Overview
- Gov. Kathy Hochul and Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani met in Manhattan to review contingencies for possible ICE surges or National Guard deployment, with Mamdani’s transition team joining ongoing state preparedness work.
- Both leaders said New York is safe and argued a federal surge would not improve public safety, pointing to continued declines in crime and state-funded subway security efforts.
- They agreed to pursue a path to universal child care, with senior staff meetings in the coming weeks to design investments for the FY2027 budget cycle.
- The talks included ways to safeguard funding for housing, transit, and social services if Washington cuts support to so‑called sanctuary cities, with no new federal actions announced to date.
- Mamdani has sought guidance from Democratic governors including Wes Moore, JB Pritzker, and Josh Shapiro on governing and dealing with President Trump, and he has a meeting set with NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch in the coming weeks.