Overview
- In an NBC New York interview, the mayor-elect said he will contact the White House before Jan. 1 and called the relationship critical to the city's success, citing concerns over possible ICE or National Guard deployments.
- President Trump has derided Mamdani's agenda and signaled New York could receive only the legal minimum in federal support, though he also said at a rally that he would help "a little bit maybe."
- Mamdani named longtime budget hand Dean Fuleihan as first deputy mayor and DSA organizer Elle Bisgaard-Church as chief of staff, blending veteran City Hall experience with his campaign leadership.
- City Councilmember Inna Vernikov invited Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to visit on inauguration day, a pointed response to Mamdani's campaign vow to seek Netanyahu's arrest if he came to New York.
- Real-estate billionaire Barry Sternlicht warned that rent freezes and high union costs would chill development and said his firm is weighing moving staff, reflecting broader business anxiety over the incoming agenda.