Overview
- Mamdani was declared New York City’s mayor-elect, with coverage highlighting his democratic-socialist agenda that includes fare-free buses, city-run groceries, expanded rent controls, and a path to a $30 minimum wage by 2030.
- President Trump told a Miami audience that the city would become a refuge for people fleeing what he called “communism” in New York City under Mamdani.
- Gov. Ron DeSantis posted an X poll asking whether Florida should build a border wall, impose tariffs on new arrivals from New York, or recruit them.
- DeSantis urged NYPD officers to leave New York for Florida, pointing to a $5,000 recruitment bonus for new hires.
- Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood and Boca Raton’s mayor publicly invited New Yorkers and NYPD officers to relocate, while Texas Gov. Greg Abbott vowed a “100% tariff” on NYC movers, though such proposals are rhetorical and not enforceable policy.