NYC’s political news in 2025 was dominated by a steady stream of headlines, with officials from state, city and federal agencies frequently driving the news cycle, highlighted by the election of Zohran Mamdani as the next mayor of NYC, who is set to take office in less than a week.
NYC’s top political news in 2025
Zohran Mamdani wins a wild NYC Mayor’s Race
Mamdani, a Queens Assembly member who was first elected to public office in 2020, came out victorious in the 2025 mayoral election, surpassing candidates Andrew Cuomo and Curtis Sliwa on Election Day. It was an outcome few people outside the 34-year-old democratic socialist’s inner circle had expected when the city ushered in the new year last January.
