Politics NY News Headlines Archive for January 2, 2026

Mayor Zohran Mamdani signs an executive order Friday at Grand Army Plaza, surrounded by campaign volunteers, Tasha Van Auken, commissioner of the newly created Mayor’s Office of Mass Engagement, and Ali Najmi, chair of the Mayor’s Advisory Committee on the Judiciary

Politics

MAMDANI’S FIRST 100 DAYS: Mayor taps DSA organizer to lead new ‘Office of Mass Engagement’

By Adam Daly

Politics

Mamdani appoints election attorney, advisor Ali Najmi to chair judiciary committee

By Isabella Gallo

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Meet Mike Flynn, Mayor Mamdani’s newly minted Transportation Department head

By Ethan Stark-Miller

Jan. 1, 2026, New York City, New York, USA: Immigrants swear in Public Advocate Jumaane D. Williams, with his wife India Sneed and family looking on, during a ceremony at City Hall. Zohran Mamdani was later sworn in as the 112th Mayor of New York City at City Hall. Mamdani is the city's first Muslim mayor, its first of South Asian descent and the first to be born in Africa. At 34, he is also the city's youngest mayor since the late 19th century.

Brooklyn

Williams inaugurated on steps of City Hall

By Nelson A. King

Mayor Zohran Mamdani is sworn in by Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders.

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Mamdani enters office with commitments to New York’s LGBTQ community

By Matt Tracy

Street Vendors gather at City Hall to celebrate passage of the Street Vendor Reform Package. Photo courtesy of Street Vendor Project.

Queens

Street vendors criticize Adams for 11th-hour veto of Street Vendor Reform Package

By Shane O’Brien

New York Legislature

Politics

Ban on anonymous child abuse reports is civil rights win, advocates say

By Isabella Gallo

Mayor Zohran Mamdan sworn in by Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders at inauguration

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Mamdani inauguration: Common democratic socialist themes trumpeted by slate of ceremony speakers

By Shea Vance

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