Tuesday, April 7, marks the 97th 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 yesterday and today.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani unveiled on Tuesday morning a long-delayed, 104-bed medical unit at Manhattan’s Bellevue Hospital for people in custody with serious health needs, casting the facility as an early step toward closing Rikers Island even as the city remains far from meeting its legal deadline to shut the troubled jail complex.
