Wednesday, March 18, marked the 77th day of Zohran Mamdani’s term as mayor. amNewYork is following Mamdani around his first 100 days in office. We are closely tracking his progress on fulfilling campaign promises, appointing key leaders to government posts, and managing the city’s finances. Here’s a summary of what the mayor did.
Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch used a City Council budget hearing Wednesday to signal how the NYPD plans to operate under Mayor Zohran Mamdani, telling lawmakers that a proposed Department of Community Safety would affect only a small share of police calls and that ongoing discussions about the Strategic Response Group are “not to disband” the unit but concern “the future of how we police protests generally.”
