Overview
- Mamdani captured just over 50% of the vote with more than 1 million ballots as New York recorded its highest mayoral turnout since 1969.
- He appointed executive director Elana Leopold and co-chairs Lina Khan, Maria Torres‑Springer, Grace Bonilla and Melanie Hartzog to steer the handover.
- President Donald Trump had threatened funding cuts and federal enforcement but on Wednesday said he would help the city, suggesting a softer stance.
- The Anti-Defamation League said it will track the new administration’s policies and appointments as Mamdani pledges to stand with Jewish New Yorkers against antisemitism.
- He takes office Jan. 1 with an affordability agenda—rent freeze for stabilized tenants, fare-free buses and 200,000 new affordable homes—facing legal, fiscal and Albany hurdles as well as SNAP disruption risks from the federal shutdown.