Overview
- In an NBC New York interview reported Tuesday, the mayor-elect said he will proactively reach out to the White House before Jan. 1 to seek cooperation and discourage potential deployments of ICE or the National Guard to New York City.
- President Trump has derided Mamdani's platform and warned New York could receive only the minimum required federal funding, though he also said he might help "a little bit."
- Mamdani has begun assembling his team, naming former de Blasio budget chief Dean Fuleihan as first deputy mayor and Elle Bisgaard-Church as chief of staff.
- Gov. Kathy Hochul signaled resistance to key planks of Mamdani's agenda, saying she cannot back fare-free buses for a system reliant on fare revenue.
- City Councilmember Inna Vernikov invited Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to be in New York on Mamdani’s swearing-in day, responding to Mamdani’s past comments that Netanyahu should face arrest if he visited the city.