Mr. Sanders, a democratic socialist senator from Vermont, has supported New York City’s mayor-elect since the Democratic primary. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Elections, Mayors”
Mamdani Revamps Hiring After Old Antisemitic Remarks Prompt Aide to Quit
By Gotham Rex on December 20, 2025
Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani said he did not know about the antisemitic posts and would not have hired the woman who made them if he had. Source: New York Times
Mayor Adams’s Farewell To-Do List: Praise Himself, Undermine Mamdani
By Gotham Rex on December 16, 2025
Before jetting off to Mexico, Mayor Eric Adams held an unusual news conference that included a time capsule, a new theme song and a defense of his one-term tenure. Source: New York Times
Mamdani Woos Wealthy Donors Alongside Grassroots Givers for Transition
By Gotham Rex on December 5, 2025
Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani has turned to crypto kings, movie stars and an oil heir, among others, to help reach his $4 million goal to fund his transition and Jan. 1 inauguration. Source: New York Times
James Solomon Wins Jersey City Mayoral Runoff Election, Beating Jim McGreevey
By Gotham Rex on December 2, 2025
Mr. Solomon was elected mayor over Mr. McGreevey, who was hoping for a comeback after resigning in 2004 as New Jersey’s governor amid a sex scandal. Source: New York Times
Mamdani, a Sharp Critic of Police Surveillance, Will Soon Oversee It
By Gotham Rex on November 30, 2025
Zohran Mamdani, New York’s mayor-elect, has criticized the Police Department’s surveillance tactics. He reappointed the police commissioner who helped create a ubiquitous web of monitoring. Source: New York Times
A Moderate From Manhattan Claims Enough Support to Lead City Council
By Gotham Rex on November 26, 2025
Julie Menin, a councilwoman from the Upper East Side, was seen by some supporters as a necessary check on Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, a democratic socialist with an ambitious policy agenda. Source: New York Times
In City Hall Housecleaning, Mamdani Asks 179 Adams Staff Members to Quit
By Gotham Rex on November 25, 2025
Zohran Mamdani will be sworn in as mayor on Jan. 1. His request for resignations targeted political appointees. Source: New York Times
Boston Mayor Wu Questions Mamdani’s Approach to Meeting With Trump
By Gotham Rex on November 25, 2025
Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani won praise for his meeting with President Trump. But Michelle Wu, the like-minded mayor of Boston, said “flattery is not the way.” Source: New York Times
Mamdani and Trump Tamp Down Fears Over National Guard in New York City
By Gotham Rex on November 23, 2025
In a Sunday interview on “Meet the Press,” Zohran Mamdani, the mayor-elect, said he had made a forceful case to the president that troops were not needed in the city. Source: New York Times
Trump Fought to Prevent Mamdani’s Election. The Two Will Soon Meet Face to Face.
By Gotham Rex on November 21, 2025
A first-time meeting between the president and the mayor-elect has implications for New York City. Source: New York Times
Trump and Mamdani Will Meet at White House on Friday
By Gotham Rex on November 19, 2025
The meeting between Zohran Mamdani, the mayor-elect of New York City, and President Trump will come after the two men have fiercely attacked one another. Source: New York Times
Mamdani and Tisch Agreed to Work Together. Here’s Where They Differ.
By Gotham Rex on November 19, 2025
The New York City mayor-to-be, Zohran Mamdani, and the head of the Police Department, Jessica Tisch, have gaps to bridge on crime and policing. Source: New York Times
Trump’s Border Czar Threatens More Immigrant Arrests in New York City
By Gotham Rex on November 18, 2025
Thomas Homan said that additional federal agents would descend on the city if it did not help with President Trump’s deportation campaign. Source: New York Times
As a Town Grows More Diverse, a Mayor Says There’s Room for Everyone
By Gotham Rex on November 17, 2025
As South Asian and Muslim immigrants transform a small New Jersey town, the five-term mayor has managed to keep the peace. What happens when he’s gone? Source: New York Times