Mamdani campaigned on an ambitious agenda, including universal child care, a free bus system and freezing rent prices for certain rental units in the city.

Zohran Mamdani officially took office as mayor after the New Year’s Eve ball drop, in a private ceremony held at a shuttered relic of the city’s subway.

Zohran Mamdani, the democratic socialist who catapulted to national attention during the race for New York City Mayor, is set to be sworn on New Year’s 2026.

Zohran Mamdani championed the idea of New York City-run grocery stores throughout his successful campaign for mayor. He has said he views it as an opportunity to address affordability and to give the public a choice. But in a city where capitalism reigns ...

Zohran Mamdani’s victory on Tuesday means that in less than two months, he will be installed as New York City’s 110th mayor. It also means that he has exited campaign mode, where promises are made, and is entering the domain of executive administration ...

During his public inauguration ceremony at New York City Hall on New Year's Day, Mamdani was sworn in by Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, a Brooklyn-born independent and fellow democratic socialist who has been an ideological ally, before addressing the crowd.

NPR's Michel Martin asks Democratic strategist Joel Payne what New York City's new democratic socialist mayor may signify for the Democratic party. Is his energy what the party needs?

Free buses have been talked about in New York since Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani won the Democratic primary in June. One place that has already gone fare-free is Iowa City, Iowa. I asked my colleague Cara Buckley, who went there and rode the buses, to talk about what she saw — and whether Iowa City’s experience is transferable to New York.

I grew up in what I now recognize as a golden age for Jews in New York City. That may sound indulgent or nostalgic, but it is neither. It is an observation grounded in lived experience. I was raised with an awareness of danger. My childhood was shaped by ...