Overview
- After a 90‑minute meeting, the governor and mayor‑elect agreed to pursue investments that put New York on a path to universal child care, with senior staff set to meet in the coming weeks to map a plan for fiscal year 2027 and beyond.
- They reviewed scenarios in which Washington could intensify ICE operations or deploy the National Guard, agreed such a surge would not improve safety, and folded Mamdani’s team into ongoing state preparedness efforts.
- In a FOX 5 interview, Mamdani said he and Hochul are closing in on a universal child‑care framework and signaled openness to additional or alternate revenue sources beyond previously proposed tax hikes on corporations and million‑dollar earners.
- Mamdani has consulted Democratic governors Wes Moore, JB Pritzker and Josh Shapiro on governing and responding to President Trump, including lessons from pushback on proposed federal troop deployments and discussions on affordability and permitting.
- His election continues to draw global scrutiny and debate over democratic socialism, with coverage noting his historic firsts in New York and experts distinguishing his movement from communism as observers in China assess potential implications.