Overview
- Zohran Mamdani won with about 50.4–50.5% on record turnout, becoming New York’s first Muslim mayor and its youngest in more than a century, with swearing-in set for January 1.
- At a Miami event, President Trump repeated attacks calling Mamdani a communist, said “we will take care of it,” and has threatened to withhold federal funds and even deploy the National Guard.
- Mamdani announced a five-member transition team composed entirely of women, including former FTC chair Lina Khan, to guide staffing and policy planning.
- The mayor-elect is prioritizing a rent cap, free buses, and universal childcare financed by higher taxes on wealthy individuals and corporations, proposals that will require cooperation from state leaders who have opposed tax hikes.
- Republican leaders and Israeli officials escalated criticism, with Israel’s Amichai Chikli urging New York Jews to emigrate, as Mamdani reaffirmed commitments to combat antisemitism and reject Islamophobia.