Department.
- The transition announced more than 400 appointments across 17 committees, mixing establishment figures with contentious picks such as trans rabbi Abby Stein and policing critic Alex Vitale, alongside advisors like antitrust scholar Lina Khan.
- He requested resignations from 179 Adams administration staffers as part of standard turnover and moved to reassure skeptics by backing Hakeem Jeffries against a left‑wing primary push and signaling readiness to work with an incoming moderate City Council speaker.